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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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PFAS Prohibitions on Specific Products to be Enforced in California

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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

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SGS explores plastic recycling to reduce pollution

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a Consumer Compact article exploring plastic pollution and innovative recycling solutions. Plastic production continues to rise, from around 2.3 million tons in 1950 to a predicted 800 million tons by 2050. This places a heavy toll on the environment in terms of resource use

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SGS Summarizes Strengthened EU Specifications for HBCDD Under the POP Recast Regulation

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published details of revised hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) specifications under the European Union’s (EU) persistent organic pollutants legislation, the POP Recast Regulation (EU) 2019/1021. HBCDD is a flame retardant found in many consumer items, including upholstery and textiles, as well as in electric and electronic equipment. The

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SGS Summarizes Consultation on Designated List of PFOA-related Compounds for Japan

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a summary of Japan’s consultation on the addition of 138 perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) related compounds as Class 1 Specified Chemical Substances under Cabinet Order No. 244. PFOAs are used widely in consumer items such as carpeting, upholstery, apparel and textiles, as well as in

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SGS Highlights EU Regulation of PFHxA and PFHxA-related Substances Under REACH

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published highlights of Regulation (EU) 2024/2462 concerning the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and PFHxA-related substances. These chemicals are found in a wide variety of products, including firefighting foams, textile coatings, metal plating and polishing agents. To be implemented in phases from April

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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

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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

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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

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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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