SGS publishes a SafeGuardS looking at recent changes to China’s product standard for dresses and suits made primarily from woven materials.
New Industry Standard for Woven Dresses and Suits Released in China Read More »
SGS publishes SafeGuardS looking at recent California Prop 65 notices of violation issued for textile products containing BPA and PFAS.
A look at China’s new industry standard for textile products for newborns – FZ/T 08002-2022.
New Standard for Newborn Textile Products Released in China Read More »
A look at China’s new national product standard for children’s cases and bags – GB/T 41002-2022.
New National Standard for Children’s Cases and Bags Published in China Read More »
SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that Footwear Made from Leather and Other Materials (Quality Control) Order, 2022, requiring mandatory compliance with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), has been deferred until July 1, 2023. Under the terms of the Quality Control Order (QCO) all footwear manufacturers must obtain a
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is hosting a complimentary webinar, ‘Recycling and Upcycling: Trends and Requirements’, on August 25. The imperative for products and companies to become more sustainable comes from consumer expectations as well as industry regulators. With increasing pressure to move to more environmentally friendly business models comes the
Recycling and Upcycling: Trends and Requirements in the Softlines Sector, a Webinar Read More »
SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising manufacturers of professional track and field clothing that China has issued a new national product standard – GB/T 41174-2021. The new standard was issued by the Standardization Administration of China in 2021, as part of China’s No. 17 announcement of approved national standards. It
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that the first California Proposition 65 (Prop 65) settlement has been reached for socks made primarily from polyester with Spandex containing bisphenol A (BPA). Prop 65, or the ‘Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986’, is a unique piece of legislation
First California Prop 65 Settlement Reached for Bisphenol A in Socks Read More »
Fashion is on a journey. The market dominance of athleisure over the last decade has now morphed into a trend for ‘well fashion’. Well fashion drivers Consumers are no longer content to wear multiple outfits in a day. Instead, they want comfortable, durable and functional outfits that are better for the environment, and which are
SGS voluntary marks help manufacturers succeed in the global well fashion markets Read More »
SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an article looking at the options open to textile manufacturers as the European Union (EU) introduces its Green Deal. The EU plans to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent with no net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and economic growth decoupled from resource use.
How Textile Manufacturers Can Successfully Navigate the EU Green Deal Read More »
