Press Releases

Sep 30, 2019, 2:40 PM
SGS is amalgamating its existing cybersecurity capabilities into Digital Trust Services, offering world-class services to manufacturers across all market segments, and especially to manufacturers of connected medical devices or smart consumer products. Read more...
Sep 26, 2019, 8:51 AM
Taiwan updates its mandatory inspection standard for children’s raincoats, reducing the prescribed phthalates down to six from eight. Read more...

Sep 25, 2019, 5:46 PM
New York State enacts a ban on the sale of crib bumper pads and restricts their use in certain public settings. Read more...
Sep 25, 2019, 9:24 AM
New Hampshire has introduced restrictions on the use of flame retardants in residential upholstered furniture. Read more...

Sep 19, 2019, 2:03 PM
SGS launches its new International Type Approval (ITA) Restricted Substance Service Solution, providing manufacturers and importers of electrical and electronics (E&E) products with a one-stop solution to restricted substance compliance.Read more...

Sep 18, 2019, 9:33 AM
Anchorage, Alaska, has codified an ordinance to regulate flame retardants in certain consumer products. Read more...

Sep 17, 2019, 4:41 PM
Taiwan’s BSMI issues updated version of CNS 15290 safety requirements for textile products, which redefines the scope of limitation in relation to some substances. Read more...

Sep 11, 2019, 11:48 AM
The US state of Illinois has introduced a ban on BPA in thermal paper that will come into effect on January 1, 2020.Read more...

Sep 11, 2019, 11:01 AM
SGS provides Europe's first diaper and feminine protection product softness measuring service at its laboratory in Oignies, France. Read more...

Sep 10, 2019, 9:57 AM
SGS has announced two webinars in September 2019 to help toy manufacturers understand EU regulations, standard EN 71-3:2019, and phthalate and chemical restrictions.Read more...