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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that Footwear Made from Leather and Other Materials (Quality Control) Order, 2022, requiring mandatory compliance with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), has been deferred until July 1, 2023. Under the terms of the Quality Control Order (QCO) all footwear manufacturers must obtain a

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is hosting a complimentary webinar, ‘Recycling and Upcycling: Trends and Requirements’, on August 25. The imperative for products and companies to become more sustainable comes from consumer expectations as well as industry regulators. With increasing pressure to move to more environmentally friendly business models comes the

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising manufacturers of professional track and field clothing that China has issued a new national product standard – GB/T 41174-2021. The new standard was issued by the Standardization Administration of China in 2021, as part of China’s No. 17 announcement of approved national standards. It

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that the first California Proposition 65 (Prop 65) settlement has been reached for socks made primarily from polyester with Spandex containing bisphenol A (BPA). Prop 65, or the ‘Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986’, is a unique piece of legislation