Geneva (August 26, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 120.25, reporting on a new Order regulating rubber food contact materials (FCM)/articles and pacifiers for young children in France. A notice revising the list of substances in Annex VIII of the Order of August 5, 2020, was issued […]
Geneva (August 21, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 119.25, summarizing North Carolina’s ban on di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in intravenous (IV) bags and tubing. SB 600 (session law 2025-60) was signed on July 3, 2025, regulating DEHP in IV solution containers and tubing. This amendment adds Article
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Geneva (August 20, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 118.25, reporting on a decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that upholds the annulment of titanium dioxide (TiO2) in powder form containing 1% or more of particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than
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Geneva (August 20, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 117.25, highlighting Chile’s plans to strengthen regulations on food contact material (FCM) and related articles. A public consultation to replace Title XXX under the country’s Food Sanitary Regulations (Decree 977/96), which contains general and specific requirements for FCMs
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Geneva (August 19, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar titled ‘Next-Generation Sunscreen Efficacy Testing: Non-Erythemal, Non-Pigmentation Approaches Using ISO 23675 and ISO 23698’, taking place on September 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM (EDT). With the recent publication of ISO 23675 (Double Plate Method,
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Geneva (August 14, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 085.25, summarizing the UK’s latest updates to its fire safety framework for domestic furniture and furnishings. On April 30, 2025, the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards released statutory guidance on the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety)
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Geneva (August 13, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 116.25 to keep stakeholders informed about Azerbaijan’s new standards and rules for food contact materials (FCMs) and articles. Azerbaijan’s Food Safety Agency (AFSA, Azərbaycan Respublikasının Qida Təhlükəsizliyi Agentliyi) issued Decision of the Board No. 56 of May 20,
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Geneva (August 13, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 114.25, summarizing revisions to Japan’s specifications and standards for food contact materials. Cabinet Office Notification No. 95 entered into force on June 1, 2025, with revised methods and specifications becoming effective on June 1, 2026. This notice partially
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Geneva (August 11, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to host a complimentary live webinar, ‘Navigating the Challenges of Using Recycled Plastics and Managing NIAS in Food Contact Materials’, on September 4, 2025. The increasing use of recycled plastics in food contact materials (FCMs) reflects the food contact
Geneva (August 11, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to host a complimentary webinar, ‘Japan’s Consumer Product Safety Act: Key Updates and Implications for Global Companies’, on August 21, 2025. In 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) introduced important revisions to the Consumer Product Safety
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