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Hong Kong - 18/11/09 SGS Becomes IKEA's First Third-Party Certifier in China and Asia We are proud to inform you that since November 2009, SGS Hong Kong Ltd is the first testing laboratory to become IKEA’s Third Party Certifier (TPC) for composite wood formaldehyde testing in China and Asia. We can help IKEA’s vendor in complying with the worldwide formaldehyde regulations for wood products shipping to the international market. Earlier on, SGS has also earned the Third-Party Certifier (TPC) status from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for verification of composite wood products to ensure compliance with formaldehyde emission standards set forth in the California State Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM). Read More |
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| 26/05/09 | Systems and Services Certification | Hong Kong Observatory Radiation Laboratory Awarded ISO 9001:2008 As one of the best public service departments of the Hong Kong SAR Government, the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) dedicates to provide quality services in meteorology, climate, radiation, time standard and others. | ||||||||||||||
| 22/05/09 | Consumer Testing | Hardlines: New Online Guidebook to Sustainability Approach In response to the mounting environmental-related legislation in the EU and in the U.S. and to the increasing customers’ expectations for green products, SGS is pleased to offer a brand new publication on sustainability and green issues dedicated to the hardlines industry. Not only do Green and sustainability enhance the quality of product, manufacturing process and production efficiency, it also saves costs. | ||||||||||||||
| 19/05/09 | Consumer Testing | RoHS 2.0 – SGS New Service for Proposed New Restricted Substances Draft COM(2008) 809/4 proposed 4 new substances in the next generation of RoHS Directive. The proposed revised RoHS directive would cover medical devices as well as monitoring and control instruments. Moreover, 4 new chemicals (brominated flame retardants HBCDD and the phthalates DEHP, BBP and DBP) would be reviewed for possible inclusion on a list of 6 substances already banned from use in electrical goods under RoHS. | ||||||||||||||
| 14/05/09 | Consumer Testing | The New BRC Global Standard Directory The BRC directory has been completely redesigned and will be launched for suppliers/manufacturers from June 2009. | ||||||||||||||
| 13/05/09 | Consumer Testing | SGS Supplier Chain Management Training and Seminar Schedule in 2009 Available only in Chinese. | ||||||||||||||
| 06/05/09 | Life Science | Evaluation of Effectiveness of Chemical Disinfectants Disinfectants are intended to kill and inhibit microorganisms’ growth. A high quality disinfectant should have effectiveness against bacteria (bactericidal activity) and fungi (fungicidal activity). In EN 1276 and EN 1650, product’s effectiveness can be evaluate under simulated clean condition (a surface which have been cleaned and has minimal levels of organic and/or inorganic materials) or simulated dirty condition (a surface which are know to contain organic and/or inorganic materials, by the addition of various level of bovine albumin). | ||||||||||||||
| 30/04/09 | Consumer Testing | Ready For The New Hong Kong Food Labeling Policy? In 2008, the implementation of mandatory Nutrition Labeling Regulation “The Food and Drugs (Composition and Labeling) (Amendment: Requirement for Nutrition Labeling and nutrition Claim) Regulation 2008” has been approved by Hong Kong Legislative Council and put together with the existing Food Labeling law “The Food and Drugs (Composition and Labeling)” in the aims of signifies a new era of Food Labeling in Hong Kong. | ||||||||||||||
| 27/04/09 | Consumer Testing | Free Support Service for Labeling Requirements To assist the trades in compliance with the food labeling regulations in HK, China, US, Canada and other major countries, SGS now offers different Food Label Review packages and Nutrition labeling analysis packages to help the trade to develop their food/ nutrition label. Within our global network we can guide you through the specific food laws and assess your labels to the most recent legislations on food labeling. Don’t hesitate to contact us for more information. | ||||||||||||||
| 24/04/09 | Consumer Testing | Is Your Candle Recall Resistant? Several recalls have been made already the first 3 months of this year 2009 in the United States as well as in the European Community due to unsafe candles that have been placed on these markets. | ||||||||||||||
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