Geneva (February 7, 2024) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 019.25 to summarize the European Union’s (EU) new rules for packaging and packaging waste. (EU) 2025/40, the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), published on January 22, 2025, comes into force on February 11, 2025, when it will
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 018.25 to provide an overview of the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) addition of five substances and revision of one substance on the Candidate List. The Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC) includes chemicals that can cause harm to people, animals
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 017.25, summarizing New York State’s proposal to regulate toxic chemicals in pet products. If approved, the chemical disclosure program in A 1976 will come into force 120 days after becoming law. Highlights of the A 1976 law include, but are not limited to:–
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 015.25, highlighting Thailand’s plans to designate Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 as persistent organic pollutants (POP) under the Category 3 hazardous substances list. UV-328 services a wide variety of applications as a UV absorber, helping protect surfaces against discoloration and degradation from UV/sunlight exposure.
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Geneva (February 5, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 014.25, reporting on the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) notification to cookware retailers and distributors regarding certain imported products that may release lead into food and should not be sold in the US. The letter, sent in
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Geneva (February 2, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 013.25, summarizing amendments to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Cosmetic Directive following the ASEAN Cosmetic Committee (ACC) meeting in Thailand in November 2024. The ASEAN Cosmetic Directive is an agreement among the ten member states of
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Geneva (February 4, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce a specialist webinar focused on US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) dietary supplement labeling requirements on February 12, 2025. This free, online seminar is designed for food professionals worldwide, particularly those in research and development (R&D), quality
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 012.25, summarizing the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN) publication of EN 71-13:2021+A2:2024. This is the latest toy safety standard for requirements on the use of substances and mixtures in olfactory board games, cosmetic kits, games involving tasting or exploring different flavors, as well
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 011.25, reporting on three communiqués relating to Turkey’s Risk-Based Control System for Foreign Trade ((Dış Ticarette Risk Esaslı Kontrol Sistemi, TAREKS), the country’s platform for electronically conducted safety and quality inspections on imported goods. Issued on December 31, 2024, by Turkey’s Ministry of
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 010.25, highlighting the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN) new technical specification covering the safety of tricycles that provide a passive transportation function. The Toys Safety Directive 2009/48/EC established minimum safety standards for toys, including tricycles. However, the new technical specification (TS) – TS17876,
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