15/05/2012 Children's Letterman Jackets Recalled in US
Hazard: Snaps on the jacket can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children
      
15/05/2012 'Smart Sewing Valley', Highly Expected to Boost Textile Industries in Daegu
A cluster of modernized sewing factories, so called 'Smart Sewing Valley', is going to be created in the western industry park of Daegu, that is about 350 km southeast of Seoul, Korea, and that is currently under remodeling.
      
15/05/2012 New EU Textile Labeling Regulation Enters into Force
A new EU regulation on textile fiber names and related labeling and marking of the fiber composition of textile products that was adopted in 2011 has come into force as of May 8, 2012. For more details about this regulation, please click 'Previeous News'
      
15/05/2012 Sweden Prohibits Bisphenol-A in Baby Food Packaging
Recently Sweden went further to decide to ban the use of BPA in the varnish and coating in food packaging specifically designed for children under the age of three. This regulation shall come into force on January 1, 2013.
      
15/05/2012 ECHA Publishes Updated REACH Registration Guidance
On May 2, 2012, ECHA released the new version of guidance on registration of REACH. The structure and the content of the document has been thoroughly revised from the previous version of 2007. For more information, please click 'Link'.
      
15/05/2012 ECHA Seeks the Public Comments on the Draft Scientific Review Report of DINP and DIDP
DINP and DIDP are mainly used to make PVC soft and flexible. But these substances are restricted as endocrine disruptors in toys and childcare articles which can be placed.
      
30/04/2012 Girl's and Youth Jackets Recalled in US
Hazard : the waist drawstrings could become snagged or caught in small spaces or vehicle doors and it poses an entanglement hazard.
      
30/04/2012 European Committee Adopts 4 restriction proposals
Recently, the REACH committee has adopted 4 restriction proposals on cadmium in plastic products, lead in jewelry, mercury in measure devices, and phenylmercury compounds in order to include them on the restriction list of annex XVII of 1907/2006/EC (REACH).
      
30/04/2012 Global Brands Lose Their Face over Chinese Quality Surveillance
Shanghai Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision recently carried out market surveillance test on garments and shoes sold in Shanghai. According to their report, as much as 20 percent of the tested woolen sweaters from several famous brands including.
      
19/04/2012 Global Brands Accused of Textile Pollution in China
48 famous apparel brands and clothing retailers have been accused of purchasing textile products from Chinese suppliers who illegally discharged polluted wastewater. Among them are sportswear brands such as Nike and Adidas, fast-fashion brands Zara and H&M...
      

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