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Positive List for Food Contact Plastics Updated by the EU

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Baar (February 25, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 020.26, focusing on the EU update of its list of authorized substances for plastic food contact materials (FCMs) and articles. Regulation (EU) 2026/245 was issued on February 3, 2026. This updates Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 governing specific measures

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Update on EN 71-1:2026 for Mechanical and Physical Toy Requirements

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Baar (February 24, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 028.26. This summarizes revisions to EN 71-1 in response to the EU’s Standardisation Request setting the agreed work program for toy safety standards between the European Commission and the European Committee for Published in January 2026, EN 71‑1:2026

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Publication of EN71-8:2026 for Activity Toys

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Baar (February 24, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 027.26, focusing on the publication of European standard EN71-8:2026. This revision of EN71-8 has been driven by the EU’s Standardisation Request, which sets the agreed work program for toy safety standards between the European Commission and the European

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Proposed Revision of Standards and Specifications for FCMs in South Korea

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Baar (February 24, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 023.26, reporting on South Korea’s plans to update food contact utensils, containers and packages standards and specifications. Notice No. 2026-009 was issued on January 8, 2026, containing several important proposed changes to the country’s ‘Standards and Specifications for

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Harmonized Standards for Nickel Release in Moldova

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Baar (February 23, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 022.26, summarizing Moldova’s authorization of three standards for nickel migration. Order No. 6/2026, approving the harmonized standards, was issued in January 2026, effectively transposing European Communication C/2023/1604 into Moldovan national law and supporting compliance with nickel restrictions under

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Two SVHCs Added to ECHA Candidate List

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Baar (February 23, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 021.26, reporting on the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) expansion of its Substances of Very High Concern Candidate List to a total of 253 chemicals. The announcement was made on February 4, 2026, placing important obligations on EU/EEA manufacturers,

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EU Updates BPA and Other Bisphenol Legislation in Certain FCMs

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Baar (February 23, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 019.26, highlighting the European Union’s correction of several inconsistencies and errors in its regulation on the use of bisphenol A, other hazardous bisphenols and bisphenol derivatives in certain food contact materials (FCMs). Bisphenol A and related bisphenols in

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Consultation over Revised Dangerous Chemical Law for Switzerland

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Baar (February 23, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 018.26 on plans to update Switzerland’s Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (ORRChem). Announced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on January 27, 2026, the draft Ordinance contains key changes to ORRChem with revisions including requirements for mercury and per-

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SGS offers complimentary webinar exploring energy-based technologies for safe skincare

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Baar (February 17, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to host the webinar, ‘Clinical Testing in Aesthetic Dermatology – Energy-Based Devices and Cosmetic Pre- and Post-Treatments’ on February 24, 2026. Science is rapidly transforming the aesthetic dermatology industry, introducing technical innovations in the form of energy-based technologies such

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SGS receives regulatory approval to restart human ¹⁴C ADME trials

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Antwerp, Belgium (February 16, 2026) – SGS today announced it has received formal approval from the Belgian Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) to resume human ADME (Adsorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion) studies using ¹⁴C-radiolabeled investigational products. The approval enables SGS to reintroduce ¹⁴C human ADME studies at its clinical pharmacology unit in Antwerp, reinstating

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