Lead in Paint and Coating Materials Now Regulated in South Africa

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 144.24 summarizing legislation announced by the South African government to regulate lead in paint and coating materials. A phased implementation begins on May 17, 2025. Published in the Government Gazette, Regulations Relating to Lead in Paint or Coating Materials, 2024, revises the Hazardous […]

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SGS awards international product certification to Chinese renewable energy companies to boost global transition to clean energy

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is proud to have awarded international certificates to three of China’s leading renewable energy companies as part of its ambition to support the global transition towards clean energy.   These certifications are a guarantee that the safety performance of the energy storage products meets the relevant

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SGS Highlights UK CMA Compliance Guide for Tackling Fashion Greenwashing

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a summary of the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) new compliance guide, which is part of efforts to tackle greenwashing in the fashion industry. Published on September 18, 2024, the guide continues the CMA’s efforts to counter misleading or exaggerated sustainability claims. It

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SGS Details New ASTM Standard for Nursing Pillows

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has provided details of a new consumer safety specification for nursing pillows published by ASTM. Developed by the ASTM Highchairs and Hook-On-Chair Subcommittee, ASTM F3669-24 was approved on September 1, 2024, and published on September 24, 2024. It addresses hazards identified by the US Consumer Product

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New York State Enacts Comprehensive Legislation for E-bikes and Lithium-Ion Batteries

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 135.24 to provide stakeholders with an overview of New Yorks State’s new legislation encouraging the safe use of e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the package of laws on July 11, 2024. The legislation aims to make e-bike and micromobility devices

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SGS Announces Expansion of Biopharmaceutical Testing Capabilities

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Geneva, Switzerland (October 7, 2024) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce that it has added new capacity and capabilities at its center of excellence in Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA. This expansion adds new instrumentation and expertise to a substantial and well-established facility which currently provides outsourcing services to

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Explore the hidden importance of proactive sunscreen testing with SGS

Cosmetics & Personal Care /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published “Exploring Sunscreen: Ensuring Safety, Efficacy, and Cosmetic Acceptability,” to give stakeholders valuable insights into the benefits of taking a proactive approach to sunscreen testing. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer during their lifetime. The primary cause of this cancer is exposure to

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US CPSC Proposes New Rule for Water Bead Toys

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 141.24, highlighting the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to revise the existing consumer product safety rule for toys to include performance and labeling requirements for water bead toys and toys containing water beads. The proposed rule, 16

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SGS offers expert webinar on EU BPA ban for food contact materials

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to offer a free expert-led webinar on plans by the European Union (EU) to ban bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols in food contact materials. The European Commission originally announced plans to ban BPA and other bisphenols in food contact materials in May 2023.

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SGS’s Shanghai Health Science Laboratory completes US FDA inspection with zero 483 observations

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has set a new benchmark for third-party pharmaceutical testing laboratories in China following an outstanding inspection by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its Shanghai Health Science Laboratory. For a third consecutive time, the facility was not issued a Form FDA 483 at the

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