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SGS webinar prepares hardlines manufacturers for 2026 with 2025 EU and US chemical compliance updates

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Geneva (October 11, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has announced a free, expert-led webinar, ‘Hardlines Regulatory Recap 2025’, taking place on November 27, 2025. The pace of chemical regulatory change in the hardlines sector has accelerated. New and updated requirements under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals […]

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Revised Food Contact Material Regulation Proposed in Indonesia

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Geneva (November 7, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 161.25, reporting on a revised draft regulation for food contact materials (FCMs) and articles in Indonesia. A ten-day consultation period conducted by the nation’s Food and Drug Authority (Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM)) concluded in October 2025.

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India Proposed Restrictions on Two Substances in Food Packaging

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Geneva (November 7, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 160.25, highlighting India’s consultation on proposed revisions to legislation that would ban two substances in food contact materials (FCMs) and articles. The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) sets and enforces safety and quality regulations for food

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UK Consults on Ban of BPA and Other Bisphenols in Food Contact Materials

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Geneva (November 6, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 159.25, reporting on the UK Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) proposed ban on bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols in food contact materials (FCM) and articles. Used in products such as water bottles and food containers, bisphenol A and

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Germany Updates BfR Recommendations for Food Contact Materials

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Geneva (October 31, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 154.25 to inform stakeholders that Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR) has updated several recommendations for food contact materials (FCMs) and articles. Effective October 1, 2025, the BfR issued eight revised recommendations and withdrew

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Restriction on 2,4-DNT proposed in the EU

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Geneva (October 9, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 144.25 to inform stakeholders that the European Union intends to restrict 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) in articles under Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 ‘Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals’ (REACH). 2,4-DNT is used in a variety of

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India Revises Timelines for Mandatory Standards on Cookware and Food Contact Cans

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Geneva (September 26, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, highlights India’s Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (Quality Control) Order, 2025, which updates standards and compliance deadlines for food contact products. The order revises several national standards, including IS 14756, IS 1660, IS 14407 and IS 18427, and

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Brazil Seeks Feedback on Revised Conformity Assessment Requirements for Metal Cookware

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Geneva (September 25, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has issued SafeGuardS 136.25 to inform stakeholders about Brazil’s public consultation on revisions to the country’s conformity assessment requirements for metal cookware. On August 21, 2025, Brazil’s National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO) released Public Consultation No. 25 of

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EDQM Issues Technical Guide for Food Contact Cork Materials

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Geneva (September 19, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has issued SafeGuardS 135.25 to inform stakeholders of a new technical guide published by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare (EDQM) regarding cork materials and articles intended for contact with food. The first edition of the guide,

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