SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company has published an overview of the changes brought in with China’s new national product standard for down filled garments – GB/T 14272-2021. Included in China’s No. 3 announcement of approved national standards in 2021, this standard replaces the 2011 previous iteration and will come into effect […]
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SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has announced the appointment of Daniel Rüfenacht as new Chief Executive Officer of bluesign technologies ag, a member of the SGS Group. The appointment, which takes effect from June 1, 2021, follows a significant new role for current CEO, Jill Dumain as Global Vice-President for
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Today (27.5.21) the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) releases a new docuseries about personal protective equipment (PPE). It features experts from SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, who provide a unique perspective on the industry and the innovation taking place to protect workers and save lives. ‘Protecting Workers, Protecting Lives’ is
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is hosting a complimentary webinar on June 22, 2021, “Fashion Digitization – Cloud-Based Color Approval Solution”. As the pandemic continues, brands and mills strive to maintain productivity under many constraints. They must find new innovative ways to continue in their testing and approval processes whilst
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SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is pleased to be hosting a webinar on May 26, 2021: “Developments in the Control of Restricted Substances in Softlines Products”. As more and stricter regulations on restricted substances in softlines products have been or will be implemented in 2021, this webinar will share the
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has mandated compliance to the requirements in California Technical Bulletin (TB) 117-2013 for upholstered furniture used indoors. California TB 117 is a flammability standard that contains the requirements, procedures and apparatus for testing the smolder resistance of materials used in upholstered furniture. It covers fabrics, barrier materials, resilient
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China’s new product standard for one/half-piece bras – FZ/T 73046-2020 – came into effect on April 1, 2021. The updated standard was released by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and included in No. 48 announcement of 2020’s approved industry standards. It replaces the previous iteration – FZ/T 73046-2013. The standard applies to
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SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has announced the appointment of Yvonne Tse as Vice President, Global Softlines division. Yvonne joined SGS in 2011 as Deputy Director of Global Softlines and in 2017 was promoted to International Business Head. Across a career spanning almost 25 years, Yvonne has established an outstanding
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China has released a new national standard that covers the terminology, definition and identification of biobased materials – GB/T 39514-2020. The standard covers materials made from biomass and/or by a biological manufacturing process. They include biobased: Chemicals Polymers Plastics Chemical fibers Rubber Material additives Composites Biodegradable paints Products made from a variety of biobased materials
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Brazil has published a Consolidated Technical Regulation (CTR) that incorporates all the mandatory requirements pertaining to jewelry. Published by the Brazilian Ministry of Economy/National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Ministério da Economia/Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia) as INMETRO Ordinance No. 123 of February 16, 2021, in March 2021, the CTR provides clarity
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