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New Order for Cookware, Utensils and Food and Beverage Cans Issued in India

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Baar (February 12, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 017.26, focusing on two new Indian national standards and the use of the standard mark for specified food contact articles. The Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Food and Beverages (Quality Control) Order 2026 was issued by India’s Ministry

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Consultation on Food Contact Material Standards Updates in South Korea

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Baar (February 12, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 016.26, reporting on South Korea’s two-month consultation over proposed revisions to the country’s standards and specifications for food contact materials (FCMs) and articles. Notice No. 2026-008 was issued by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in

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Cobalt Permitted in Certain EU Toys

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Baar (February 11, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 014.26, focusing on the EU’s announcement of Directive (EU) 2026/192, which amends the Toy Safety Directive (TSD) by permitting the use of cobalt in three specific applications. Cobalt and several of its salts are defined as carcinogenic, mutagenic

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SGS Answers CPSC eFiling Questions

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Baar (February 6, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, provides key insights into process navigation for the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) certificates of compliance (CoCs) in a Consumer Compact article. The CPSC published a Final Rule in the Federal Register on January 8, 2025, introducing mandatory electronic filing

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Ukraine Proposes Regulation for Certain Food Contact Epoxy Derivatives

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Baar (February 3, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 007.26, summarizing Ukraine’s draft order ‘On approval of requirements for the restrictions of use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food’. Subject to public consultation and in accordance with Commission

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Update for Chinese Toy Safety Standard GB/T 6675 Part 11

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Baar (February 2, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 010.26, outlining China’s publication of the updated GB/T 6675 Part 11 toy safety standard for at-home activity toys. This new standard, ‘Safety of toys – Part 11: Swings, slides and similar activity toys for indoor and outdoor family

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Food Contact Ceramics and Recycled Plastics Regulated in Montenegro

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Baar (February 2, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 009.26, reporting on two separate laws published in Montenegro for ceramic and recycled plastic food contact materials (FCM). Regulation OGM No 145/2025 on ceramic food contact articles and Regulation OGM No 145/2025 on recycled plastic food contact materials

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New European Standard for Chemical Toys (Sets) Other Than Experimental Sets

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Baar (February 2, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 008.26, summarizing the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN) latest version of the standard for substances and mixtures used in chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets. EN 71-5:2025 was issued in December 2025 and specifies the requirements and

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Mercosur Update on Food Contact Silicone Materials Technical Regulation

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Baar (January 22, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 005.26, which focuses on the Southern Common Market’s (Mercado Común del Sur, Mercosur) December 2025 announcement of the Mercosur Technical Regulation on Silicones for the Manufacture of Materials, Packaging, Coating and Equipment Intended to Come into Contact with

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Toy and Other Consumer Goods Import Controls Published in Türkiye

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Baar (January 22, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 005.26, which focuses on the Southern Common Market’s (Mercado Común del Sur, Mercosur) December 2025 announcement of the Mercosur Technical Regulation on Silicones for the Manufacture of Materials, Packaging, Coating and Equipment Intended to Come into Contact with

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