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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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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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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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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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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Baar (February 12, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 017.26, focusing on two new Indian national standards and the use of the standard mark for specified food contact articles. The Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Food and Beverages (Quality Control) Order 2026 was issued by India’s Ministry
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Baar (February 12, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 016.26, reporting on South Korea’s two-month consultation over proposed revisions to the country’s standards and specifications for food contact materials (FCMs) and articles. Notice No. 2026-008 was issued by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in
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Baar (February 12, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 015.26, summarizing Singapore’s ban on three persistent organic pollutant (POP) chemicals – with limited exemptions – that becomes effective in December 2026. POP chemicals are toxic substances that persist in the environment and accumulate in living organisms. As
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Baar (February 12, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has entered into a partnership with Berlin-based health tech startup, theblood, to support the development and validation of women’s health diagnostics based on menstrual blood. The collaboration is designed to open up a new, non-invasive pathway for female-specific health diagnostics by
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Baar (February 11, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 014.26, focusing on the EU’s announcement of Directive (EU) 2026/192, which amends the Toy Safety Directive (TSD) by permitting the use of cobalt in three specific applications. Cobalt and several of its salts are defined as carcinogenic, mutagenic
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