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30 march 2016

USA, conformity certificates

The new policy refers to adult clothing exempt from flammability tests

It is in force since March 25, in the United States, the Statement of Policy with which the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has modified the requirements for General Conformity Certificates of women and men clothing exempt from the tests required by the Flammable Fabrics Act - FFA.

Let's step back. On August 14, 2008 the Consumer Product Safety Improvement (CPSIA) was released. The document determines, among other things, that all manufacturers, importers and private labelers of consumer items subject to rules, standards or prohibitions established by CPSC must issue a General Conformity Certificate - GCC to guarantee that the product concerned complies with the requirements, based on specific evidence or a reasonable testing program.

According to the new policy, manufacturers, importer or private labelers will not be required to issue a GCC for those adult apparel made of fabric that is exempt from flammability testing under FFA pursuant to 16 CFR 1610.1 (d). However these products must still comply with all flammability requirements under the FFA.

According to 16 CFR 1610.1 (d), the following fabrics are exempted from the flammability testing:

- plain surface fabrics, regardless of fiber content, weighing 2.6 ounces per square yard or more;

- all fabrics, both plain surface and raised-fiber surface textiles, regardless of weight, made entirely from any of the following fibers or entirely from a combination of the following fibers: acrylic, modacrylic, nylon, olefin, polyester, wool.

We underline that the application of the above applies only to adult clothing exempt from testing pursuant the 16 CFR 1610.1 (d). For children’s clothing and nightwear, all manufacturers, importers and private labelers have yet to issue the GCC, based on the flammability test results performed by a third body.

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