SGS Consumer Testing Services

Machine to Machine (M2M) communication is an enormous potential value to business by providing the basis for integrated services between billions of machines and objects.

The Global Social Compliance Programme has emerged as a response to the call from producers for a consistent auditing code. Designed to reduce the ‘audit fatigue’ suppliers can streamline their auditing programming by undergoing a GSCP audit.

In 2009, the EU Consumer Report already revealed that one in three Christmas light strings is defective. In addition, China's low-tech lighting products, currently flooding the European market, may also harbor safety-related faults.

On October 22, 2010, the SGS Group issued the first Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) label in China. The honorable recipient was the Zhangzidao Fishery Group for its ezo scallops. Zhangzidao is the largest company of bottom-cultured seafood in China.

The SGS Sustainability Team is assisting the outdoor industry with its push to lead the fashion market in sustainability. The outdoor industry has traditionally focussed strongly on technical aspects of product quality, longevity and functionality.

Brazil has passed Settlement CONAMA no. 401/08 into law as of July 2009, tightening controls on the composition of batteries and cells and in particular on their final disposal.

With manufacturers ever more keen to maximise the appeal of their product packaging, SGS is able to provide you with advice to ensure that your packaging does not violate regulations guarding against deceptive packaging.

Although lithium-ion batteries have long been the power source of choice in mobile communication devices, concerns remain about their safety.

SGS Consumer Testing Services Turkey has opened its new food laboratory in June 2010 in Istanbul. The new lab can perform microbiological, physical and chemical analysis according to ISO 17025 standards.

The growing complexity of automotive electronic components means that safety testing and analysis is increasingly important. SGS offers a range of services in support of automotive Functional Safety.