SGS Consumer Testing Services

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued (1) direct final rules via publication in the Federal Register for infant swings (16 CFR 1223) and infant walkers (16 CFR 1216).

The US EPA has opened a comment period until 9 August 2013 on their proposed rules to identify roles and responsibilities of Third-Party Certifiers to certify composite wood product producers.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 543/2011 (1) provides general and specific marketing standards for all fresh fruit and vegetables (FFV).

The National Health and Family Planning Commission of People’s Republic of China (NHFPC) approved and released a new food packaging materials additives list on April 10, 2013.

Pursuant to Article 13(3) of the Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 (1) the commission adopted Regulation No 432/2012 (2) establishing a list of permitted health claims made on foods other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk.

In May 2013, the General Court of the European Union (EU) published that Germany may continue to apply its existing limit values for lead, barium, antimony, arsenic and mercury in toy materials.

SGS pesticide residue testing services identify any contamination of food products with poisonous and potentially lethal pesticides.

The state of Vermont recently approved measures to expand the scope of products regulated for the brominated flame retardant Deca-BDE.

On 24 April 2013 the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs issued a new regulation on sanctions of chemical safety (ChemSanktionsV).

The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) annual report was published 10 June 2013.