Geneva (August 5, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 110.25, detailing updates to ISO 8124-4:2025, the latest edition of the ISO standard for activity toys. ISO 8124-4:2025 is the third edition of this standard for activity toys used in a domestic setting. It replaces the previous 2014 […]
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Geneva (July 31, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to host a complimentary webinar, “Uganda PVoC Program Awareness 2025 – Ensuring Compliance of Your Products to the Program Requirements,” on August 12, 2025. The Uganda PVoC program, implemented by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), plays a
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Geneva (July 31, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 108.25, reporting on the EU’s listing of UV-328 as a revision to Regulation 2019/1021 on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Recast Regulation. Recognized as toxic chemicals, POPs resist degradation and accumulate in the environment, posing significant risks to human
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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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Geneva (July 30, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 106.25, focusing on Resolution (RDC) No. 979 of the Collegiate Board of Directors, from Brazil’s Health Regulatory Authority (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária, Anvisa). This amends the country’s law of food contact cellulosic material and articles. Cellulosic materials
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Geneva (July 30, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 105.25 to inform stakeholders of the European Union’s draft proposal to revise toy safety legislation by permitting the restricted use of cobalt in certain toy applications. On July 9, 2025, the European Commission notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of
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Geneva (July 29, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has issued SafeGuardS 104.25 to inform stakeholders of multiple recent settlements under California Proposition 65 (Prop 65) involving the reformulation of chemicals in a wide range of consumer products. Prop 65, officially known as the ‘Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986’, requires
Geneva (July 29, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has issued SafeGuardS 103.25 to inform stakeholders that the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a public consultation on the proposal to identify one new substance as a substance of very high concern (SVHC) under the EU REACH Regulation. Announced in
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Geneva (July 29, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has released SafeGuardS 102.25 to inform stakeholders of the latest revision to ASTM’s standard consumer safety specification for beach umbrellas and anchor devices. Designated as ASTM F3681-25, the updated standard was developed by ASTM International’s F15.79 Market Umbrellas subcommittee and formally approved
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Geneva (July 28, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 101.25 to inform stakeholders of important amendments to Minnesota’s law on products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Signed into law on June 14, 2025, SF 3 (Chapter 1) expands exemptions under Minnesota Statutes §116.943, originally
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