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SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is hosting 14 webinars from October 19-23, 2020, in their Global Juvenile Products Safety Forum. To keep you safe and for your convenience, SGS has arranged live online webinars that you can view from wherever you are. Aimed at retailers, brand owners, designers and manufacturers […]

The European Union (EU) has issued a proposal to expand the scope of restrictions on eight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in granules or mulches used in synthetic turf pitch infill materials. The eight PAHs are: Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) Benzo[e]pyrene (BeP) Benzo[a]anthracene (BaA) Chrysene (CHR) Benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbFA) Benzo[j]fluoranthene (BjFA) Benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkFA) Dibenzo[a,h]fluoranthene (DBAhA) [if !supportLists] Under the

The US state of Vermont has released the latest version of its rule concerning chemicals of high concern to children (CHCC) in children’s products. This updates contains multiple important changes, including: Expansion in the definition of formaldehyde – from ‘formaldehyde’ to ‘formaldehyde and substances that are intentionally added to release formaldehyde’. These include: [if !supportLists]

The European Union (EU) has published a new regulation – Regulation (EU) 2020/1245 – that will amend and correct Regulation (EU) 10/2011 ‘Food Contact Plastics Regulation’. Regulation (EU) 2020/1245 contains a number of important changes, including a completely new Table 1 in Annex II ‘Restrictions on plastic materials and articles’. Table 1 defines the specific

Australia registered its new mandatory safety standard for toys containing magnets – Consumer Goods (Toys Containing Magnets) Safety Standard 2020 – on August 27, 2020. This new instrument means toys containing magnets must conform to specific clauses within one of the following toy safety standards: AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2019 ‘Safety of toys – Part 1: Safety

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has circulated two notifications signaling Mercosur’s intention to revise its technical regulations for food contact plastic materials and articles. The two notifications were submitted by Paraguay and circulated by the WTO in July 2020. They cover two pieces of draft legislation: Mercosur/LXXII SGT No. 3/P Resolution No. 2/20 (draft Resolution