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SGS invites toy professionals to explore evolving EU toy safety standards

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Baar (November 18, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to host a live webinar, ‘Navigating the New EU Toy Safety Standards: What You Need to Know’, on December 2, 2025. The European Commission’s Standardization Request requires the adoption of revised toy safety standards by October 2025. As a […]

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SGS webinar prepares hardlines manufacturers for 2026 with 2025 EU and US chemical compliance updates

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Geneva (October 11, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has announced a free, expert-led webinar, ‘Hardlines Regulatory Recap 2025’, taking place on November 27, 2025. The pace of chemical regulatory change in the hardlines sector has accelerated. New and updated requirements under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals

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New and Updated Toy and Children’s Products Standards Introduced in China

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Geneva (November 6, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 157.25, highlighting new and amended standards for toys and children’s products. This includes revisions to the GB 6675 toy safety standards series and other standards for children’s products and childcare articles. The standards are in place to ensure

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Chinese Toy Safety Standard GB 6675 Parts 1 to 4 Updated

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Geneva (November 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 156.25, outlining updates to China’s toy safety standard GB 6675, parts 1 through 4. The following standards were published by the National Standardization Administration of China on October 5, 2025:– GB 6675.1-2025 Safety of toys – Part 1:

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SGS highlights CEN update to domestic toy trampoline standard

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Geneva (October 15, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an overview of the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN) revised standard for toy trampolines for domestic use – EN 71-14:2025. The publication of EN 71-14:2025 results from a so-called Standardization Request – an agreement between the European Commission and

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SGS approved as an Amazon TIC Direct Validation body for toy sellers

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Geneva (October 10, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce its approval as an Amazon Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) Direct Validation body. This recognition enables SGS to support toy sellers in complying with Amazon’s new requirements under the Direct Validation Program. Amazon recently introduced a new

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Mutual recognition with IRAM in Argentina reduces testing burden for toys and PPE

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Geneva (October 7, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the Instituto Argentino de Normalización y Certificación (IRAM) to streamline certification processes for toys and personal protective equipment (PPE) in Argentina. The first MoU, signed on June 2, 2025, covers PPE under modules

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EU Proposes Limited Use of Cobalt in Toys Under Updated Safety Directive

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Geneva (July 30, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 105.25 to inform stakeholders of the European Union’s draft proposal to revise toy safety legislation by permitting the restricted use of cobalt in certain toy applications. On July 9, 2025, the European Commission notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of

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