SGS Consumer Testing Services

With the new mandatory toy safety standard (SNI) coming into force in Indonesia in 2012, and increasing market demand for safe toys in Europe and the Americas, SGS Indonesia has opened a new toy testing laboratory for toys.

In June 2011, SGS has opened a new large-scale juvenile products testing laboratory in Aix en Provence, France.

Designed to protect the youngest of our consumers, a myriad of safety requirements for juvenile products has taken shape around the world.

Making certain your toy products are safe not only protects customers, but also your reputation and profit margins.

In the wake of renewed consumer concern about the chemicals used in clothes and footwear and their potential for harmful effect on both individuals and the environment, national and international regulatory frameworks have been created.

From May 2011, European legislation came into force to regulate plastic materials that come into contact with food, such as packaging and kitchenware, with the Plastics Implementation Measure (EU) 10/2011.

SGS Medical Devices (MD) was greatly cheered by the reader response to its newly created newsletter, out only since May 2011. To satisfy its audience further, an even more informative second issue is planned, due out in September.

The Expo Riva Schuh is India’s first trade show dedicated entirely to footwear and leatherwear and as a platform for the entire footwear industry, SGS was pleased to attend this new exhibition event.

SGS and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences (CAAMS) opened a new food testing laboratory in Beijing, China.

SGS has always been committed to providing its customers with the best in both its services and its resources. To that end, major new developments have been made at its Electrical, Electronics and Wireless facilities in the US.