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On 14 November 2013 the US FDA published the FDA Food Code 2013 (1).

SGS Germany hosted an exclusive seminar on the HALT and HASS product reliability testing methods, between October 8 and 9, 2013, in Munich, Germany.

On 8 November 2013 the US FDA published a measure which will reduce Trans Fat in processed foods. The comment period for this proposal ends on 7 January 2014.

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.

On 1 November 2013, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a final rule (1) that will update its import regulations for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

In June 2013, two new sunglasses testing standards: EN ISO 12312-1:2013 and EN ISO 12311:2013 were published and replace the current standard EN 1836:2005+A1:2007 which will be withdrawn by February 2014.

SGS provides you information on the chemical safety issues and solutions for the textile industry.

SGS informs you on the current challenges faced by electrical and electronics suppliers and manufacturers and the steps to follow to defy the environmental iceberg.

Do you know where your products are manufactured? Not just the agent or supplier you are sourcing from, but the actual location where your product or major components can be found?

In 2008, the US State of Washington adopted the Children’s Safe Products Act.