Baar (October 9, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 130.26 on the prohibition of three persistent organic pollutant (POP) chemicals in New Zealand. In March 2026, New Zealand consulted on a proposal to restrict or prohibit three POP chemicals by amending the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms
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Baar (October 9, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 129.26 on new legislation for food contact materials (FCMs) and articles in Serbia. Published in August 2026, the new regulation also applies to certain products for infants and children under three years of age, including those used for
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Baar (October 8, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 095.26, highlighting China’s publication of GB 20400-2026, which updates the mandatory requirements for leather and fur products. The updated standard, effective from April 1, 2027, replaces GB 20400-2006. It applies to accessible leather and fur components in daily-use
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Baar (October 8, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to host a complimentary webinar, ‘Children’s Sleep Safety: EN 16781:2026 and Other Textile Childcare Updates’ on October 29, 2026. Ensuring the safety of sleep environments for babies and young children is central to the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN)
Baar (October 7, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 128.26, highlighting the EU’s addition of three harmonized standards (HS) used to demonstrate compliance with the Toy Safety Directive (TSD), as well as the withdrawal of one existing standard. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2032 (the Decision) was published
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Baar (October 6, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 126.26, highlighting Belgium’s updated requirements, including stricter lead and cadmium migration limits for food contact ceramics. The Royal Decree of July 19, 2026 (C-2026/006323) amends the Royal Decree of May 1, 2006, on the declaration of compliance and
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Baar (October 6, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 127.26, detailing New Zealand’s proposals to prohibit asbestos in specified consumer sand products and introduce associated testing requirements. The draft Unsafe Goods (Consumer Sand Products) Notice 2026 was announced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on September 4,
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Baar (September 30, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has strengthened its support for bicycle and e-mobility manufacturers through the expansion of its global network of US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)-accredited bicycle testing laboratories. With new accreditations in Vietnam, Germany and the United States, manufacturers can now access testing
Baar (September 29, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to host a complimentary webinar, ‘Avoiding US FDA import alerts in shrimp and seafood supply chains’ on October 26, 2026. Shrimp and seafood safety requirements from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continue to evolve, placing pressure on
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Baar (September 24, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, will host a complimentary webinar, ‘Pollution and Hair Health: Understanding Invisible Environmental Exposure and Its Effects’, on October 8, 2026. Hair is continuously exposed to a range of environmental stressors, including airborne particulate matter, pollen, UV radiation, cigarette smoke and heavy
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