Eurofins Fuse 2021.12
Articles
Your favourite articles in 2021
As we approach the end of 2021, here is a roundup of our most read articles this year.
- Explaining new DIN EN ISO 12945-1:2021 pilling standard in Germany
- Ensuring good performance of Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) clothing
- What the UK Green Claims Code means for the textile industry
- An overview of EU wooden toy safety legislation and testing standards
- The rebirth of natural dyeing in the wake of sustainable fashion
News
Eurofins Textile Testing Spain IOAS application accepted
We’re delighted to announce that our laboratory in Spain’s application has been accepted by IOAS for the below standards and is pending assessment audit by IOAS:
- Global Organic Textile Standard v6.0 (2020)
- Textile Exchange - Content Claim Standard 3.0 (2021)
- Textile Exchange - Global Recycled Standard 4.0 (2017)
- Textile Exchange - Organic Content Standard 3.0 (2020)
- Textile Exchange - Recycled Claim Standard 2.0 (2017)
You can read news of the application acceptance from IOAS here.
Webinars/ Events
Webinar: Introduction to Toxicological Assessments
Are you a manufacturer, supplier or retailer of cosmetics, fragrances, art materials, toys and juvenile products in the US and EU?
Join MTS, now part of the Eurofins Consumer Product Testing network, as they discuss LHAMA, TRA, SDS, CPSR, PROP-65 and CHCC to give you a better understanding of the standards and requirements of these regulations that are essential for product compliance and market access.
Meet us at ICPHSO 2022
We will be joining the ICPHSO 2022, held in the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland (USA) from 14-17 February 2022, to participate in discussions that further enhance the safety of consumer products throughout the world. Be sure to come say hello!
Find us at the Hong Kong Spring Shopping Fest
The Hong Kong office of MTS, now part of the Eurofins Consumer Product Testing network, will be exhibiting at the Hong Kong Spring Shopping Fest. Stop by booth 1C-D38 in Hall One for a friendly chat!
Updates in Sustainability
- Better Cotton aims to reduce the overall greenhouse gas emissions of its cotton per ton by 50%.
- Sustainability non-profit Fashion for Good (FFG) launches consortium in India as it looks to lay the foundations for textile recycling infrastructure in the country.
- European Outdoor Group reports progress in supply chain decarbonisation project.
- ECHA enforcement finds majority of inspected products sold online breach EU chemicals laws.
- CDP backs The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to develop global standard to enable organisations to increase their accountability on biodiversity impacts.
- Consumer appetite for greater circularity in the fashion industry is growing rapidly, according to a new study.
