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SGS Highlights Proposed Revision to Peru Toys and Office Supplies Legislation

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Baar (July 3, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 086.26, highlighting Peru’s World Trade Organization (WTO) notification of a draft regulation proposing amendments to the country’s law governing toys and office supplies. The announcement came in May 2026, with details of amendments to Law No. 28376 covering

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Bemotrizinol Added to FDA OTC Sunscreen Monograph in the US

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Baar (June 25, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 083.26, highlighting the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) addition of bemotrizinol, an active ingredient found in sunscreen, to the over-the-counter (OTC) monograph. A Final Administrative Order was issued on June 10, 2026, for the first time in

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Consultation on Proposed Standard for Regenerated Food Contact Cellulose in China

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Baar (June 5, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 073.26, which reports on a consultation on China’s draft national standard for regenerated cellulose food contact materials (FCM) and articles. Announced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on May 12, 2026, the proposed standard from China’s National Health

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Safety Standard for Portable Hook-on Chairs Updated by CPSC

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Baar (April 14, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 051.26, which reports on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) publication of a direct final rule updating the federal safety standard in 16 CFR part 1233 for portable hook-on chairs. Published in March 2026, the revision of

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ECHA Consultation on Draft Opinion of SEAC on REACH PFAS restrictions

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Baar (April 14, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 050.26, focusing on the European Chemicals Agency’s consultation on the draft opinion of the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the EU’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical (REACH) regulation. Many

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UK Updates GB Toy Safety Standard List

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Baar (March 10, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 035.26, summarizing the UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) Notice of Publication 0131/26. This updates the list of designated toy safety standards for presumption of conformity with the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1881) in relation to

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New CEN European Standard for Chemical Hazards in Childcare Articles

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Baar (January 14, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 193.25, reporting on the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN) December 2025 publication of a new voluntary standard, EN17826, which provides safety requirements for chemicals used in childcare articles. Existing legislation, including the Regulation on General Product Safety, the

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Transitional Measures for Certain Food Plastics Amended by the EU

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Baar (November 26, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 168.25, highlighting the publication of Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/2240 on November 6, 2025. This Regulation revises transitional measures for food contact plastics made with salicylic acid or untreated wood flour and fibers. Concerns about the toxicity of these

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