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Food Contact Recycled Plastics Legislation Updated by the EU

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Baar (November 26, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 167.25, focusing on the identification and correction of errors in the EU’s Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on recycled materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. Several errors have been identified since the implementation of the Regulation

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Food Contact Plastic Rules Revised in Montenegro

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Baar (November 19, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 165.25, reporting on Montenegro’s updated requirements for food contact plastic materials and articles. Regulation OGM No 120/2025 aligns the country’s framework with EU safety and quality standards. Montenegro adopted provisions from the following two pieces of EU legislation

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SGS invites toy professionals to explore evolving EU toy safety standards

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Baar (November 18, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to host a live webinar, ‘Navigating the New EU Toy Safety Standards: What You Need to Know’, on December 2, 2025. The European Commission’s Standardization Request requires the adoption of revised toy safety standards by October 2025. As a

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SGS webinar prepares hardlines manufacturers for 2026 with 2025 EU and US chemical compliance updates

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Geneva (October 11, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has announced a free, expert-led webinar, ‘Hardlines Regulatory Recap 2025’, taking place on November 27, 2025. The pace of chemical regulatory change in the hardlines sector has accelerated. New and updated requirements under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals

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Revised Food Contact Material Regulation Proposed in Indonesia

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Geneva (November 7, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 161.25, reporting on a revised draft regulation for food contact materials (FCMs) and articles in Indonesia. A ten-day consultation period conducted by the nation’s Food and Drug Authority (Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM)) concluded in October 2025.

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India Proposed Restrictions on Two Substances in Food Packaging

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Geneva (November 7, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 160.25, highlighting India’s consultation on proposed revisions to legislation that would ban two substances in food contact materials (FCMs) and articles. The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) sets and enforces safety and quality regulations for food

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UK Consults on Ban of BPA and Other Bisphenols in Food Contact Materials

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Geneva (November 6, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 159.25, reporting on the UK Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) proposed ban on bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols in food contact materials (FCM) and articles. Used in products such as water bottles and food containers, bisphenol A and

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New and Updated Toy and Children’s Products Standards Introduced in China

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Geneva (November 6, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 157.25, highlighting new and amended standards for toys and children’s products. This includes revisions to the GB 6675 toy safety standards series and other standards for children’s products and childcare articles. The standards are in place to ensure

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Chinese Toy Safety Standard GB 6675 Parts 1 to 4 Updated

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Geneva (November 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 156.25, outlining updates to China’s toy safety standard GB 6675, parts 1 through 4. The following standards were published by the National Standardization Administration of China on October 5, 2025:– GB 6675.1-2025 Safety of toys – Part 1:

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Germany Updates BfR Recommendations for Food Contact Materials

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Geneva (October 31, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 154.25 to inform stakeholders that Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR) has updated several recommendations for food contact materials (FCMs) and articles. Effective October 1, 2025, the BfR issued eight revised recommendations and withdrew

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