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SGS expands UK capabilities with new state-of-the-art consumer goods testing facility in Manchester

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Baar (December 9, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce the opening of its new cutting-edge, UKAS-accredited testing facility in Manchester. The new laboratory strengthens SGS’s capabilities in hardlines and electrical and electronic (E&E) product testing, helping manufacturers and retailers comply with UK and international regulatory requirements. […]

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Updated Specifications for Food Contact Materials in Japan

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Geneva (August 13, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 114.25, summarizing revisions to Japan’s specifications and standards for food contact materials. Cabinet Office Notification No. 95 entered into force on June 1, 2025, with revised methods and specifications becoming effective on June 1, 2026. This notice partially

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EU Updates POP Recast Regulation Entry for PFOA and Related Compounds

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Geneva (July 30, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 107.25, summarizing the EU’s changes to its Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Recast Regulation, regarding perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds. These chemicals are used for their fire- and water-resistant properties. However, due to their persistence in

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Massachusetts Finalizes Ban on Certain Flame Retardants in Consumer Products

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Geneva (June 9, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 072.25, summarizing the recent final regulation issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under the law known as Chapter 261 of the Acts of 2020. This rule restricts the use of 11 specified flame retardants (FRs) in five categories

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German BfR Rubber Commodity Recommendations Revised

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 143.24 to provide stakeholders with more details of updated German recommendations for natural and synthetic rubber commodities. The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR) issued three revised recommendations in September 2024. These were:– Recommendation XXI ‘Commodities based on natural

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