SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 048.24 to keep stakeholders up to date with labeling rules for online sales of bedding, upholstered furniture and quilted clothing products in Utah, USA.

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), Division of Regulatory Services, informed businesses in April 2023 that they intended to enhance surveillance and enforcement of online sales of products regulated under Title 4, Chapter 10 of the Utah Code and R70-101. However, on February 2, 2024, the ruling was temporarily suspended following a policy review and feeding from the furniture industry. E-commerce platforms are therefore not currently mandated to display a uniform law label for upholstered furniture before completing online purchases.

This emergency rule specifically applies to bedding and upholstered furniture. Stakeholders should be aware that the regulations for quilted clothing textile labels remain unchanged. However, during the period of the suspension, no active regulatory action for online labeling will be enforced.

The temporary suspension will provide industry with time to ensure compliance with the requirements. It will also allow clear and consistent regulations to be established.

SGS experts publish SafeGuardS to keep stakeholders up to date with regulatory changes that may impact their business. Interested parties are advised to subscribe to SGS’s complimentary SafeGuardS to stay informed.

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SGS has a worldwide network of over 40 state-of-the-art laboratories, including 10 in China, specializing in testing of apparel, footwear, and home textiles. Their committed team is drawn from multi-disciplinary backgrounds, allowing them to conduct a comprehensive range of physical, chemical, and functional testing services for components, materials and finished products. SGS helps companies ensure quality, performance, and compliance with international, industrial, and regulatory standards worldwide. In the end, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS’s Softlines Services.

SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full Utah, USA, Repeals Online Law Label Requirement for Bedding, Upholstered Furniture and Quilted Clothing SafeGuardS.

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 049.24 to keep stakeholders informed on recent changes to the United Kingdom’s mandatory classification, labeling and packaging (CLP) list for substances and mixtures.

Applicable only to Great Britain (GB – Wales, Scotland and England) following Brexit, the GB CLP list is now in its fourth iteration. It is an important directory for the classification and labeling of substances and mixtures and is relevant to manufacturers, importers, downstream user and distributors operating in GB.

Published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the new version makes several editorial changes to improve clarity and adds 25 substances. These include 4-nitrosomorpholine (CAS 59-89-2), which is a carcinogenic 1B and mutagenic 2 substance.

The revisions will apply from September 2, 2025.

SGS experts publish SafeGuardS to keep stakeholders informed about regulatory and market changes that may impact their business. Interested parties are advised to subscribe to SGS’s complimentary SafeGuardS to stay informed.

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SGS offers a comprehensive range of testing services to help manufacturers and suppliers ensure their products are safe and comply with national and international regulations concerning harmful chemicals. In the end, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS Chemical Testing Services.

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Dr. HingWo Tsang
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 044.24 to provide stakeholders with an overview of the amendment for food contact metals and alloys approved by the Southern Common Market (Mercosur).

Mercosur/GMC/Res. No 48/2023 was issued in December 2023 to revise GMC Resolution No. 46/06 ‘Mercosur technical regulation on provisions for containers, coatings, utensils, covers and metal equipment that come into contact with food’ (GMC Resolution 46/06).

Changes contained in the document include:
- Copper deleted as one of the heavy metals in impurities of metallic materials. The new specifications are no more than 1% for the sum of antimony, arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury, subject to:
1. No more than 0.01% for each of cadmium, lead and mercury
2. No more than 0.03% for arsenic
- List of stainless steels and their specifications revised
- Specifications and restrictions for anodized and non-anodized aluminum and its alloys added
- New language introduced indicating that the list of stainless steels in clause 3.1.1 includes those with their surface completely glazed, vitrified, enameled or protected with polymeric coatings
- New language and limitations added for uncoated carbon steel

Countries in Mercosur are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. They must now transpose Mercosur/GMC/Res. No 48/2023 into their national law before June 2, 2024.  

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SGS’s technical experts have extensive experience of testing materials and articles in contact with food. They can ensure that your products meet the appropriate regulations for food contact materials and pave the way for compliance. SGS offers the full range of testing, including migration tests, along with expert advice on emerging regulations, compliance issues and documentation review. In the end, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS’s Food Contact Material Services.

SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full Mercosur Revises Food Contact Metals and Alloys SafeGuardS.

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Dr. HingWo Tsang
Global Information and Innovation Manager
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Lara Gallego
Packaging Regulations Consultant – Mercosur/Brazil
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