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SGS Highlights EU Changes to Microplastics Rules Under REACH

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Baar (June 17, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 081.26, summarizing several derogations for microplastics under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation. Entry 78 on synthetic polymer microparticles (SPMs, also known as microplastics) under Annex XVII has been amended to introduce several changes

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SGS Summarizes EU Proposal for REACH Restriction on Partly Hydrogenated Terphenyl

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Baar (May 20, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 069.26, summarizing the EU’s proposed restriction of partly hydrogenated terphenyl (PTH) under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation. PTH is used in a range of industrial applications, including as a heat transfer fluid and

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EU proposes new restrictions on CMR in childcare products under REACH

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Baar (May 14, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 065.26, reporting on the European Union’s plans to regulate carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) substances in childcare products under Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 ‘Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals’ (REACH). In April 2026, the European

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EU Regulates 2,4-Dinitrotoluene in Articles under REACH

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Baar (May 6, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 059.26, focusing on the EU’s issuance of Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/859 on April 21, 2026. This regulation amends Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No.1907/2006 ‘Regulation, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals’ (REACH) by restricting 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) in articles.

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EU Implements Stricter PFAS Restrictions in Firefighting Foams Under REACH

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Geneva (October 30, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 152.25 to inform stakeholders that the European Union (EU) has adopted Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1988, introducing new restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams (FFFs) under Entry 82 to Annex XVII of REACH – the

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EU Proposes Revisions to REACH Restrictions on Microplastics

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Geneva (September 29, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 143.25 to inform stakeholders about the European Union’s (EU) plan to revise requirements for microplastics under Annex XVII in Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 ‘Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). On September 17, 2025, the World Trade

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EU REACH CMR Substances List Updated

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Geneva (August 26, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 121.25, focusing on the European Union’s (EU) revision of its Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Annex XVII list of carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMR) category 1A or 1B substances. The revisions prohibit the use of

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SGS summarizes new EU restrictions on hazardous solvents DMAC and NEP under REACH

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Geneva (June 24, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 080.25, highlighting a significant regulatory update under the EU’s REACH legislation. The adoption of Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1090 introduces important changes. Effective June 23, 2025, this new regulation adds two hazardous substances, N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) and 1-ethylpyrrolidone-2-one (NEP), to

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Guideline Issued for Microplastics Restriction Under EU REACH

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Geneva (April 24, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 057.25, focusing on the European Commission’s (EC) publication of an explanatory guide for the restriction of synthetic polymer microparticles (SPM), also known as microplastics, under new entry 78 to Annex XVII of the Registration, Authorization and Restriction of

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PAH in Clay Targets Regulated under EU REACH

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Geneva (April 16, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 053.25, reporting on the EU’s regulation of 18 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in clay targets under new entry 50a to Annex XVII of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation. The restrictions will apply from

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