SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has published two notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) aimed at reducing the threat of strangulation from window cords. Issued on January 7, 2022, the NPRs covers both standard and custom window coverings. They are: Amended:

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising manufacturers of food contact products that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a new standard for vitreous and porcelain enamels. Issued in April 2022, ISO 4531:2022 updates the 2018 iteration in several ways: Migration limit for aluminum strengthened five-fold in accordance with

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to announce a complimentary webinar, ‘Mattress Testing for North America’, which takes place on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Whether manufacturers are producing mattresses for the first time, or contemplating changes to existing models, the regulatory landscape that controls fire safety, analytical, physical and mechanical

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS that keeps manufacturers up to date with the latest changes to toy safety regulations being proposed by the Government of the United Kingdom (UK). The UK Government signaled its intention to revise both the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 and Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009