SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an overview of the new Chinese national standard for pet products, GB/T 43839.
GBT 43839-2024 Technical Requirements for Safety of Companion Animal (Pet) Products is the first recommended national standard to help ensure a reasonable degree of safety for both humans and pets during the normal use and foreseeable misuse of these products.
Covering a wide range of product categories, the standard specifies requirements from physical and mechanical attributes to chemical, microbiological, electrical and toxicological specifications. It will be implemented on October 1, 2024.
SGS experts publish SafeGuardS to keep stakeholders informed about regulations that may impact their business. SafeGuardS 119.24 provides a useful overview of GBT 43839-2024 and includes a helpful table detailing the product categories covered by the new standard.
Stakeholders are encouraged to refer to the original SafeGuardS 119.24 for more details.
SGS Consumer Product Services
SGS provides news about the development of regulations affecting consumer products as a complimentary service. With an unrivalled global network of laboratories, they offer physical/mechanical testing, analytical testing and consultancy work for technical and non-technical parameters applicable to a comprehensive range of consumer products. In the end, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS’s Consumer Product Services.
SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full New China Standard for Pet Products (GB/T 43839) SafeGuardS.
Subscribe here to receive SGS SafeGuardS direct to your inbox.
For further information contact:
Cindy Ng
Assistant Technical Services Manager, Hong Kong, SGS
Tel: (+852) 2765 3575
Email: cp.media@sgs.com
Website: www.sgs.com/hardlines
LinkedIn: SGS Connectivity & Products
About SGS
We are SGS – the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.