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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an article looking at the ways gas appliance and component manufacturers can successfully enter North American markets with safe and compliant products. Unintentional, non-fire related carbon monoxide poisonings account for 4,000 hospitalizations and 400 deaths per year in the US. Gas appliance and component […]

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, will host a complimentary webinar ‘Challenges and Solutions for Food Contact Plastics in a Circular Economy’ on Monday, November 22, 2021. The webinar will explore the issues surrounding renewable packaging and introduce current statutory requirements in Europe. For companies moving towards a greener business model, the

Colombia has published a resolution to establish a technical regulation covering tableware and articles of glass, ceramic and glass-ceramic that are intended to come into contact with food. It also covers ceramic cookware. The Ministry of Health and Social Protection published Resolution No. 1440/2021 in September 2021. It has several provisions, including: List of HS

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, was granted accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to provide third-party certification of NSF/ANSI standards for food service and commercial appliance equipment products. The accreditation was awarded by ANAB, ANSI’s accreditation board in North America, to SGS’s head certification office in Suwanee Georgia, USA

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has gained accreditation from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for the Mechanical Testing of filters, filter materials, vacuum cleaners and air purifiers at its new filtration laboratory in Suzhou, China. The A2LA accreditation broadens SGS China’s capability to deliver a wide range of industries

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar ‘Food Contact Materials – Understanding the Latest Updates on Global Requirements’. This live event takes place on October 28, 2021. Manufacturers and retailers of food contact materials (FCM) worldwide are faced with myriad regulations, depending on where they sell

California introduces regulations to restrict perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food contact materials and articles derived from plant fibers. The law also requires the disclosing of designated chemicals contained in cookware. The State Governor sighed AB 1200 into law on October 5, 2021. It adds a new Chapter 15 ‘Chemicals of Concern in Food

California approves restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in juvenile products for infants and children under the age of twelve years. The State Governor signed AB 652 into law on October 5, 2021, adding a new Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 108945) to the state’s Health and Safety Code under Part 3 of Division

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an overview of recent amendments to Georgia’s technical regulation on toy safety – Resolution No. 47/2020. Resolution No. 47/2020 contains safety requirements based on Directive 2009/48/EC, the so-called European Toy Safety Directive. (TSD). Since its publishing in January 2020 there have been several amendments,

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has issued a Notice of Temporary Rulemaking (NTR) by approving Temporary Administrative Order (TAO) PH 40-2021 ‘Clarification related to the reporting of children’s products under the Toxic Free Kids Act’. The TAO makes two important amendments to OAR 333-016-2060, which are: Clarification of the term ‘unit’ as being the same