In
May 2021, the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) published the 22nd
edition of its Restricted Substances List (RSL).
The
RSL covers regulations and laws operating in major global markets that restrict
or ban specific substances in apparel, footwear and home textiles. The latest
version covers 12 categories of product and over 250 chemicals.
Amendments
include:
- Updated
ISO standards on azo dyes for leather and textile - Adding
certain flame retardants under Massachusetts House Bill 4900 and Maryland
restrictions - Changed
test method for certain organotin compounds - Adding
Dicofol to EU POP 2019/1021 under pesticides - Changing
the sum concentration of combined six phthalates in polymeric/plastic materials
for South Korea - Updating
the list and information of Appendix I – Reporting
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The
RSL was first published in 2007. Since then, the AAFA’s RSL Task Force, of which
SGS is part, has regularly updated the list to help operatives in the industry
facilitate compliance in global marketplaces.
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