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Extending the period of validity of the ecological criteria for textile and footwear products

 

On 1st December 2020, the European Commission published the following amendments related to Ecolabel criteria for textile and footwear products.

 

Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1805 of 27 November 2020 amending Decisions 2014/350/EU and (EU) 2016/1349 extending the period of validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel to textile products and footwear and of the related assessment and verification requirements”.

 

Until 31st December 2025, the ecological criteria and its assessment and verification requirements will be valid.

 

ECHA reminder on CMR restrictions in textiles and footwear

 

The use of 33 chemicals known to cause cancer, modify DNA or be harmful to human reproduction is restricted in clothing, textiles and footwear from 1 November 2020. The restriction imposes maximum concentration limits to these substances or groups of substances in order to protect the health of people, in particular children and pregnant women who may experience more harmful effects on their health.

 

For more information, read the Explanatory Guide on the Restriction on CMRs 1A and 1B in Textiles and Clothing here.

 

Standards updates

 

Please see the table below summarising the most recent standards updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive):

 

(*) Date of withdrawal: latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC) have to be withdrawn.

 

CENELEC / CEN

Reference

Title

Date of Withdrawal (*)

Supersedes

EN ISO 1833-3:2020

Textiles - Quantitative chemical analysis - Part 3: Mixtures of acetate with certain other fibres (method using acetone) (ISO 1833-3:2020)

2021-06-30

EN ISO 1833-3:2019

EN ISO 1833-12:2020

Textiles - Quantitative chemical analysis - Part 12: Mixtures of acrylic, certain modacrylics, certain chlorofibres, certain elastane fibres with certain other fibres (method using dimethylformamide) (ISO 1833-12:2020)

2021-04-30

EN ISO 1833-12:2019

EN ISO 1833-18:2020

Textiles - Quantitative chemical analysis - Part 18: Mixtures of silk with wool or other animal hair (method using sulfuric acid) (ISO 1833-18:2020)

2021-04-30

EN ISO 1833-18:2019

EN ISO 1833-26:2020

Textiles - Quantitative chemical analysis - Part 26: Mixtures of melamine with certain other fibres (method using hot formic acid) (ISO 1833-26:2020)

2021-04-30

EN ISO 1833-26:2013

EN ISO 5079:2020

Textile fibres - Determination of breaking force and elongation at break of individual fibres (ISO 5079:2020)

2021-04-30

EN ISO 5079:1995

EN ISO 8559-1:2020

Size designation of clothes - Part 1: Anthropometric definitions for body measurement (ISO 8559-1:2017)

2021-06-30

 

EN ISO 8559-2:2020

Size designation of clothes - Part 2: Primary and secondary dimension indicators (ISO 8559-2:2017)

2021-06-30

 

EN ISO 12945-1:2020

Textiles - Determination of fabric propensity to surface pilling, fuzzing or matting - Part 1: Pilling box method (ISO 12945-1:2020)

2021-05-31

EN ISO 12945-1:2000

EN ISO 12945-2:2020

Textiles - Determination of fabric propensity to surface pilling, fuzzing or matting - Part 2: Modified Martindale method (ISO 12945-2:2020)

2021-05-31

EN ISO 12945-2:2000

EN ISO 12945-3:2020

Textiles - Determination of fabric propensity to surface pilling, fuzzing or matting - Part 3: Random tumble pilling method (ISO 12945-3:2020)

2021-05-31

EN ISO 12945-3:2014

EN ISO 12945-4:2020

Textiles - Determination of fabric propensity to surface pilling, fuzzing or matting - Part 4: Assessment of pilling, fuzzing or matting by visual analysis (ISO 12945-4:2020)

2021-05-31

 

EN ISO 13365-2:2020

Leather - Chemical determination of the preservative (TCMTB, PCMC, OPP, OIT) content in leather by liquid chromatography - Part 2: Artificial perspiration extraction method (ISO 13365-2:2020)

