Baar (October 8, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to host a complimentary webinar, ‘Children’s Sleep Safety: EN 16781:2026 and Other Textile Childcare Updates’ on October 29, 2026. Ensuring the safety of sleep environments for babies and young children is central to the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN)
Baar (June 10, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 074.26, highlighting the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) publication of a direct final rule updating the federal safety standard for toddler beds. Published on May 14, 2026, 16 CFR part 1217 replaces the current incorporated standard for
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Baar (May 19, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 064.26, reporting on the publication of NF S54-049-1, a new French safety standard for padded textile products used in the infant sleep environment. This new standard has been developed in France to provide a clear, robust safety framework,
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Baar (May 14, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 067.26, reporting on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)’s updated safety standard for infant and cradle swings. On April 20, 2026, the CPSC issued a direct final rule revising the mandatory federal safety standard in 16 CFR
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Baar (May 8, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 057.26, focusing on the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN) publication of revisions to EN 12221, the standard covering changing units, changing pads and related accessories intended for use alongside other items such as cots and dressers. Dated March
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Baar (April 24, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 052.26, reporting on the publication of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) direct final rule on gates and enclosures. This rule revises the federal safety standard in 16 CFR part 1239. Issued on April 1, 2026, the
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Baar (March 9, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 033.26, reporting on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) direct final rule, 16 CFR 1241. This incorporates the latest version of the ASTM F2933 standard for crib mattresses, with retained modifications. ASTM F2933-25 introduces multiple updates, including
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Baar (January 22, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 005.26, which focuses on the Southern Common Market’s (Mercado Común del Sur, Mercosur) December 2025 announcement of the Mercosur Technical Regulation on Silicones for the Manufacture of Materials, Packaging, Coating and Equipment Intended to Come into Contact with
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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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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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