Main Regulatory Bases
We provide comprehensive REACH testing and product risk screening according to your needs:
a. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA);
b. The Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA);
c. California Proposition 65 (CA65).
US regulations for textile and apparel include textile and apparel labeling regulations: 16 CFR 303 Textile Fiber Products Identification Act and 16 CFR 300 Wool Products Labeling Act; flammability regulations: 16 CFR 1610 Flammability of Clothing Textiles and 16 CFR 1615 & 1616 Flammability of Children's Sleepwear; and environmental protection and hazardous substances regulations: CPSIA, California Proposition 65, and other related acts. The details of the regulations are as follows:
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Regulation Name |
Regulatory Requirements |
| 16 CFR 303 Textile Fiber Products Identification Act 16 CFR 300 Wool Products Labeling Act | The above regulations stipulate that most textile and wool products sold in the United States should be labeled. The main contents of the label include fiber names and contents, country of origin, and the identity of the manufacturer or distributor, etc. |
| 16 CFR 1610 Flammability of Clothing Textiles | Three levels of flammability are specified: Level 1: Normal flammability For clothing and flat - surface textiles: The flame spread time is equal to or greater than 3.5 s. For napped textiles: The flame spread time is greater than 7 s. Others: Textiles with very weak flames that do not ignite or burn the bottom of the fabric and have a rapid surface flash in 0 - 7 s. Level 2: Moderate flammability For napped textiles: The flame spread time is between 4 - 7 s. Caution is required when used for clothing. Level 3: Rapid and intense flammability For flat - surface textiles: The flame spread time is less than 3.5 s. For napped textiles: The flame spread time is less than 4 s, and the base fabric melts or ignites. Such textiles are not suitable for making clothes. |
| 16 CFR 1615 & 1616 Flammability of Children's Sleepwear | Strict regulations are made for the fire prevention of children's sleepwear. All finished products or materials used as children's sleepwear must comply with these regulations. The test sample is hung on the test rack, and the flame is ignited at the bottom of the test sample for 3 seconds and then removed. After the flame on the test sample extinguishes on its own, measure the length of the burned part. General requirements: 1. The average char length of 5 samples does not exceed 7 inches; 2. The char length of any single sample does not exceed 10 inches. |
| Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) | 1. The lead content in the coating of children's products shall not exceed 90 ppm; the lead content in the substrate of children's products shall not exceed 100 ppm. 2. The phthalate content in children's toys and children's care products shall not exceed 1000 ppm. Specifically, for toys used by children aged 12 and under and care products used by children aged 3 and under, the accessible and foreseeable accessible plastic materials require that the content of each of the 8 phthalates (DEHP/DBP/BBP/DINP/DIBP/DCHP/DPENP/DHEXP) shall not exceed 1000 ppm. |
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Physical Testing Items |
Regulations/Standards |
| 1. Dimensional Stability and Appearance | ASTM Standards/AATCC Standards |
| 2. Color Fastness | |
| 3. Fabric Strength | |
| 4. Structure Analysis | |
| 5. Functional Testing | |
| 6. Composition Analysis |