2021-03-31

EN ISO 13365:2011

EN ISO 13365-1:2020

Leather - Chemical determination of the preservative (TCMTB, PCMC, OPP, OIT) content in leather by liquid chromatography - Part 1: Acetonitrile extraction method (ISO 13365-1:2020)

2021-03-31

EN ISO 13365:2011

EN ISO 17234-1:2020

Leather - Chemical tests for the determination of certain azo colorants in dyed leathers - Part 1: Determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants (ISO 17234-1:2020)

2021-03-31

EN ISO 17234-1:2015

EN 17394-2:2020

Textiles and textile products - Part 2: Safety of children's clothing - Security of attachment of buttons - Test method

2021-04-30

 

EN 17394-2:2020

Textiles and textile products - Part 2: Safety of children's clothing - Security of attachment of buttons - Test method

2021-04-30

 

EN ISO 22744-2:2020

Textiles and textile products - Determination of organotin compounds - Part 2: Direct method using liquid chromatography (ISO 22744-2:2020)

2021-03-31

 

EN ISO 24263:2020

Footwear - Attachment strength of straps, trims and accessories (ISO 24263:2020)

2021-05-31

 

EN ISO 24264:2020

Footwear - Test methods for hollow and compact heels and top pieces - Top piece attachment strength (ISO 24264:2020)

2021-04-30

 

EN ISO 24265:2020

Footwear - Test methods for uppers - Resistance to rubbing using a rubber strip (ISO 24265:2020)

2021-04-30

 

EN ISO 24266:2020

Footwear - Test methods for whole shoe - Flexing durability (ISO 24266:2020)

 

 

EN ISO 24267:2020

Footwear - Determination of coefficient of friction for footwear and sole components - Test method (ISO 24267:2020)

2021-05-31

 

EN ISO 12945-1:2020

extiles - Determination of fabric propensity to surface pilling, fuzzing or matting - Part 1: Pilling box method (ISO 12945-1:2020)

2021-05-31

EN ISO 12945-1:2000

EN ISO 12945-2:2020

Textiles - Determination of fabric propensity to surface pilling, fuzzing or matting - Part 2: Modified Martindale method (ISO 12945-2:2020)

 

EN ISO 12945-2:2000

EN ISO 12945-3:2020

Textiles - Determination of fabric propensity to surface pilling, fuzzing or matting - Part 3: Random tumble pilling method (ISO 12945-3:2020)

 

EN ISO 12945-3:2014

EN ISO 12945-4:2020

Textiles - Determination of fabric propensity to surface pilling, fuzzing or matting - Part 4: Assessment of pilling, fuzzing or matting by visual analysis (ISO 12945-4:2020)

 

 

 

ISO

Reference

Title

Publication date

ISO 17234-1:2020

Leather — Chemical tests for the determination of certain azo colourants in dyed leathers — Part 1: Determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colourants

2020-08

 

Technical publications

 

Please find below a table summarising the most recent technical publications (non-exhaustive):

 

Date

Countries

Entity

Title

26/10/2020

Europe

European Commission

Commission launches public consultation on preliminary Opinion on the safety of presence of BPA in clothing articles

01/10/2020

France

DGCCRF

Sheet on leather

26/08/2020

France

ANCE

Proposal for classification of a compound found in clothing and responsible for skin allergies

 

US

 

Standards updates

 

Please see below table summarising several recent ASTM standards updates:

 

Reference

Title

ASTM F2700 - 08(2020)

Standard Test Method for Unsteady-State Heat Transfer Evaluation of Flame-Resistant Materials for Clothing with Continuous Heating

ASTM D7340 - 07(2018)e1

Standard Practice for Thermal Conductivity of Leather

ASTM D2213 - 00(2020)

Standard Test Method for Compressibility of Leather

ASTM D2875 - 00(2020)

Standard Test Method for Insoluble Ash of Vegetable-Tanned Leather

ASTM D2876 - 00(2020)

Standard Test Method for Water-Soluble Matter of Vegetable-Tanned Leather

ASTM D6075 - 13(2020)

Standard Test Method for Cracking Resistance of Leather

 

China

 

China released GB Standards relevant to Infant, Textiles & Footwear, FCM and other consumer products

 

Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China (SAC) published announcement No.22 of 2020 and announcement No. 23 of 2020 (in Chinese) to approve and release a batch of GB standards, which are closely related to our industries.

