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SGS highlights updated EU harmonized standards for Toy Safety Directive compliance

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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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SGS publishes SafeGuardS on revised ISO toy element testing standard

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 123.26, highlighting the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)’s publication of ISO 8124-5:2026, ‘Safety of Toys – Part 5: Determination of total concentration of certain elements in toys’. This second edition of the standard updates the test methods used to determine the total concentration

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SGS Publishes SafeGuardS on Montenegro’s New Toy Safety Regulations

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Baar (September 10, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 119.26, reporting on new toy safety regulations published in Montenegro, bringing the nation into alignment with EU safety requirements. The Toy Safety Regulations, published on August 12, 2026, in the Official Gazette of Montenegro (OGM) as No. 120/2026

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SGS publishes SafeGuardS on proposed EU chemical safety rule for toys

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Baar (September 8, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 116.26, highlighting the EU’s draft directive revising its law on toy safety requirements. Announced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on August 11, 2026, the draft directive would amend Directive 2009/48/EC, the so-called Toy Safety Directive (TSD). Key

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SGS Highlights Mandated Safety Standards for Toys and Other Consumer Goods in Bangladesh

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Baar (August 25, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 112.26, reporting on new regulatory requirements in Bangladesh affecting toys, plastic feeding bottles and other specified consumer products. Issued by Bangladesh’s Ministry of Industries on June 23, 2026, R.O. No 232-Act/2026 and R.O. No 233-Act/2026 introduce requirements for

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SGS Summarizes UK Proposal to Permit Cobalt in Certain Toy Applications in Great Britain

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Baar (July 28, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 094.26, highlighting draft legislation notified by the United Kingdom to the World Trade Organization (WTO) that would allow the use of cobalt in certain toy applications in Great Britain. Cobalt is commonly found in pigments, colorants, metal and

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SGS Summarizes Updates to Australian Aquatic Toys Safety Standard

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Baar (July 20, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 092.26, summarizing Australia’s update to its aquatic toys safety standard, which aligns warning statements with AS/NZS ISO 8124.1/ISO 8124-1. Published on June 25, 2026, by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the new Consumer Goods (Aquatic Toys)

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SGS Highlights Proposed Revision to Peru Toys and Office Supplies Legislation

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Baar (July 3, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 086.26, highlighting Peru’s World Trade Organization (WTO) notification of a draft regulation proposing amendments to the country’s law governing toys and office supplies. The announcement came in May 2026, with details of amendments to Law No. 28376 covering

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New Amendments to Hong Kong’s Toys and Children’s Product Standards

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Baar (April 2, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 042.26, providing an overview of the update from the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the revision of multiple standards for toys and children’s products. Safety standards for these products in Hong Kong are mandated

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UK Advisory Note Issued For Asbestos in Products Containing Sand

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Baar (March 24, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 041.26, highlighting a technical advisory note from the UK’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), issued on March 2, 2026, providing guidance on testing for asbestos in consumer products containing sand, such as toys, hobby products and

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