New Wave Of Global Textile Standards

UK and EU voice interaction

According to the British textile media, 9 of the 11 retailers selling children's clothing on the street are not up to safety standards, and the harmful substances in clothes may pose health risks to consumers.

There may also be hazards.

The European Commission recently carried out in-depth and meticulous assessment of the safety of children's clothing, and formulated and implemented relevant implementation standards.

The European Union legislature has recently put forward new requirements to textile and garment manufacturers and distributors, reflecting the enhancement of the SVHC rules, namely, the high attention substances of textile and clothing.

Its new mission requires testing the safety of all chemicals used in clothing and textiles.

The British textile administration has introduced a new rule for testing standards, that is, to limit high attention to harmful chemicals.

The British government is responsible for giving this kind of business to the laboratories of the company, ensuring that all textile and clothing products entered into the United Kingdom or in the country comply with the requirements of the European Union for chemicals registration, assessment, authorization and control (REACH).

The company is located in Manchester. Its specific duties are:

The new standards will determine whether the products are non safe chemicals within the SVHC limits, and then they will issue certificates to the textiles entering the market to indicate their SVHC status.

The EU's newly enacted law also allows consumers to sell products to businesses that meet the requirements of SVHC.

In addition, retailers within the European Union will assume legal responsibility if they do not implement the new regulations, that is, whether they will provide consumers with harmful chemicals within 45 working days.

In this regard, the EU's relevant departments have listed 15 restricted SVHC substances, and the textile and apparel containing these substances will be strictly monitored in the EU market.

Tian Xiang and SGS echoed the echo.

To this end, Tianxiang group also launched a new testing business in recent years to comply with the EU's

Dr. Ruud Ovivik, director of global health and environmental services at Tianxiang, said: "new textiles face many challenges, not only in traditional products, but also in the field of design and manufacture of new products.

The REACH solution provided by Tianxiang group is designed for product's shelf life. It complies with the legislative requirements, enables manufacturers to protect consumers' interests, and also ensures quality and safety of products today and in the future.

The company provides services far beyond its scope, including providing solutions that have market competitive advantages. Its standards also include RoHS, prohibited substances range, CPSIA (consumer product certification regulations) and REACH rules, "California sixty-fifth proposal", carbon material management, carbon dioxide reduction solutions, on call advisory services, testing and analysis business, legal statements, business verification, certificates and various forms of education and training.

Another SGS Group, the largest quality verification body in the world, was founded in 1878. It is also the leader and innovator of global inspection, identification, testing and certification services. It is recognized as a global benchmark for quality and integrity.

At present, the group has more than 1000 branches and laboratories in the world, with 5 employees, making up the world's largest testing service network.

According to the EU's latest textile quality management regulations, they have formulated corresponding detection measures for restricted substances (RS) and high attention substances (SVHC).

The testing business of Swiss SGS group is mainly in the field of risk assessment and risk control, and is also based on SVHC test, audit, receipt collection or literature evaluation.

They believe that highly concerned substances can be classified as cases of intentional or unintentional entry into consumer products.

Therefore, inspection needs to distinguish its nature.

Of course, this is based on the textile supply chain and the manufacturing process.

Laboratory tests should be based on reliable and practical evidence to provide SVHC substance identification data.

The quality and quantity of this substance, including the concentration, should also comply with the requirements of REACH.

To this end, SGS group has set up corresponding new branches in mainland China, Taiwan and Hongkong, as well as Thailand, Korea, India, Germany, France and Turkey.

SVHC solution.

Us CPSC adjusts child product safety standard

Recently, the US consumer products Commission (CPSC) has further taken measures to adjust policies and strengthen the safety requirements of new products.

In 2008, they further amended the consumer product safety certification Act (CPSIA).

Under the law, children's products manufacturers and importers will face the dangers of defendants, lawsuits, even punishment and jail, if they do not meet the safety requirements.

Therefore, the corresponding product security detection and authentication will be further placed on the desktop.

The bill has been implemented since February 10, 2009.

In addition, CPSC has further strengthened measures to further implement the requirements for children's products.

In March 5, 2009, CPSC issued a final rule of factual request and process, that is, the right to decide on the Commission was required, and the classification or classification of textile products should not exceed the limits of the law.

The new requirements of the consumer product safety certification Act (CPSIA) require that the industrial sector that produces children's products ensure that products comply with safety standards, such as minimum lead content and minimum benzene content, and that these harmful substances need to be marked on product labels.

In general, children's products should follow safety standards. CPSIA defines them as "children under 12 years old" designed and used by them, including infants and patients.

Of course, this does not mean that this Law applies to all children's products.

It depends on product dates and classified catalogues, such as "child care products" or "baby and toddlers' durable goods".

Since the implementation of the law in November 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has continuously introduced guidelines for the classification of children's clothing products. The 108 chapter explicitly prohibits the products containing formaldehyde and benzene, and the 106 chapter provides additional safety requirements for "children's toys".

