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China Releases Toweling Gowns Product Standard Update

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 184.24, summarizing the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s December 2024 announcement of revisions to FZ/T 62017-2024, the country’s standard for toweling gowns. With a scope applicable to woven toweling garments primarily made of textile fibers, including gowns, bath dresses and shower […]

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New Chinese Product Standard for Artificial Fur Garments Issued

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 183.25, highlighting the revision of China’s FZ/T 81009-2024 product standard for artificial fur garments. The new standard will become effective on July 1, 2026. The revisions are applicable to garments mainly made of an artificial fur shell, or artificial fur materials used in

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New Product Standard for Knitted Quick-dry Garments in China

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 182.25, summarizing China’s new product standard for quick-dry knitted garments. The standard came into effect on January 1, 2025. Industry standard FZ/T 73077-2024 was included in the No.18 announcement from the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in December 2024. Its scope

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SGS investigates the challenges of sustainability and market growth in functional clothing

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a Consumer Compact article studying sustainable solutions for functional wear manufacturers and the challenges they face balancing environmental protection and product innovation. Definitions of functional clothing have become blurred as designs adapt to new uses and settings. The thin line between professional settings and

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SGS explains how bluesign certification empowers greener fashion choices

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a Consumer Compact article looking at the issues around sustainability and making sustainable purchasing choices when buying clothes. Demand for sustainable clothing is increasing, with a predicted 1.4 percentage point increase between 2023 and 2026. However, the proliferation of claims and labels can make

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SGS Highlights UK CMA Compliance Guide for Tackling Fashion Greenwashing

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a summary of the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) new compliance guide, which is part of efforts to tackle greenwashing in the fashion industry. Published on September 18, 2024, the guide continues the CMA’s efforts to counter misleading or exaggerated sustainability claims. It

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SGS Details New ASTM Standard for Nursing Pillows

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has provided details of a new consumer safety specification for nursing pillows published by ASTM. Developed by the ASTM Highchairs and Hook-On-Chair Subcommittee, ASTM F3669-24 was approved on September 1, 2024, and published on September 24, 2024. It addresses hazards identified by the US Consumer Product

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Learn about effective digital chemical management for textiles with the SGS SMART Cares webinar

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to host a complimentary webinar, ‘Digital chemical management for textiles with SGS SMART Cares’, on October 16 and 23, 2024. This event will be suitable for suppliers, such as wet processing plants using chemical formulations, and brands looking to adopt sustainable chemical management. Chemical

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SGS Summarizes Update of Chinese National Standards for Physical and Chemical Performance of Garments

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a summary of updates for two Chinese national standards regulating the physical and chemical performance of garments. GB/T 21294-2024 on the Testing methods of physical and chemical performance of garments and GB/T 21295-2024 on the Requirements of physical and chemical performance of garments were

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SGS Publishes Slipper Filler Labeling Exemptions Update for Utah

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an overview of the state of Utah’s updated regulatory requirements for slipper filling material labeling. Slippers containing filling materials in the top portion are exempt from the requirement to list the filling material in the bottom portion of the slipper. The exemption has been

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