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25/02/09		Life Science		Beware of Latex Allergenic Reactions Natural Rubber Latex is a common raw material used to synthesize a great variety of products, such as disposable gloves (i.e. examination, surgical, medical or rubber protective gloves), elastic bandage, adhesive tape, syringe plungers, anesthesia mask and condoms. It is not rare to hear people suffering from allergenic reactions to latex after frequently in contact to latex rubber related products.
16/02/09		Consumer Testing		Usher into the LED age with SGS On 10th October 2008, the Energy Ministers of EU members proposed to work out the plan to ban the sale of household incandescent light bulbs starting in 2010. Australia and Canada have also enforced to phase out the use of incandescent lamp from 2010 and 2012 respectively. With incandescent and fluorescent lamps out and LED in, SGS is fully prepared to lead your way into new age.
12/02/09		Consumer Testing		SGS Delivers AATCC International Training Course in 2009 In 2009, the SGS Certified AATCC Course Instructors are ready to deliver the AATCC International Training Course to the public. The course includes training on colorfastness, physical properties and fiber identification (qualitative). A total of 18 courses are scheduled in 8 designated locations.
09/02/09		Consumer Testing		EU Finally Adopted GHS EU has finally published the new regulation on the classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of substances and mixtures ((EC) No. 1272/2008), which aligns EU legislation with GHS. Several important regulations, including REACH, have been amended due to the adoption of GHS. SDS and labeling requirements are now amended and SGS is now providing new service to help our clients to prepare SDS according to the new regulation.
05/02/09		Life Science		International Standard of Cosmetics Microbial Testing Free of microbial contamination is one of the basic safety requirements for cosmetic products. Recall cases due to microbial contamination are frequently observed from the EU RAPEX or US FDA.
31/01/09		Consumer Testing		Global Recall of Coffee Machines We are now living in an open economy, which has brought consumers tremendous benefits in terms of choices, prices, and quality. In an open economy, supply chains become longer and more complex, products span the entire globe before arriving in our households, and the risk of unsafe products entering into the supply chain is becoming easier. Product safety is a shared concern and a shared responsibility. Effective governance of product safety is such a critical issue nowadays.
03/01/09		Life Science		Cosmetic Products to Singapore – ASEAN The ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD) comes into force in Singapore from 1 January 2008. This directive aligns closely with the European Union Cosmetic Directive and is being implemented in all ASEAN member countries by 1 January 2008.
02/01/09		Life Science		UK Tightens Botox Regulation Botulinum toxin (Botox) is a chemicals commonly used in anti-ageing treatment. This kind of anti-ageing treatment by dermal fillers become more and more popular in EU, and the number of treatment showing a dramatic increasing trend over the past few years. Recently, the General Medical Council of UK recommended that consumers must visit qualified doctors for Botox in order to ensure consumers are health enough to receive treatment, and to minimize the change to develop allergic reactions.
02/01/09		Life Science		Warning to Health Products with Undeclared Ingredients In Hong Kong, Proprietary Chinese Medicine (PCM) is regulated by Chinese Medicine Ordinance (Cap. 549). Products containing both Chinese and western medicines are regarded as pharmaceutical products, and should be registered and regulated under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138). Therefore, PCM must not be adulterated with pharmaceutical.
22/12/08		Consumer Testing		Seeking Solutions with SGS! CPSIA FAQ for Textile Industry The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) affects everyone that manufactures, imports, or distributes apparel, footwear and other children's products into the United States. As this new regulation is complicated and certain significant questions are commonly raised out within textile and footwear industry, we have consolidated various questions that SGS received from recent seminars, webcasts and clients’ meeting for this FAQ preparation.
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