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California amends Prop 65 warning methods

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 177.24 to keep stakeholders informed about California’s long-anticipated amendment to its Proposition 65 (Prop 65) safe harbor warning methods. The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the amendments on November 26, 2024. The amendment will revise various sections of the warning methods […]

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Japan lists Class 1 PFOA-related compounds under the Chemical Substances Control Law

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 174.24, highlighting the specified list of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) isomers, their salts and PFOA-related compounds under the country’s Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) in relation to Class 1 Specified Substances. PFOA are used in products to resist sticking, heat, water, stains and grease,

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Final rule issued by US EPA on DecaBDE and PIP (3:1) TSCA revisions

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuards 173.24 on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) amendment to the final rules for decabromodiphenyl (DecaBDE) and Phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The final rules cover these chemicals as well as the products and articles

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Revision to EU CLP Regulation on Substances and Mixtures Now Effective

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS on the European Union’s (EU) enforcement of new rules under the Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Chemicals (CLP) Regulation. Regulation (EU) 2024/2856 amends Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and is intended to strengthen chemical safety and information transparency in the light of globalization,

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SGS Reports on Specific Exemptions from Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 Ban in Singapore

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 165.24 to highlight specific exemptions made to the ban on Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 issued in Singapore. The exemptions are effective from November 12, 2024, or until viable alternatives are available. Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 are widely used plastic additives. They are two

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SGS Highlights the Addition of One Substance to the EU Candidate List

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 162.24 looking at the addition of triphenyl phosphate (TPP) to the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC). TTP is used as a flame retardant and plasticizer. With its inclusion on the Candidate List, use of this

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SGS launches SGS SMART: A cloud-based platform to optimize supply chain management for the consumer products industry

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is proud to announce the global launch of SGS SMART – a comprehensive cloud-based supply chain management platform for the consumer products industry. Successfully launching a consumer product onto a competitive market depends on a complex series of processes that require transparency, focused management and seamless

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US CPSC Establishes Final Rule for Nursing Pillow Safety Standard

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 159.24, detailing US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) final rule 16 CFR 1242. This is aimed at reducing the risk of death and injury from hazards associated with nursing pillows. The rule was published on October 25, 2024, and will become effective on

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SGS Reports on Revision to the EU CLP Regulation on Substances and Mixtures

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS summarizing the European Union’s (EU) revision of the classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2564 of June 19, 2024, was published in September 2024 and contains several important changes to the

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SGS Highlights Proposal to Add Several Chemicals to IChEMS Register in Australia

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS reporting on Australia’s proposal to list several chemicals on the IChEMS Register. Australia’s Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Instrument of 2022 (IChEMS Register) assigns chemicals to one of seven schedules based on their risk characteristics. The proposed industrial chemicals/groups of chemicals to

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