 

The below table listed some of these standards (non-exhaustive list):

 

Standard No.

Standard Name

Superseded Standard

Implementation Date

Textiles & Footwear

GB/T 4146.1-2020

Textiles—Man-made fibres—Part 1: Generic names

GB/T 4146.1-2009

2021-05-01

GB/T 18885-2020

Technical specifications of ecological textiles

GB/T 18885-2009

2021-05-01

GB/T 39104.1-2020

Textiles—Determination of antifungal activity of textile products—Part 1: Luminescence method

Initial

2021-05-01

GB/T 39104.2-2020

Textiles—Determination of antifungal activity of textile products—Part 2: Plate count method

Initial

2021-05-01

GB/T 39109-2020

Textiles—Determination of benzophenone ultraviolet absorbents

Initial

2021-05-01

GB/T 39103-2020

Superfine woven wool fabric labelling—Requirements for Super S code definition

Initial

2021-05-01

GB/T 3903.13-2020

Footwear—Test methods for outsoles—Dimensional stability

GB/T 3903.13-2005

2021-05-01

GB/T 3903.26-2020

Footwear—Test methods for stiffeners and toepuffs—Bondability

GB/T 3903.26-2008

2021-05-01

GB/T 39113-2020

Footwear—Critical substances potentially present in footwear and footwear components—Determination of phenol

Initial

2021-05-01

Others

GB/T 39107-2020

Determination of volatile organic compounds content for consumer products—Static headspace sampling method

Initial

2020-10-21

GB/T 39110-2020

Consumer product—Plastics—Rapid screening of phthalates

Initial

2020-10-21

GB/T 39181-2020

Consumer products―Polyester fiber and ABS material―Rapid determination method of fragrance allergens

Initial

2020-10-21

GB/T 39183-2020

Determination of the migration quantity of nitrosamines in consumer products—Gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Initial

2020-10-21

 

Other relevant news

 

Date

country

News

29/12/2020

Canada

Health Canada published the following updates:

 

13/11/2020

ANDINA

Publication of the Resolution nº 2170:

 

Amendment of Resolution 2107 "Andean Technical Regulation for the Labeling of footwear, leather goods, travel articles and the like".

 

The new effective date of enforcement is 15th November 2021 because of COVID-19 pandemic.

07/11/2020

Turkey

The Turkish authorities published the following communication in the Official Gazette nº 31297:

 

Communication on the inspection of some textile, apparel and leather products (product safety and inspection: 2021/18)

 

It applies to leather goods, handbags, carpets, clothing, shoes, bags, gloves, sleeping bags, watch straps, etc.

 

All this kind of products has to be in accordance with the “Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals” in Official Gazette No. 30105 (repeated) on 23rd June 2017 (Azo Dyes, Phathalates, DOT, Chromium VI, etc..)

 

The effective date of enforcement was on 1st January 2021.

29/10/2020

Canada

Proposal of changes in the labelling and advertising of upholstered and stuffed articles.

22/09/2020

US

California Proposition 65 Settlement

 

As a result of several 60-day notices related to the Chromium VI's content in leather gloves, a settlement and a consent judgement were issued which require that this type of products have a warning label on the covered leather gloves that contain Chromium VI.

27/07/2020

US

Amendment about SNUR

 

In July the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the amendment about the significant new use rule (SNUR) for long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylate (LCPFAC) and perfluoroalkyl sulfonate chemical substances. For more information click here.

10/06/2020

US

Incorporation of ISO 2076 standard to Textile Fiber Products Identification Act