SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to enter its third year as an approved provider of PCA services to Morocco. The country’s market surveillance program was launched in 2020 and has continuously evolved to cover a list of 41 product categories. Recent updates to these include:– Building hardware: these products […]
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, provides the latest updates for importers, exporters and manufacturers working in Ivory Coast markets. With the structure of Ivory Coast imports changing, the country’s product conformity assessment (PCA) program has been extended to June 30, 2025, covering:– Certain health, safety and environmental products– Footwear– Packaging– Pressure
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a summary of the US CPSC’s notice of rulemaking which adds performance and labeling requirements to existing legislation on battery-operated toys containing button cell or cell batteries. Published on August 13, 2024, the notice of proposed rulemaking is intended to address the risk of
SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has summarized a notice under section 71 of the Canada Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) requiring businesses in the country to provide information on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals’ are a group of synthetic substances which resist degradation and
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has provided a summary of EN1888-3:2024, the new standard from the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) which addresses the potential hazards of using pushchairs during sporting activities. The original EN1888 series has been split to include the use of pushchairs in this specific context. As the
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a summary of updates for two Chinese national standards regulating the physical and chemical performance of garments. GB/T 21294-2024 on the Testing methods of physical and chemical performance of garments and GB/T 21295-2024 on the Requirements of physical and chemical performance of garments were
SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to announce a complimentary webinar, ‘Is Your Business Ready for the EU’s Revised Toy Standards?’, which takes place on September 26, 2024. The EU introduced Standardization Requests to define work programs for setting topics and requests for standards revision. Discussions on toy standards were
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 133/24, summarizing the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment’s (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR) recommendations for five different types of food contact materials and articles. Immediately effective, the five revised recommendations are for food contact silicones, paper and board, and temperature resistant polymer coatings
SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has highlighted the USA’s proposed ban of 1-Bromopropane in most consumer uses. 1-Bromopropane is used widely in consumer cleaning and degreasing products as well as automotive care products and insulation. Exposure to the chemical has been found to cause serious health effects from cancer to liver,
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an overview of the state of Utah’s updated regulatory requirements for slipper filling material labeling. Slippers containing filling materials in the top portion are exempt from the requirement to list the filling material in the bottom portion of the slipper. The exemption has been
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