SGS Consumer Testing Services

SGS invites all those interested to attend the 60-minute complimentary webinar "New toy chemical requirements effective 20 July 2013: Are you ready?” taking place on 16 July 2013. Registration is required.

A vote concerning updates to the IEC 62321 standards was concluded on May 3, 2013.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted 3-0 on May 10, 2013 to unanimously approve publication of new proposed regulation 16 CFR 1227, Safety Standard for Carriages and Strollers.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed changes to the Textile Labeling Rules.

The new Technical Regulation that establishes a “List of Substances for Cosmetic Use: Lead Acetate, Pyrogallol, Formaldehyde and Paraformaldehyde” was approved on the 26th of March, 2013.

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.

Vietnam published a draft regulation to regulate the migration of lead and cadmium in ceramic, glass and enamel articles intended to come into contact with food (1).

In 2009, the European Union (EU) adopted the new Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC. The safety assessments, including the Chemical Safety Assessment, and non-chemical requirements were enforced in July 2011.

Failure to comply with microbiological criteria for Listeria monocytogenes compromises consumer safety. Present in many foods, Listeria spp. can grow at low temperatures, even in the refrigerator.

Implementing and adjusting the minimum wage standard is a significant means to improving the remuneration of workers and especially those on low incomes.