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New Zealand Bans Some Plastic Products

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that from October 1, 2022, New Zealand’s new plastic waste minimization regulation will become effective. Issued in March 2022, the Waste Minimization (Plastic and Related Products) Regulations 2022 prohibits a range of plastic-containing products: Single-use plastic drink stirrers Single-use plastic or synthetic cotton […]

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SGS Helps Businesses Understand Recent Changes to Three Chinese Toy Standards

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that China has amended three mandatory standards relating to toys. Published by the State Administration for Market Regulation on July 13, 2022, Announcement No.9 of 2022 contains amendments to: GB 6675.2:2014 GB 6675.11:2014 – Swings, slides and similar activity toys for indoor and

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SGS Helps Businesses Understand Malaysia’s Guidelines for its Food Contact Product Voluntary Certification Program

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that Malaysia has published a guidance to assist them with the nation’s voluntary certification of food contact products. Released by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia (KKM) in June 2022, the guideline covers application procedures relating to voluntary Food Grade Certification for food

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UK Updates GB Toy safety Standards

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that the United Kingdom (UK) has amended its list of toy safety standards for presumption of conformity with legislation enforced in Great Britain (GB – England, Wales and Scotland). A notice of proposal was issued by the Department for Business, Energy & Industry

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Flame Retardants Regulated in Consumer Goods in Delaware

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that Delaware has become the latest US jurisdiction to regulate flame retardants (FR) in consumer goods. Signed into law on August 4, 2022, the new law applies to: Children’s products for residential use Upholstered furniture – fabric, barrier or decking materials, covering or

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SGS Publishes Overview of Revised Moldovan Standards for Children’s Product Safety

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS that details the latest list of standards for presumption of conformity with Moldova’s general product safety law (Law No 422/2006). The country’s Ministry of Economy issued Order No. 59/2022 on July 8, 2022. This transposes European Union (EU) Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698

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SGS Publishes Overview of Recent Prop 65 Settlement Agreements Covering Consumer Goods

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising businesses operating in California that several Proposition 65 (Prop 65) settlement agreements have been reached for a wide variety of consumer goods. Prop 65, or the ‘Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986’, is a unique piece of legislation that requires the

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Uruguay Proposes Amendments to Food Contact Metals and Alloys Regulation

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that Uruguay has signalled its intention to amend GMC Resolution No. 46/06 ‘Mercosur Technical Regulation on provisions for metallic, linings, utensils, lids and equipment that come into contact with food’. Draft Resolution No. 02/22 includes provisions to amend section 3.1.1 ‘Stainless steels –

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The Netherlands Amends Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Articles

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that The Netherlands has strengthened its requirements for food contact materials and articles (FCM). The amendment – Regulation of the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport of April 26, 2022 – to the Commodities Act on packaging and consumer articles was published in

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