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Articles
Avoiding U.S. children’s sleepwear recall from flammability failure
When importing or manufacturing children’s sleepwear for the US market, businesses must ensure compliance with the CPSC’S Flammability Standards for Children Sleepwear, designed to reduce unreasonable risk of burn injury or death from fire.
To avoid recalls which could cause brand and financial damages, read our article where we cover the key requirements of the regulations.
News
Eurofins MTS Tirupur has a new home!
To provide better services to our customers, the Eurofins Modern Testing Services (MTS) laboratory in Tirupur, India has relocated. The new address is
No 16-C, Ramraj Nagar, 80 feet Road, Gandhi Nagar, Avinashi Road, Tirupur, Tamilnadu – 641 603, India
Phone: +91 421 4579700
Please be reminded to send your samples to the new address!
Change in structure of toy testing business in UK
As part of the strategic plan of MTS integration, the toy testing business in the UK has been streamlined to provide greater convenience and experience to customers.
Effective 1 May 2022, the UK toy business has been transferred to Eurofins MTS UK, a UK Approved Body (2377) for toys, based in Leeds.
Are you aware of our Food Contact Materials testing capabilities?
Given their everyday use and the need to maintain consumer trust, it’s no surprise that there are a variety of regulations worldwide governing food contact materials (FCM).
We provide a wide variety of FCM testing services across a range of materials to determine compliance with a wide variety of global standards and regulations. This includes Framework Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004, California Proposition 65 and Germany LFGB Food and Feed Law § 30, 31, among others.
Webinars/Events
View on demand: Explaining the ISTA Packaging Test for Consumer Goods
Receiving damaged or broken packages can cause distribution delays and harm a company’s reputation in the eyes of the consumer, creating unwanted returns and financial loss.
If you hope to learn more about protecting your shipping or online deliveries, view our on-demand webinar where our technical experts will discuss the ISTA Packaging Test, ISTA-6 Amazon-SIOC, common reasons packaging fails and preventative measures.
Updates in Sustainability
- The government of Bangladesh has vowed to help the apparel sector transition into a green future
- The Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) calls on the Indian government to help the country's textile and apparel industry transition to circularity
- Companies are developing new materials in the quest for sustainable footwear
- The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has welcomed a move to introduce new legislation to limit the discharge of PFAS by textile mills into drinking water supplies
- PFAS found in 'nontoxic' children's clothing
