Geneva (March 14, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 035.25, detailing updates to several of Hong Kong’s toy and children’s product standards. In Hong Kong, toys and children’s products must comply with all applicable requirements in any one of the safety standards specified in Schedule 1 (Toy […]
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Geneva (March 10, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to announce a complimentary webinar, ‘Understanding EU Hazardous Bisphenols Regulation’, taking place on March 31, 2025. The use of bisphenol A (BPA), other hazardous bisphenols and their derivatives in food contact materials (FCM) has come under increased scrutiny, with
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Geneva (March 6, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce the opening of its latest furniture and transit packaging testing laboratory in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Strategically located in Indonesia’s furniture manufacturing hub, this cutting-edge laboratory enhances furniture testing services by providing tailored, localized solutions that align
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Geneva (March 5, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 034.25, examining the EU’s consultation on replacing unintentional trace contaminant (UTC) limits for several flame retardants. The proposals are open for comments until March 18, 2025. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a class of synthetic brominated compounds, primarily
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Geneva (March 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 032.25, highlighting a proposed amendment to the US state of Washington’s prohibition on lead in cookware. One highlight of the proposal includes the exclusion of inaccessible components and certain appliances. Cookware nowadays typically only has lead present as
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Geneva (March 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 030.25, reporting on two amendments regulating long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (LC-PFCAs) and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) under Singapore’s Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) 1999. LC-PFCAs and MCCPs are used in various industrial applications including lubricants, paints and plastics.
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Geneva (February 28, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 029.25, detailing the addition of two chemicals to Brazil’s positive list of substances for food contact plastics. A consultation was held in 2024 by Anvisa, Brazil’s Health Regulatory Agency, on the proposed addition of two chemicals under Resolution
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Geneva (February 27, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 028.25, detailing a new guideline from Washington State, USA, for the restriction of lead in cookware. Codified as Chapter 70A.565 RCW, the new guideline issued by Washington State’s Department of Ecology (DOE) defines cookware as any metal pots,
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Geneva (February 27, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 024.25, detailing the US CPSC’s final rule adopting, with modifications, ASTM F406-24 (Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards), as its mandatory safety standard for non-full-size baby cribs. The direct final rule, published on January 31,
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 025.25, reporting on the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN) two new standards for phenol and bisphenol A (BPA) in certain toys. Phenol in high concentrations can cause burns and other respiratory and health issues and is commonly used in the production of plastics,
EN 71 Parts 18 and 19 for Toy Safety issued by CEN Read More »