The law also lists new rules, including: limited lead content, restricted scope of o-benzoic acid two formate, mandatory testing and compulsory certification, trademark requirements, etc.

However, the deadline of this law has been postponing because of the more detailed guidelines for the mandatory inspection of imported textile materials and products.

The implementation and legal procedures of CPSC also need the approval of manufacturers and importers.

However, mandatory testing and certification requirements are already in the air. The new requirements for monitoring the lead content in children's products and the restricted content of o-phthalate two should be delayed until February 2010.

How textile exports cross the road

At present, the world standard not only has REACH, but also other "prohibitions" also make people headache, such as WEEE, RoHS, EuP and so on. It is expected that the implementation of the PFOS ban will make the textile industry of developing countries face new challenges.

The ban stipulates that the proportion of perfluorooctane sulfonyl compounds (PFOS) in the finished products of the EU market should not exceed 0.005%, indicating that the EU officially prohibits the use of PFOS in commodities.

The ban was formally approved by the European Parliament in October last year. It prohibits the sale of products that are PFOS or substance with a concentration or quality equal to or greater than 0.005%. It prohibits the sale of fabrics, coatings and semi-finished products containing PFOS concentration or quality equal to or greater than 0.005%, and prohibits the sale of products with the content of PFOS in the coating per square meter equal to or exceeding 1mg; and the pitional period of the regulation is set to 18 months.

Although there is still time for the pition from the ban to the implementation of the ban, many countries have not yet developed relevant auxiliaries that are fully in line with EU PFOS control standards.

Therefore, the light industry such as leather and textile will face severe challenges.

PFOS is the main active ingredient of antifouling agents for textiles and leather products. It is widely used in the field of civil and industrial products. It is the most difficult to degrade organic pollutants at present. It has high bioaccumulation and toxicity. It will not only cause respiratory problems, but also lead to the death of new born babies.

At present, PFOS is widely used in textile, carpet, leather shoes, paper making, packaging, printing and dyeing, washing, cosmetics, pesticides, fire fighting agents and hydraulic oil manufacturing.

According to expert analysis, there are already more ideal substitutes in the world. However, domestic textile auxiliaries that are completely in line with EU's PFOS control standards have not been developed in China. They also need to develop and produce alternative products, and also involve in chemical industry and other industries.

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The EU ban will have an impact on the textile exports of all developing countries.

The PFOS ban is no more than a drag on Chinese textile enterprises.

In order to adapt to this international demand, enterprises need to reintegrate related production chains, improve production processes, find new opportunities in crisis, and deal with them in an early stage. In the production process, we must pay attention to material selection, ensure product quality and enhance environmental protection and health awareness.

One of the most important things to do is learn from the textile industry of developed countries to see how others cope with these barriers.

The most rapid response in the world is the Outlast Technologies.

In order to comply with the new standard, the company has set up a new technology textile laboratory in Hayden ham, Germany.

In June 2009, ortlst exhibited a series of new testing equipment in Frankfurt, Germany.

Martin Benz, general manager of the company, said: "we aim to invest in the future, strengthen research and strengthen our headquarters in Europe.

In doing so, on the one hand, we need to comply with the technical standard requirements of new technology textiles; on the other hand, we are also taking full advantage of our company's latest development of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in order to meet the needs of weaving manufacturers.

The technology is based on the thermal effect of fabric or material, and the ability of heat pformation to detect textiles under the condition of cooling and heating.

This determines the temperature effect produced when the material absorbs energy and releases energy.

Its characteristics can test the fabric's temperature adjustment properties, measurable durability, solubility, crystallization temperature and heat capacity, etc., and it is accurate and fast.

After testing, the data will come out very soon.

Another new technology of orlst company is PCM, which is the principle of phase change materials. It is like a micro packaging technology, like chewing gum in our mouths, chewing when the shell is damaged, sweet overflow.

However, the microcapsule is not damaged because it is very small.

PCM technology follows the laws of physics, it is like water molecules, under certain conditions, when the heat energy increases, the water molecules evaporate.

This technology is mainly suitable for testing the appearance comfort of textiles: suitable body temperature, reducing the degree of overheating, reducing the sweat rate, keeping the cold temperature, and adjusting the active temperature.

Its equipment is mainly for newly developed fabric preparation test conditions, and also provides basis for production management.

The washing test and fixation characteristics are the most obvious, thus providing criteria for testing institutions worldwide.

However, what is even more surprising is that ortras makes full use of its director and is unique in its adjustable clothing temperature.

Recently, they announced that they had acquired an innovative patent, that is, adjusting the temperature of men's footwear.

The company's own shoe manufacturer has won the patent.

All the men's shoes, including boots, sports shoes and women's boots, can be obtained by temperature control technology.

The key technology is that the endothermic function runs through the footwear materials to absorb heat and keep the shoes dry and comfortable.

The main heat absorbing function promotes comfort: 1/4 of the vamp uses a unique material; a wick material absorbs moisture from the sole and achieves the antibacterial effect; the sole is removable to replace the bottom to keep it comfortable and dry.