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 articles: Applies to materials and articles with two or more layers. It is expected to replace…
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 the EU/EEA are estimated to be around 42.000 tonnes a year. Additional releases from infill material…
DOWNLOAD ANALYSIS (PDF) Animal testing on cosmetic products: towards the global ban? Cosmetic products can be tested on animals in order to verify their safety for consumer health.This is determined by studying the ingredient toxicity or the irritant or sensitizing capacity of the cosmetic product and / or its ingredients, among others. Animal testing began…
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, SAC, put the focus on the importance of sustainability in fashion in the post-COVID-19 era.…
DOWNLOAD ANALYSIS SIGILLUM (PDF) EU 2020: Implementation of restrictions on phthalates and CMRs in fashion articles In this year 2020, two important amendments will be applied in the European Union market regarding to the regulation commonly known as REACH (EC Regulation No 1907/2006). These modifications will have a great impact on the fashion industry. As…
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 origin; or those consumers who extend the vegan philosophy to other areas of their lives,…
The Personal Care Products Council (PCPC), an association that encompasses 90% of the cosmetic industry in the United States, has published its first sustainability report few months ago. According to the materiality assessment included on the document, the most important issue for cosmetic companies is to guarante the safety of the products they commercialize. However,…
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 fashion groups such as H&M, Zalando, Patagonia or VF Corporation, as well as some of the main raw material manufacturers such…
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 revealing data of the actual magnitude of the problem. The researchers analyzed several polyester garments,…
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 the criteria to decide what to buy or not to buy. From the round tables…
