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SGS hosts webinar on Carbon-14 testing and biobased product certification

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Baar (August 27, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is hosting a webinar, ‘From Carbon-14 testing to SGS green mark biobased certification: the path to verified biobased products’ on September 15, 2026. As interest in products containing biobased materials continues to grow, manufacturers and brand owners are facing increasing scrutiny

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SGS Summarizes UK Consultation On Updated GB MCL List for Hazardous Substances and Mixtures

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Baar (August 26, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 115.26, reporting on the UK’s consultation on its plans to revise the Great Britain mandatory classification and labeling list (GB MCL) for hazardous substances and mixtures used in England, Scotland and Wales. The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Notification

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SGS Highlights Mandated Safety Standards for Toys and Other Consumer Goods in Bangladesh

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Baar (August 25, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 112.26, reporting on new regulatory requirements in Bangladesh affecting toys, plastic feeding bottles and other specified consumer products. Issued by Bangladesh’s Ministry of Industries on June 23, 2026, R.O. No 232-Act/2026 and R.O. No 233-Act/2026 introduce requirements for

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SGS Summarizes Updates to Türkiye’s Import Control Requirements for Toys and Other Consumer Products

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Baar (August 4, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 102.26, noting updates to Harmonized System (HS) codes and product descriptions for toys and other consumer goods in Türkiye. Three communiqués were issued on July 11, 2026, by the Turkish Ministry of Trade. These amend import control requirements

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SGS Highlights UK Consultation on Proposed Additions to the SVHC Candidate List

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Baar (August 3, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 100.26, reporting on the UK’s plans to add nine entries to the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) for authorization under UK REACH. A six-week consultation on the inclusion of the following SVHCs and SVHC

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SGS Summarizes California Proposition 65 Settlements for Listed Chemicals in Consumer Products

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Baar (July 30, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 097.26, highlighting multiple California Proposition (Prop 65) settlements reached involving a range of consumer goods containing listed chemicals. Passed overwhelmingly by California residents in November 1986, the state’s Prop 65 is the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement

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SGS Highlights Australia’s Revision of the IChEMS Register

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Baar (July 20, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 093.26, highlighting Australia’s revision of the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) Register. The Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) issued the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Amendment (2026 Measures No.1) Instrument 2026

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SGS Reports on Rhode Island’s Amendments to the Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024

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Baar (July 9, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 090.26, which focuses on the latest amendments to the Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024 (the Act) in the US state of Rhode Island. The amendments clarify and strengthen enforcement provisions and establish conditions for exemptions. The per-

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SGS Highlights UK Updates to SVHC Candidate List for Great Britain

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Baar (July 7, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 087.26, summarizing the UK Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) addition of 15 entries to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) for authorization on June 15, 2026. Suppliers of substances on the UK REACH Candidate

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SGS publishes SafeGuardS on updated PFAS Reporting Rules for Minnesota Products

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Baar (June 17, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 082.26, highlighting Minnesota’s amendments to Amara’s Law on products containing intentionally-added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The amendment clarifies manufacturing date requirements. Among measures approved in 2023, an eventual ban on the use of PFAS, which are known

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