Eurofins Fuse - April 2023
Articles
Testing standards of antimicrobial treatment for textile products
With an increasing demand for more sanitary and hygienic clothing, antimicrobial treatments are becoming prevalent in the textile industry. Compliance with relevant standards is vital to brands and consumers.
This article focuses on the three best-known standards that are used to test the effectiveness of antimicrobial treatments on textile products, named AATCC 100, AATCC 30, and AATCC 147.
BPA regulations for food contact materials
Bisphenol A (BPA) is widely used in food contact materials. This chemical can be migrated into the body when it is leached into food. With rising concerns about its potential health issues, governments around the world have introduced regulations on its use.
This article highlights the existing regulations in the EU, UK, US, and China.
News
Eurofins obtains accreditation to certify to the Global Organic Textiles Standard (GOTS)
Eurofins Softlines & Leather is delighted to announce that its laboratory in Elche has obtained accreditation by the IOAS for the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) for the Spanish market.
Events
New rules leading to new shoe sustainability strategies
Discussion surrounding footwear sustainability is ubiquitous. What you need to do is to turn it into actionable measures in your company. Dr Andrew Hudson, Managing Director of Eurofins | BLC, joined the Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association’s Shoe-In podcast to discuss step by step measures for how to think about and structure your sustainability strategy.
Webinar: PFAS: Regulations and testing solutions for consumer products (16 May)
The recent surge of regulatory action to address the presence of PFAS could mean that traditional PFAS compliance testing methods will soon become unable to meet the needs of the supply chain.
Join this 45-minute webinar where our experts will cover recent PFAS regulatory updates and alternatives of PFAS compliance testing methods using Total Fluorine (TF) and Total Organic Fluorine (TOF).
Webinar: Understanding the STURDY Act Requirements for Clothing Storage Units (24 May)
The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission has passed a new rule under the federal STURDY Act to adopt the ASTM F2057-23 voluntary standard as a CPSC mandatory safety standard to protect young children from injury and death from furniture tip-over incidents.
Join our furniture testing experts in this webinar where they will explain the new furniture testing requirement under the STURDY Act and how to ensure product compliance.
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