Shantou Holds Textile And Garment Enterprises In Product Safety Conference

Sponsored by the Shantou Council of the China Council for the promotion of international trade, Shantou, jointly organized by Intertek Tianxiang group Spin clothing The product safety seminar was held in Shantou, an important export base for textile and garment products recently. This seminar aims to help Shantou textile and garment enterprises to understand the European and American market requirements in terms of product safety, environmental protection and health.

Shantou is one of the main producing areas of wool, underwear and household clothing in China. Its products are exported to all parts of the world.

According to the data, the European Union's announcement on textile and clothing products in 2012 accounted for 49.36% of the total number of textile and apparel products in the world, ranking first in the world. The main reason for the announcement is the physical safety hazards that may exist in textile and clothing products, such as azo, ortho benzene two formate and toxic aromatic amines. In addition, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the largest number of Chinese textiles announced in 2012.

Intertek Tianxiang group textile and shoes Wang Xiaoli, vice president of technology research and development center, laboratory technology expert, Lin Tao, expert of textile and shoe technology research and development, and technical center expert, as a guest speaker at this symposium, shared international regulations with participating companies. Wang Xiaoli introduced the REACH regulations in detail. The REACH regulation, namely the EU registration, evaluation and licensing regulation of chemicals, has been implemented since June 1, 2007, and unified management of chemicals in the EU market and in downstream textile, footwear, light industry, electrical and mechanical products. Wang Xiaoli simplified the original 800 page regulations into 4 main points, 3 definitions and two conforms, and laid out the key information of the scope of application and materials, regulations, requirements and test proposals for the enterprises, and explained in detail the common chemical test introductions in Europe and America and the testing suggestions for different textile and clothing materials. Lin Tao made a case study on the unqualified items of textile and clothing testing, and gave a solution for them. He shared practical and pertinent knowledge and technical information with the enterprises.

The recall cases of textile and clothing products have repeatedly occurred, which has raised alarm bells for the related enterprises. It is very important for enterprises to understand the target market regulations and buyers' requirements fully. Especially in the European and American markets with high requirements for product quality and safety, information symmetry can enable enterprises to reduce trade losses and reduce or avoid unnecessary costs. Intertek Tianxiang group, as the world's leading quality and safety service organization, keeps up with the latest information of domestic and foreign laws and regulations, provides professional and innovative solutions for enterprises, helps textile and garment enterprises to better understand the target market, effectively avoids the quality risks that may exist in exports, and protects the brand reputation of enterprises.