Baar (October 14, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 135.26 on a proposal by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to designate certain corded window coverings as substantial product hazards (SPHs). On September 24, 2026, the CPSC published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend
Baar (October 14, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 133.26 on a UK proposal to update designated toy safety standards that provide presumption of conformity with the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 in Great Britain. On September 23, 2026, the UK’s Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
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Baar (October 13, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a Consumer Compact article examining the regulatory landscape for food contact materials (FCMs) in Japan. A new era for FCM compliance in Japan began on June 1, 2025, following a five-year transition for the country’s Positive List (PL) system.
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Baar (October 12, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 137.26 on new California legislation that restricts the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols in paper receipts. On September 30, 2026, the Governor of California signed AB 1604 (Chapter 882, 2026) into law. The legislation prohibits
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Baar (October 9, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 129.26 on new legislation for food contact materials (FCMs) and articles in Serbia. Published in August 2026, the new regulation also applies to certain products for infants and children under three years of age, including those used for
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Baar (October 7, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 128.26, highlighting the EU’s addition of three harmonized standards (HS) used to demonstrate compliance with the Toy Safety Directive (TSD), as well as the withdrawal of one existing standard. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2032 (the Decision) was published
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Baar (October 6, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 126.26, highlighting Belgium’s updated requirements, including stricter lead and cadmium migration limits for food contact ceramics. The Royal Decree of July 19, 2026 (C-2026/006323) amends the Royal Decree of May 1, 2006, on the declaration of compliance and
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Baar (October 6, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 127.26, detailing New Zealand’s proposals to prohibit asbestos in specified consumer sand products and introduce associated testing requirements. The draft Unsafe Goods (Consumer Sand Products) Notice 2026 was announced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on September 4,
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Baar (September 30, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has strengthened its support for bicycle and e-mobility manufacturers through the expansion of its global network of US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)-accredited bicycle testing laboratories. With new accreditations in Vietnam, Germany and the United States, manufacturers can now access testing
SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 123.26, highlighting the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)’s publication of ISO 8124-5:2026, ‘Safety of Toys – Part 5: Determination of total concentration of certain elements in toys’. This second edition of the standard updates the test methods used to determine the total concentration
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