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Revision to EU CLP Regulation on Substances and Mixtures Proposed

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Baar (December 12, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 178.25, focusing on the EU’s published draft update to the Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP) Regulation, which proposes 38 new entries and revises 10. The CLP Regulation is in place to ensure the classification […]

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EU Proposes Ban on Three POP Chemicals

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Baar (December 12, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 175.25, summarizing the EU’s consultation on three draft laws to revise its legislation on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The proposed listing of chlorpyrifos, medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) and long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (LC-PFCAs) (and its related salts and compounds),

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European Commission Updates Glossary of Cosmetic Ingredient Names

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Baar (November 20, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 163.25, highlighting the European Commission’s (EC) Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. This updates the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) Glossary under Regulation (EC) 1223/2009, the framework regulation governing cosmetic products in the EU. Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 was

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SGS invites toy professionals to explore evolving EU toy safety standards

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Baar (November 18, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to host a live webinar, ‘Navigating the New EU Toy Safety Standards: What You Need to Know’, on December 2, 2025. The European Commission’s Standardization Request requires the adoption of revised toy safety standards by October 2025. As a

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SGS webinar guides softlines companies through EU GPSR compliance

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Geneva (November 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce a free, expert-led webinar, ‘Risk Analysis and the EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)’, on November 18, 2025. As the European market transitions from the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) to the EU General Product Safety Regulation

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Lead Restriction in Fishing Tackle Proposed by EU

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Geneva (October 9, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 145.25 to inform stakeholders of the European Union’s intention to restrict lead in fishing sinkers and lures. The World Trade Organization (WTO) has circulated a draft regulation that will, if adopted, amend entry 63 of Annex XVII of

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ECHA Updates Proposal to Restrict PFAS Under REACH

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Geneva (September 8, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 128.25 to highlight the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) updated proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under Annex XVII of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation. ECHA published the proposal on August 20,

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2024 Annual Safety Gate Report Published by the European Commission

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Geneva (September 5, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 112.25, summarizing key findings from the European Commission’s 2024 Safety Gate Rapid Alert System Report. The Safety Gate Rapid Alert System, designed to protect consumers from dangerous products, recorded 4,137 alerts in 2024. This nearly doubles the 2022

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CLP Regulation on Substances and Mixtures Revised by the EU

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Geneva (August 27, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 122.25, detailing the European Union’s (EU) revision to the rules on substances and mixtures under its Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. CLP Regulation (EU) 2025/1222, issued in June 2025, adds 22 entries, including ozone, to the harmonized

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