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New CEN European Standard for Chemical Hazards in Childcare Articles

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Baar (January 14, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 193.25, reporting on the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN) December 2025 publication of a new voluntary standard, EN17826, which provides safety requirements for chemicals used in childcare articles. Existing legislation, including the Regulation on General Product Safety, the […]

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US CPSC Introduces Federal Safety Standard for Neck Float Toys

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Baar (January 8, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 191.25 to inform stakeholders of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) approval of a new mandatory consumer product safety standard for neck floats. On December 15, 2025, the CPSC published a final rule establishing 16 CFR 1250.5

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Updated ASTM Standard for Bassinets and Cradles Adopted by US CPSC

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Baar (January 6, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 192.25 to inform stakeholders about the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) direct final rule updating the federal safety standard for bassinets and cradles. On December 12, 2025, the CPSC published a direct final rule amending 16 CFR

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Nitrosamines in Rubber Pacifier Nipples Standard Reinstated by ASTM International

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Baar (December 2, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 171.25, reporting on the reinstatement of the ASTM International standard F1313-25 ‘Standard Specification for Volatile N-nitrosamine Levels in Rubber Nipples on Pacifiers’. This October 2025 update re-establishes restrictions contained in ASTM F1313-90 (reapproved 2011). The standard was withdrawn

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Soother Holder Safety Standard Updated by CEN

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Geneva (June 26, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 084.25, covering the release of EN 12586:2025 by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). This revised standard updates safety requirements for soother holders used by children from birth to 36 months. Replacing EN 12586:2007+A1:2011, the new version introduces

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Final Rule Issued by US CPSC for Stationary Activity Centers

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Geneva (April 17, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 052.25, detailing the US Consumer Products Safety Commission’s (CPSC) publication of a direct final rule, 16 CFR 1238, which adopts ASTM F2012-24 without modifications as the mandatory safety standard for stationery activity centers. ASTM F2012-24 establishes updated performance

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CEN Publishes New Technical Specification for Passive Transportation Function Tricycles

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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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CPSC Proposes Revision to US Neck Floats Regulation

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 168.24 to summarize the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) that would revise the consumer product safety rule for toys, 16 CFR 1250. New performance requirements and revised labeling requirements for neck floats have been proposed to be

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SGS Highlights US Final Rule for Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 166.24 on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) publication of final direct rule 16 CFR 1226, which incorporates the latest version of the ASTM standard for soft infant and toddler carriers. A soft infant and toddler carrier is defined in the rule

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SGS Spotlights US CPSC Final Rule for Infant Support Cushions

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 161.24, reporting on the US Consumer Products Safety Commission’s (CPSC) final rule 16 CRF 1243. This consumer product safety standard aims to mitigate the risk of death and injury linked to infant support cushions, particularly where these are caused by suffocation, entrapment and

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