Eurofins Fuse - May 2023
Articles
Did your functional apparel claim meet expectations?
Adding functional benefits to your apparel products is a way to differentiate your brand in a highly competitive market. However, brands and manufacturers should consider whether the functional apparel claims are meeting the expectations of customers.
In this article, we discuss the three main categories of functional apparel: Protective, comfort, and durable functions.
Common reasons toy products fail compliance testing and/or certification
The safety of children is of the utmost importance, and it's up to toy brands and manufacturers to ensure their products are safe for kids to play with. That said, compliance testing and certification can be a daunting task.
Our toy testing experts have summarised three common reasons products fail compliance testing and/or certification in this article.
News
Eurofins obtains accreditation to certify to the Textile Exchange and Global Organic Textile Standard schemes in Spain
Eurofins Softlines & Leather is pleased to announce that its laboratory in Spain has recently been accredited to offer services as a certification body for the Textile Exchange Standards (GRS, RCS and OCS).
Eurofins records revenues of €1,574 million in the first quarter of the year
Eurofins has published its Q1 2023 financial results, recording revenues of €1,574 million in the first quarter of the year. Organic revenue growth of 7.1% in the Core Business was above the Eurofins network’s objective of 6.5%.
Events
Webinar: Cotton transparency and traceability for textile industry supply chains (15 June)
Ensuring supply chain transparency is now a business-critical endeavour, with some countries even making supply chain verification and traceability a mandatory requirement. Eurofins Softlines & Leather has created a suite of services for understanding and managing your cotton supply chain, including our brand-new cotton origin verification testing service.
Join our sustainability experts for this one-hour webinar covering:
- Why cotton supply chain traceability is important
- Risk-mapping cotton supply chains
- Eurofins cotton origin verification service and environmental signature
- Cotton industry certification schemes
- Q&A
Event: Meet us at ITMA 2023 (8-14 June)
We will be exhibiting at ITMA 2023 in Milan, Italy. Come and find our textile and garment testing experts at booth B209 at Hall 9.
Event: AAFA Footwear Workshop 2023 (13 June)
We will be attending the Footwear Workshop 2023 organised by the American Apparel & Footwear Association in Portland, Oregon, USA. Come and find us to discuss product safety, compliance, sourcing trends, and more!
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