Press Releases
Oct 8, 2019, 9:32 AM
Germany has issued new specifications for PAHs in consumer goods under the voluntary GS-Mark. The new requirements come into effect on July 1, 2020.Read more...
Oct 8, 2019, 9:23 AM
Italy has revised its food contact regulations via two decrees, issued in February and May 2019. The changes affect food contact plastic resins and stainless steels. Read more...
Oct 3, 2019, 9:27 AM
The ECHA has started a public consultation over four potential SVHCs. Stakeholders must comment by October 18, 2019. Read more...
Oct 1, 2019, 3:03 PM
Brazil publishes Ordinance No. 296, thereby approving MERCOSUR’s Technical Regulation on the Labeling of Textile Products. Read more...
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...