Eurofins Fuse - June 2025
Articles
Article: Furniture Testing 101: Why Furniture Performance Testing Matters
Poor quality or non-compliant furniture can cause serious injuries or even fatalities. That is why furniture is highly regulated in different countries, where performance testing is a fundamental requirement.
This article explains the key standards and compliance regulations of furniture performance testing, its importance and challenges, and how to ensure a smooth testing process.
Events
Webinar: Designing for Durability: Testing, Ecomodulation, and Circular Compliance (10 July)
Durability is one of the top priorities in the circular economy. With upcoming regulations like the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes such as ReFashion in France, manufacturers face growing pressure to demonstrate the longevity of their products with verifiable data.
Join our experts in this webinar to discover how you can future-proof your products, avoid greenwashing risks, and benefit from ecomodulation incentives through robust, credible durability testing.
Webinar: Navigating Compliance and Safety in Pet Products: Toys, Clothing, and Accessories (24 July)
As pets increasingly become beloved members of the family, the demand for safe, high-quality pet products has grown significantly. It is crucial for pet product brands and manufacturers to ensure that their products meet rigorous safety standards and comply with global regulations in order to establish consumer trust and stand out in the marketplace.
Join our webinar, where our experts will navigate global regulations to help you understand the necessary standards and explain how an independent verification mark can substantiate marketing claims and demonstrate elevated quality and safety above industry norms.
News
Eurofins Consumer Product Testing Announces State-of-the-Art Expansion of Bangalore Laboratory in India
We are delighted to announce the opening of our new laboratory in Hongasandra, Bangalore, India. The new laboratory extends our softlines testing capabilities in the Eurofins Consumer Product Testing network of laboratories in India by providing innovative and specialised testing services, including chemical smart testing for RSL analysis, advanced dry-cleaning testing, and comprehensive testing for JIS Standards, in collaboration with KAKEN TEST CENTRE.
Updates in Sustainability
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- Study highlights positive environmental impacts of increasing textile-to-textile recycling rates in the EU
- UK consumers support EPR visible fees to promote sustainable fashion
- 10% textile-to-textile recycling could cut 440,000 tonnes of CO2: Study
- Report: Footwear factories have made sustainable strides
- French Senate backs law curbing environmental impact of fast fashion
- Nonstick pans face potential ban in New York amid health concerns
- Pet sustainability coalition leads the fight against massive plastic waste in pet industry
