Yokohama, Japan, 22 April, 2016 – Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (BVCPS) is delighted to announce that in April 2016, Bureau Veritas Japan Co., Ltd, (“BV Japan”) was officially approved as a testing organization by the Consumer Product Safety Association (CPSA) in Japan. BVCPS’ Shanghai lab is also approved as a testing lab to undertake full or partial testing.
CPSA stipulates SG (Safe Goods) Standards for consumer products and permits products which meet the standards to bear the SG Mark. To be authorized to bear the SG mark on their products, manufacturers must pass an inspection examination for conformity of their products in accordance with the SG Standards.
As a CPSA approved testing service provider, BV Japan provides testing and certification services under the scope of the SG Mark Scheme, initially focusing on the following categories:
- Baby Low / High Chair
- Walking Stick / Trekking Pole / Walking Sports Pole
- Badminton Racket