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Revision of Rules for Lead in Cookware in Washington State

Geneva (May 28, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 065.25, summarizing the US state of Washington’s revision to its rules on cookware containing lead. The revisions, signed into law as Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill (SB) 5628 (Chapter 266, 2025) on May 13, 2025, follow a staggered approach […]

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Guideline Offered for Cookware Manufacturers and Sellers by Washington State, USA

Geneva (February 27, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 028.25, detailing a new guideline from Washington State, USA, for the restriction of lead in cookware. Codified as Chapter 70A.565 RCW, the new guideline issued by Washington State’s Department of Ecology (DOE) defines cookware as any metal pots,

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Proposed Ban on PTFE Cookware in New York State

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 022.25, reporting on a bill to ban polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) in cookware in the US state of New York. PTFE is a substance used widely for its non-stick properties. Research has now linked it to several health conditions, including thyroid disorders, chronic kidney and

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US FDA Issues Letter to Cookware Retailers and Distributors

Geneva (February 5, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 014.25, reporting on the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) notification to cookware retailers and distributors regarding certain imported products that may release lead into food and should not be sold in the US. The letter, sent in

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