COFRAC Accreditation ISO 17025 Received by SGS France for Juvenile Product Testing

May 18, 2012 - PRLog -- With over 1,350 laboratories and offices around the world, SGS is a multinational company which provides inspection, verification, testing and certification services to companies across the globe. SGS’s dedicated office in France has recently announced that its laboratory in Aix en Provence, France, dealing exclusively with juvenile products and childcare articles, has been accredited ISO 17025 by COFRAC according to the standard NF EN ISO /CEI 17025 within the Program N°153.  This program encompasses the physical and mechanical tests for Changing Units (NF EN 12221), Children’s cots and folding cots for domestic use (NF EN 716), Cribs (NF EN 1130), High Chairs (NF EN 14988), and Playpens (NF EN 12227). ISO/IEC 17025 general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories is the main ISO standard used by testing and calibration laboratories. It is also the basis for accreditation from an accreditation body.

The full scope of the SGS accreditation n°1-2196 (applicable) is available on the COFRAC website (http://www.cofrac.fr/). The SGS laboratories in France are also accredited by COFRAC for flammability tests (NF EN 71-2) and heavy metals determination (NF EN 71-3).  The French certificate (lhttp://www.cofrac.fr/annexes/sect1/1-2196.pdf) can be downloaded for further details.

Thanks to the COFRAC accreditation, SGS is now able to offer a comprehensive range of services for the juvenile products industry. These services include, but are not limited to, physical testing, flammability testing, materials testing, chemical testing, labeling verification, packaging tests and REACH compliance.

SGS Services for Childcare Articles

With world class expertise in children’s equipment, childcare articles and toys, SGS can assist manufacturers with all their needs in this industry. The coverage SGS is able to offer a company ranges from the initial, concept and design stage to the point at which products are stocked in stores for sale.

SGS has a wide network of experts and laboratories in China, Asia, the Americas and Europe to help comply with all applicable standards for juvenile products (http://www.sgs.com/en/Consumer-Goods-Retail/Toys-and-Juve...). The ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation by COFRAC means SGS France can act as a single partner for quality and safety assurance of juvenile products and childcare articles on the French market.

For further information, please contact:

Contact details:

SGS Consumer Testing Services
Aude Caplet
International Sales Manager - Toys & Juvenile Products
29 avenue Aristide Briand,
94111 Arcueil Cedex,
France

t: +33 1 41 24 89 97
Email: cts.media@sgs.com
Website: http://www.sgs.com/pages/consumer-testing/sgs-consumer-goods-and-retail.aspx

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