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Healthy aging: a new trend and its impact on testing cosmetics webinar

Cosmetics & Personal Care /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is proud to host a complimentary webinar, ‘Health aging: a new trend and its impact on testing cosmetics,’ on October 15, 2024. Traditionally, the anti-aging effects of skincare products have been the basis of their design, manufacture and marketing. However, as technologies change, there has been […]

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EPA Plans Postponement to TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule Submission Periods

Consumer Products /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 142.24 to keep stakeholders informed about plans by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to delay reporting timeframes for manufacturers and importers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and articles containing PFAS. The ‘Toxic Substances Control Act Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl

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ECHA Consults Over Six New SVHC Substances

Consumer Products /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 139.24 to highlight the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) consultation over the listing of six chemicals as substances of very high concern (SVHC). The proposed listed chemicals have been found to have various harmful effects on environmental, human and animal health, and are currently

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China Consults Over Proposed Changes to Several Product Category Standards

Hardlines /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 138.24 summarizing an announcement by the World Trade Organization (WTO) detailing China’s proposals to adopt and/or replace several mandatory consumer goods standards, including those for children’s products. The standards cover a wide range of consumer goods, including:– Construction/architectural/industrial coatings– Indoor decorating and refurbishment

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New Zealand Tightens Safety Rules for Lead in Paints and Graphic Materials

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has summarized the New Zealand Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement that will result in tighter safety standards for paints and graphic materials. Consultation on the proposed changes to group standards for aerosols, corrosion inhibitors and surface coatings and colorants, plus one graphic materials standard, began in

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Minnesota Postpones Chemical Restriction Enforcement for Certain Goods

Consumer Products /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has summarized Minnesota’s delay in enforcing restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), lead and cadmium. Many PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals’ because they persist and accumulate in the environment, are now recognized as toxic to human, animal and plant health, causing a range of

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SGS PVoC program provides expert guidance for South Sudan importers

Trade Facilitation Services /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to provide pre-export verification of conformity (PVoC) services for the Republic of South Sudan. Joining the East African Community (EAC) in 2016, South Sudan’s young and growing economy provides excellent trade opportunities. Approved by the South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) for the

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Changes to Ivory Coast PCA requirements

Trade Facilitation Services /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, provides the latest updates for importers, exporters and manufacturers working in Ivory Coast markets. With the structure of Ivory Coast imports changing, the country’s product conformity assessment (PCA) program has been extended to June 30, 2025, covering:– Certain health, safety and environmental products– Footwear– Packaging– Pressure

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SGS Summarizes PFAS Reporting Rule for Canada

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has summarized a notice under section 71 of the Canada Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) requiring businesses in the country to provide information on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals’ are a group of synthetic substances which resist degradation and

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SGS Summarizes German BFR Recommendations for Several Types of Food Contact Materials and Articles

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 133/24, summarizing the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment’s (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR) recommendations for five different types of food contact materials and articles. Immediately effective, the five revised recommendations are for food contact silicones, paper and board, and temperature resistant polymer coatings

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