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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that the US is prohibiting the manufacture, sale and distribution of inclined sleepers and crib bumpers for infants. US President Joe Biden signed H.R. 3182 ‘Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021’ into law on May 16, 2022. Inclined sleepers and crib bumpers

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that the European Union (EU) has issued draft legislation to restrict formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing substances in articles. If accepted, the draft legislation would add a new entry to Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 ‘Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals’ (Annex XVII

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to invite traders of food contact materials (FCM) to a webinar on June 9, 2022 – United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Regulatory Requirements for Food Contact Materials. Importing to and trading in the UAE and KSA requires manufacturers and

‘How Air Filtration Machines are Tested to Ensure They are Effective’ is a podcast with Dr Simon Harkis, manager of SGS’s air filtration lab in Milton Keynes, UK. Shining a light on the little-known world of a science that has been of great importance to the world in the last couple of years, it is

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising manufacturers of food contact products that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a new standard for vitreous and porcelain enamels. Issued in April 2022, ISO 4531:2022 updates the 2018 iteration in several ways: Migration limit for aluminum strengthened five-fold in accordance with

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has published two notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) aimed at reducing the threat of strangulation from window cords. Issued on January 7, 2022, the NPRs covers both standard and custom window coverings. They are: Amended:

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to announce a complimentary webinar, ‘Mattress Testing for North America’, which takes place on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Whether manufacturers are producing mattresses for the first time, or contemplating changes to existing models, the regulatory landscape that controls fire safety, analytical, physical and mechanical

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS that keeps manufacturers up to date with the latest changes to toy safety regulations being proposed by the Government of the United Kingdom (UK). The UK Government signaled its intention to revise both the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 and Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has launched a consultation over several toy safety standards. Published in March 2022, Notice 896/2022 includes a variety of standards: SANS 50071-1 Ed 2 Safety of toys – Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties