Softlines & Leather Monthly Bulletin - October 2021
EUROPE
The following table summarises the most recent standard updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive):
SPAIN
Guidance for the manufacturing and selection of masks
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism has issued updated UNE specifications for hygienic masks. The following is a list of recent publications (in Spanish only)
U.S.
New requirements for recycling claims
On 5 October 2021, Californian Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 343 - Environmental advertising: recycling symbol: recyclability: products and packaging. The aim is to provide accurate and useful information about the environmental impact of plastic products.
The following table summarises some recent ASTM standards updates.
CHINA
Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China (SAC) jointly published announcement no.09 and 12 (in Chinese) of 2021 to approve and release a batch of GB standards, which are closely related to our industries.
Regulatory proposals notified to WTO
The table below summarises the most recent notifications made to the World Trade Organization (WTO) (non-exhaustive):
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Notification number |
Countries |
Title |
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Australia |
Review of the information standard - Care labelling for clothing and textile products
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Japan |
Partial Revision to the Textile Goods Quality Labeling Regulation
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Below you will find a monthly summary of product recalls and alerts in Europe (Source “RAPEX”) and the U.S. (Source “CPSC”).
Europe
RAPEX (European Commission Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products – Alerts reported by EU national authorities).
There following 3 alerts regarding textile & leather products were reported between week 38 and week 41 of 2021.
U.S.
Between 21 September and 20 October 2021, the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) published the following recalls: 0 recalls of textile & leather products .
