The textile industry accounts for up to 10% of global environmental pollution, say researchers from Australia, Finland, Sweden, Great Britain, and the United States in their article, The Environmental Price of Fast Fashion, published in the journal, “Nature Reviews Earth & Environment”, in April 2020. In their opinion, the extensive...
In our blog entry France and Sweden Want to Ban Allergens in Textiles, we reported on the proposal that the two countries presented to the ECHA. From June 19 to December 19, 2019, you can make your position on the proposal known. You can find more information on the ECHA Web site. The ECHA has also published guidance on the…
The French Agency for Food, Environment and Occupational Health and Safety (Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail: ANSES) and the Swedish Chemical Oversight Agency, KEMI, have proposed that the ECHA ban or at least sharply limit skin sensitizers that can be contained in textiles,…
