The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced its surveillance activities in 2022 will include checking for hazardous chemicals in consumer p...
Denmark’s Ministry of the Environment and Food has published an order restricting phthalates to no more than 0.05% in toys and childcare articles,...
European Union (EU) introduces a new standard for young children’s drinking equipment that combines and supersedes two previous standards.
The E...
Georgia publishes a new Technical Regulation for batteries and battery waste management – Resolution No. 324 of May 25, 2020 on ‘Approval of Techn...
On June 11, 2020, Australia registered instruments that update the mandatory safety standards for two specific toy groups – projectile toys and aq...
The EU has announced a new harmonized standard to guide manufacturers through assessing the technical documentation required for compliance with D...
Serbia has issued a Rule Book on Toy Safety that is based upon European Union (EU) Directive 2009/48/EC, the so-called Toy Safety Directive (TSD)....
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a final rule that will exempt certain unfinished fibers in toys and childcare articles...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has again revised its guidance relating to face masks and N-95 respirators.
The latest guidance, issue...
Following a consultation in 2018, the US and Canada have published a joint guidance document to help consumer product manufacturers integrate huma...
The Californian Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), part of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has issued a Safe Use...
On January 27, 2020, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published an updated version of its age determination guidelines to help bus...
Washington has become the first US state to mandate the requirement that certain disposable wipes must carry a ‘Do Not Flush’ label.
Signed into l...
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into law, providing economic relief for many fami...
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing, and certification company, has gained Occupational Safety and Health Administration (O...
The European Union (EU) has published a draft regulation to revise Annex XVII of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of...
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is leading the way in Europe after gaining Norma Tecnica de ...
South Korea signals its intention to revise ‘Standards and Specifications for Food Utensils, Containers and Packages’.
Circulated by the World Tra...
China publishes interim provisions covering the administration of fire protection design review and acceptance on construction projects.
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The New York State governor has signed into law A9505B (companion bill S7505B), amending the state’s law on toxic chemicals in children’s products...
SGS’s considerable experience in testing Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, and its global network of specialist electrical and electronic (E&...
The European Union (EU) has published a new draft regulation that, if approved, will amend and correct Regulation (EU) 10/2011 on food contact pla...
Several more California Proposition 65 (Prop 65) settlements and judgements have been reached in relation to the use of six phthalates in consumer...
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has expanded its product recalls online platform with Austra...
SGS is pleased to announce it can now support businesses with compliance to China’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical Appliances a...