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SGS highlights updated EU harmonized standards for Toy Safety Directive compliance

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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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SGS highlights updated Belgian requirements for food contact ceramics

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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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SGS highlights New Zealand’s proposed asbestos requirements for specified sand products

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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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SGS expands global network of CPSC-accredited bicycle laboratories across three continents

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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

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SGS publishes SafeGuardS on revised ISO toy element testing standard

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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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SGS Issues SafeGuardS Covering New ASTM Safety Specification for Commercial Electric-Powered Adult Scooters

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Baar (September 14, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 121.26, highlighting the publication of ASTM International’s ASTM F3679-26, which sets out safety requirements for commercial electric-powered scooters for adults. Published in August 2026, ASTM F3679-26, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Commercial Electric-Powered Scooters for Adults, establishes safety

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SGS Publishes SafeGuardS on Montenegro’s New Toy Safety Regulations

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Baar (September 10, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 119.26, reporting on new toy safety regulations published in Montenegro, bringing the nation into alignment with EU safety requirements. The Toy Safety Regulations, published on August 12, 2026, in the Official Gazette of Montenegro (OGM) as No. 120/2026

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SGS Publishes SafeGuardS on Proposed US FDA Mandatory GRAS Notification Requirements

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Baar (September 8, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 117.26, examining the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposals to increase transparency around substances marketed under generally recognized as safe (GRAS) determinations. Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR) Part 170 (Food Additives) outlines

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SGS publishes SafeGuardS on proposed EU chemical safety rule for toys

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Baar (September 8, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 116.26, highlighting the EU’s draft directive revising its law on toy safety requirements. Announced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on August 11, 2026, the draft directive would amend Directive 2009/48/EC, the so-called Toy Safety Directive (TSD). Key

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SGS Reviews Denmark’s Consultation on Updated EU Proposal for Styrene in Food Contact Plastics

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Baar (August 26, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 114.26, examining Denmark’s consultation on a revised European Commission proposal concerning styrene in plastic food contact materials (FCMs) and articles. The Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries launched the consultation in July 2026 on a revised European

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