China’s Standardization Administration has put into effect its new, updated national product standard for towels – GB/T 22864-2020. The standard applies to all kinds of woven towel products made from textile fibers, but does not include: Microfiber towels Single-use towels [if !supportLists] The main technical contents of the standard are: General safety technical requirements shall […]
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China has updated its national standard covering the generic names for man-made fibers – GB/T 4146.1-2020 Textiles-Man-made fibers – Part 1: Generic names. Issued as part of China’s No. 22 announcement on newly approved national standards in 2020, the new standard will come into effect on May 1, 2021. It covers all man-made fibers, defined
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ASTM International has published a new standard that establishes the minimum design, performance, labeling, user instructions, reporting and classification, and conformity assessment criteria for single-use and reusable face coverings – ASTM F3502. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, barrier face coverings have been an important part of the strategy for reducing the spread of
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The US Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH) has updated its Model Toxics Packaging Legislation (Model Legislation) to include provisions relating to (ortho) phthalates and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Under the provisions in the update, issued on February 16, 2021, PFAS are now prohibited and phthalates are restricted to no more than 100 parts per
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SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is to host a live webinar on March 18 providing delegates with an ‘Introduction to the SCIP Database.’ Introduced on January 5, 2021, a new mandatory requirement from the Waste Framework Directive and REACH regulation for EU duty holders, demands any article being placed on
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SGS, the world’s leading inspection, testing and certification company, has introduced a dedicated service to help furniture manufacturers demonstrate the quality and durability of their products through the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers’ Association (BIFMA’s) new Conformance Program. Launched on March 1, 2021, the ‘BIFMA Compliant’ program enables manufacturers to list those products that conform
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published five final rules in January 2021 that cover five persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals. The chemicals and their uses are: 2,4,6-Tris(tert-butyl)phenol (2,4,6-TTBP) – an antioxidant in fuel additives and fuel injector cleaners as well as an additive in oil and lubricants Decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE) – a flame
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SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has today launched the SGS Independently Checked Mark (IC Mark) for reusable fabric masks. The new IC Mark tests and verifies products utilizing key performance attributes from the recently published industry consensus standard, ASTM F3502 Standard Specification for Barrier Face Coverings. Its use will provide
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Since the start of 2021, several US states have published bills to restrict flame retardants (FRs) in a variety of consumer products. Delaware has published bill HB 77, with a proposed effective date of July 1, 2021. This covers a variety of consumer products with the following restrictions: Residential upholstered furniture: ≤ 0.1% each of
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Several US states have issued proposals to prohibit perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer goods. Most of these bills relate to food contact materials and articles, but other products include residential upholstered furniture, firefighting foams and firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE). Connecticut has issued two proposed bills: Proposed SB 111 – will prohibit PFAS
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