SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar, ‘Global Regulatory Updates for Restricted Substances in Softlines Products’ on Friday, May 19. For apparel and footwear businesses, where good chemical management practices are key to commercial success as well as regulatory compliance, it can be difficult to grasp […]

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that from May 7, 2022, the Kingdom of Morocco requires a Certificate of Conformity (CoC) for imported clothing fabrics. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) established a Verification of Conformity (VoC) program to certify that imported industrial products complied with national regulations

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that Mexico has updated its labeling requirements for textiles, clothing, accessories and household linen. The Ministry of Economy published new Mexican Standard NOM-004-SE-2021 on January 14, 2022. This establishes the commercial information required for labeling textile products, clothing, accessories and household linens that

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a Consumer Compact article looking at the issue of fiber fragmentation and the solutions available businesses that want to manufacture fiberfast clothing and textiles Microplastics are a major problem in our oceans. The WWF estimate 90% of seabirds now have plastic in their stomachs.