On October 15, 2020, the Chinese National Food Safety Standards Review Committee published four standards related to food contact materials. These drafts will be open for public discussion until November 30, 2020. Below, we describe the most relevant details: Composite materials and…
Advancements in the ECHA’s proposal to restrict microplastics
Back in January 2019, the European Chemical Agency, ECHA, proposed a wide-ranging restriction on intentional uses of microplastics in products placed on the EU/EEA market to avoid or reduce environmental pollution. Currently, the releases of intentionally added microplastics in…
ANALYSIS SIGILLUM: Animal testing on cosmetic products: towards the global ban?
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Sustainability in post-COVID-19 fashion
Two recently published reports, Time for Change, How to use the crisis to make fashion sourcing more agile and sustainable by Mc Kinsey & Co and Rebuilding a More Sustainable Fashion Industry After COVID-19 promoted by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition,…
ANALYSIS SIGILLUM: EU 2020 – Implementation of restrictions on phthalates and CMRs in fashion articles
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Vegan cosmetics: keys to market access
Whether for environmental, health, religious or ethical reasons, the number of vegan consumers is growing. We mainly meet two types of vegan consumers: those who focus solely on their diet, abstaining from the use of foods with ingredients of animal…
Circularity, traceability and transparency in the textile industry. Sigillum Knowledge Solutions participated in the Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference.
Más información: https://www.innovationforum.co.uk/conferences/sustainable-apparel-and-textiles-conference Between April 27 and 29, the first virtual edition of the Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference was held, an international meeting in which sustainability experts gathered from some of the main…
A proactive approach to reduce the release of textile microfibers
At a time when environmental protection is at the center of the interests of the fashion industry, a research article recently published in the scientific journal Environmental Science and Technology on the release of synthetic microfibers from textile articles, provides…
Sigillum Knowledge Solutions attends the Barcelona Fashion Summit, focused this year on consumer and sustainability
The eighth edition of the Barcelona Fashion Summit was held on February 6. On this occasion, the event revolved around the consumer, their perception of the fashion world and how it influences their consumption habits, from the sales channels to…
New scientific results advise against using melamine-formaldehyde resins including tableware made with bamboo fibers for hot food
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has just published the results of a series of analysis carried out with food contact materials made with melanin-formaldehyde resins, which in recent times have been combined with…