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.
As media and scientific pressure increases on the meat industry to improve sustainability, SGS expertise in sustainability is available to industry at every step of the supply chain.
On April 20 2010, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico saw an estimated 207 million gallons of oil released. The water and seafood product analysis offered by SGS allows for measurement of the impact.
Based on the new Administrative Rule 321/2009, foreign labs accredited by the International. Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) are allowed to test toy shipments for conformity with system 5 and system 7 for certification to the Brazilian MERCOSUR Technical Regulations on Toy Safety.
The development of "green solutions" has become an increasingly important priority for many companies. The SGS Ecodesign team can support you in your bid to access EU funding for your eco-innovation project.
The renovation and expansion of SGS Consumer Testing Services' flagship U.S. lab in Fairfield, N.J. was completed in April. The six-month renovation project and an increase in technical staff provide customers with quicker turnaround times as well as broader testing capabilities.
SGS India recently added the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) Test Method 701 TM1; Fire Test for Flame Propagation of Textiles to their list of capabilities.
Consumer demand for jeans with a worn and faded appearance has contributed to the continued use of sandblasting in key production nations. The process has however been prohibited for producers within the European Union since 1962.