Baar (September 23, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 124.26, reporting on New Mexico’s issuance of new guidance on labeling products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The July 2026 guidance follows a May 2026 final rule implementing the PFAS Protection Act (Chapter 102, 2025
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Baar (September 23, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 125.26, focusing on Serbia’s updated chemical restrictions, which further align the country’s legislation with EU requirements. The ‘Regulation on Restrictions and Prohibitions on the Production, Placing on the Market and Use of Chemicals’ establishes restrictions and prohibitions on
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Baar (September 10, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 119.26, reporting on new toy safety regulations published in Montenegro, bringing the nation into alignment with EU safety requirements. The Toy Safety Regulations, published on August 12, 2026, in the Official Gazette of Montenegro (OGM) as No. 120/2026
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Baar (September 9, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 118.26 on Brazil’s Resolution No. 516/2026, which restricts ten hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). Published by Brazil’s National Environmental Council (CONAMA) on July 8, 2026, the Resolution establishes Brazil’s first national restriction on hazardous substances
Baar (September 8, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 117.26, examining the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposals to increase transparency around substances marketed under generally recognized as safe (GRAS) determinations. Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR) Part 170 (Food Additives) outlines
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Baar (August 26, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 114.26, examining Denmark’s consultation on a revised European Commission proposal concerning styrene in plastic food contact materials (FCMs) and articles. The Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries launched the consultation in July 2026 on a revised European
Baar (August 26, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 115.26, reporting on the UK’s consultation on its plans to revise the Great Britain mandatory classification and labeling list (GB MCL) for hazardous substances and mixtures used in England, Scotland and Wales. The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Notification
Baar (August 25, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 113.26, focusing on Sweden’s proposal to introduce restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in certain consumer products. PFAS comprise a large group of substances that are receiving increasing regulatory attention globally due to environmental and human health
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Baar (August 25, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 112.26, reporting on new regulatory requirements in Bangladesh affecting toys, plastic feeding bottles and other specified consumer products. Issued by Bangladesh’s Ministry of Industries on June 23, 2026, R.O. No 232-Act/2026 and R.O. No 233-Act/2026 introduce requirements for
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Baar (August 20, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 111.26, focusing on GB/T 29862-2026, the revised national standard for textile fiber content identification and labeling in China. Published as part of China’s No. 30 announcement of approved national standards in 2026, it replaces GB/T 29862-2013. Taking effect
