Geneva (July 29, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has issued SafeGuardS 104.25 to inform stakeholders of multiple recent settlements under California Proposition 65 (Prop 65) involving the reformulation of chemicals in a wide range of consumer products. Prop 65, officially known as the ‘Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986’, requires […]
SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 164.24, reporting on California’s new SB 1271 (Electric Bicycles, Powered Mobility Devices and Storage Batteries) law. The law was announced on September 27, 2024, and comes into effect on January 1, 2026. Under SB 1271, the distribution, sale, lease or offer for sale
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 151.24 on new Californian measures to apply enforcement mechanisms for existing and future per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) bans and labelling requirements. California approved three bills to regulate PFAS in specific consumer products in 2021/22:– AB 1200 (Chapter 503, 2021) – prohibition on
PFAS Prohibitions on Specific Products to be Enforced in California Read More »
SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 150.24 to keep stakeholders informed about new measures in California to regulate bisphenols in two categories of product:– Juvenile feeding products – consumer products designed or intended to be filled with liquid, food or beverage intended primarily for consumption from that bottle or
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SGS publishes SafeGuardS highlighting multiple settlements involving a range of consumer goods under California Proposition 65.
SGS Summarizes Multiple Settlements with Reformulation Under California Prop 65 Read More »
SGS publishes SafeGuardS looking at Californian proposals to regulate bisphenols and PFAS in two categories of children’s product.
SGS publishes SafeGuardS looking at California’s addition of BPS as a Prop 65 listed chemical.
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The proposal aims to modify California’s Prop 65 safe harbor warning methods, particularly those relating to short-form warnings.
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SGS publishes SafeGuardS 134.23 to keep stakeholders informed about California’s new ban on textile fiberglass in mattresses, juvenile products and upholstered furniture.
SGS summarizes new textile fiberglass ban for certain products in California Read More »
SGS Publishes SafeGuardS looking at recent settlement agreements for consumer goods under California Prop 65.
SGS Gives Overview of Recent California Prop 65 Settlement Agreements for Consumer Goods Read More »
