SGS Consumer Testing Services

SGS will be exhibiting at the International Toy Fair 2012 in Nuremberg, between February 1-6, 2012. SGS’ team of toy experts will update visitors with relevant industry developments and news of the latest changes in the regulatory landscape.

SGS introduces a new and unique program of three product marks for environmental impact, progressing towards the ultimate tier of greenhouse gas neutrality, to help companies transparently demonstrate their ongoing environmental commitment.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) modified its regulations for bottled water quality standards to establish a maximum allowed level of 0.006 mg/L for the chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP).

The natural sweetener Stevia has now received safety approval from the European Commission.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the American seafood industry that federal and state regulatory personnel will sample and test premium-priced species of fish, to verify the correct labeling of their products.

The Taiwan Department of Health (DOH) revealed that an industrial chemical intended to soften plastic packaging was being used as an ingredient by the food industry.

The debate about genetically modified and engineered organisms (GMOs) used in food production continues, with a global agreement coming into place enabling individual countries to adopt GM food labeling.

A deadly outbreak of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), later reported in 12 European and North American regions, was greeted with widespread dismay. By July 2011, 22 authorities had reported 50 fatalities and a suspected 4318 infections.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed the presence of strains of listeria in cantaloupe samples. Currently, there are 33 additional illnesses and 29 deaths reported to be linked to the ongoing outbreak of listeria food poisoning.

The global leader in chemical testing and certification services SGS has opened a new furniture laboratory in Serbia in light of increased demand for furniture testing services. The new laboratory opened in Beograd in June 2011.