Geneva (May 14, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 061.25, reporting on New Zealand’s prohibition on the manufacture and use of three persistent organic pollutant (POP) chemicals. POP chemicals are known to cause harm to human, animal and environmental health. The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO)
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Geneva (April 10, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 051.25, detailing revisions to the UK’s persistent organic pollutants (POP) legislation for Great Britain. POP chemicals resist degradation and persist in the environment. As toxic substances, they bioaccumulate in the food chain and present risks to human, animal
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 015.25, highlighting Thailand’s plans to designate Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 as persistent organic pollutants (POP) under the Category 3 hazardous substances list. UV-328 services a wide variety of applications as a UV absorber, helping protect surfaces against discoloration and degradation from UV/sunlight exposure.
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Geneva (January 24, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 006.25, highlighting Japan’s designation of three persistent organic pollutant (POP) chemicals as Class 1 Specified Chemical Substances. Methoxychlor is a bioaccumulative pesticide toxic to aquatic life. Dechlorane plus is a flame retardant commonly used in electronics and cars,
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SGS publishes SafeGuardS on the EU’s addition of two substances to its legislation on POP chemicals.
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SGS publishes SafeGuardS summarizing Australian moves to list Dechlorane Plus® and UV-328 (POP chemicals) under Schedule 6 of the IChEMS Register.
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SGS publishes SafeGuardS on Australia’s prohibition of several persistent organic pollutants (POP).
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SGS issues SafeGuardS looking at Japanese proposal to ban three POP as Class 1 specified chemical substances.
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SGS publishes SafeGuardS looking at UK revisions to POP chemical rules for Great Britain.
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SGS looks at Australian plans to ban several brominated flame retardants as POP chemicals.
