SGS Consumer Testing Services

Popularity of smartphone applications – or ‘apps’ - has increased explosively. Among the implemented functionality, more and more medical device features have started to creep in.

On 31 December 2014, the United States Department of Agricultural (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) issued their final rule for the labeling of raw meat and poultry products with added solutions.

To help clients comply with the REACH SVHC requirements, SGS developed a SVHC screening program for textiles and footwear products.

QB/T 2673-2013 (Footwear- specification of marking) is a basic standard which has been widely used, and cited on most footwear products sold in China.

The legal minimum wage is the lowest amount which the employers should pay to the employees based on work performed within the legal standard working hours or working hours specified in a legal contract.

Proposition 65 (Prop 65) is the ‘Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986’, a ballot initiative passed overwhelmingly by California residents in 1986.

From the 23 November 2014 a revised version of EN 71-1:2014 ‘physical and mechanical properties” is made available by CEN. The standard is officially published and implementation by national standards organizations will be latest by 31 May 2015.

The European Union recently announced 3 Commission Regulations authorizing and refusing to authorize certain health claims made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health.

SGS will exhibit at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in Germany from 28 January to 2 February 2015 in Hall 11.1, Booth E-03, F-04.

In November 2014, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) published the revised European standard EN 1466:2014 concerning carry cots and stands, replacing standard EN 1466:2004+A1:2007.