Eurofins Softlines & Leather Monthly Bulletin (July 2021)
EUROPE
New update of Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) for consumer products
Read full news at here.
Domestic laundry and microfibre pollution
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and several organisations are working on standards to determine and evaluate fibre loss from fabrics during washing.
The following table summarises the most recent standard updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive):
Table summarises recent regulatory proposals made to the European Commission (Non-exhaustive):
U.S.
Carpets and Rugs with PFASs are priority products
On 1 July 2021, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) adopted carpets and rugs containing per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) as a Priority Product in accordance with the process identified in Article 3 of the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) regulations.
Maine’s ban on PFAS in carpets and fabric treatment
On 15 July 2021, the State of Main published the law LD 1503 An Act To Stop Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Pollution.
The Care Labelling Rule was not repealed
On 21 July 2021, the Federal Trade Commission published this statement on the proposed repeal of the Care Labelling Rule on 23 July 2020. The Commission voted 5-0 to notify the public that it will not repeal the Care Labelling Rule. The Commission will continue to consider ways to improve the Care Labelling Rule.
Final rule for “Made in USA” labeling
On 14 July 2021, the Federal Trade Commission published the final “Made in USA” (MUSA) rule. The rule will take effect 13 August 2021.
The table below summarises some recent ASTM standards updates:
CHINA
China Totally Ban on the Production and Use of Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)
On 8 June 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the PRC, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly-published announcement No. (2021) 237.
The following table summarises some recent regulation news:
Below you will find a monthly summary of product recalls and alerts in Europe (Source “RAPEX”) and the U.S. (Source “CPSC”).
Europe
RAPEX (European Commission Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products – Alerts reported by EU national authorities).
US
Between 21 June and 20 July 2021, the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) published the following recalls: 8 recall of textile & leather products.
