Switzerland Amends Authorized Substance List for Food Contact Materials

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 185.24, summarizing changes to Switzerland’s positive list for food contact plastics and packaging inks. Effective from January 1, 2025, Official Collection 2024 755 (RO 2024 755) updates two annexes in Switzerland’s Ordinance on Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Foodstuffs […]

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China Releases Toweling Gowns Product Standard Update

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 184.24, summarizing the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s December 2024 announcement of revisions to FZ/T 62017-2024, the country’s standard for toweling gowns. With a scope applicable to woven toweling garments primarily made of textile fibers, including gowns, bath dresses and shower

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New Chinese Product Standard for Artificial Fur Garments Issued

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 183.25, highlighting the revision of China’s FZ/T 81009-2024 product standard for artificial fur garments. The new standard will become effective on July 1, 2026. The revisions are applicable to garments mainly made of an artificial fur shell, or artificial fur materials used in

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New Product Standard for Knitted Quick-dry Garments in China

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 182.25, summarizing China’s new product standard for quick-dry knitted garments. The standard came into effect on January 1, 2025. Industry standard FZ/T 73077-2024 was included in the No.18 announcement from the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in December 2024. Its scope

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Several Chemicals Added to the Australian IChEMS Register

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 179.24 to provide businesses operating in Australia with an update on regulated chemicals in consumer products. On December 2, 2024, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) issued an amendment to Australia’s Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Instrument 2022

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Measuring product effects on the scalp: challenges and solutions webinar

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to host a complimentary webinar, ‘Measuring product effects on the scalp: challenges and solutions’, on January 22, 2025. Trends in skin and haircare have shown that consumers are moving towards products that provide not only short-term cosmetic effects but also boost the long-term health

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California amends Prop 65 warning methods

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 177.24 to keep stakeholders informed about California’s long-anticipated amendment to its Proposition 65 (Prop 65) safe harbor warning methods. The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the amendments on November 26, 2024. The amendment will revise various sections of the warning methods

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Discover how to navigate marine fire testing and certification with SGS

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to host a complimentary webinar, ‘How to navigate marine fire testing and certification’ on January 9, 2025. Interior fire safety in the marine sector depends on knowledge of how products will behave under all types of environments and weather conditions. Without thorough testing of

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Europe updates safety standard for migration of certain elements from toys

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 181.24 to keep stakeholders up to date with recent changes to toy safety standards in Europe. The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) published EN 71-3:2019+A2:2024 on December 4, 2024. Superseding EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021, this is the new toy safety standard for the migration of

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SGS summarizes Thai proposal for mandatory standard for plastic drinking water containers

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 180.24 to provide an overview of Thailand’s intention to mandate TIS 998-2553 (2010) as the testing standard for plastic containers for drinking water. The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced the draft ministerial regulation on December 4, 2024. If adopted, it will apply to

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