Eurofins Fuse 2022.1
Articles
Fundamental Textile Testing: Performance Testing
When it comes to making a quality commitment to customers, having your textiles function as expected is crucial for ensuring customer satisfaction and remaining compliant with market regulations.
In the final of our 3-part series, we explore the fundamentals for textile testing when it comes to performance, covering what you should know about breathability, water repellency, antibacterial /antifungal/antiviral and UPF.
Events
We’re attending ICPHSO 2022
We’re delighted to be attending The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO)’s annual meeting and training symposium from 14-17 February in Maryland, USA. If you are attending, be sure to stop booths 213 and 215.
Updates in Sustainability
- A new project from Fashion for Good aims to slash water and CO2 usage in textile dyeing
- The UN has been urged to create a treaty to tackle plastic pollution by over 70 organisations across industries
- A study by academics in Hong Kong has highlighted that tumble dryers can release up to 120 million microfibres each per year into the atmosphere
- The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has been recognized and published in the standard mapping process by the International Trade Centre
- New York plans sustainable fashion act
- A new California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) report has called on the textile industry to fund the transition to circularity needed to reduce waste
