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BACL was Invited to Participate in the 2018 Vietnam AFIRM Restricted Substance List (RSL) Seminar
Publisher:Admin  Source:  Date:2018/11/21

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The "2018 AFIRM restricted substances list (RSL) seminar", organized by AFIRM, was held at the wanyun hotel, Saigon, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, on November 15, 2018. BACL participated in this event as a professional international third-party testing and certification body and the sponsor of the conference.


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At the meeting, Nate, the leading official of AFIRM, summarized the current situation of the garment and shoes industry, introduced the RSL control, AFIRM RSL control tool kit, the sustainability strategy of factory management, global product safety regulations and so forth in detail, and conducted a discussion and interaction on-site on product safety which is currently concerned by suppliers and factories.


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Mr Nguyen Van Hai, the environmental safety technical consultant of Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade, clarified the requirement of formaldehyde and azo in Circular no.21 /2017/ tt-bct and the update thereof, and suggested that all textile materials imported into Vietnam shall comply with the regulation. At the same time, all brand members of AFIRM such as Under Armour, New Balance, Adidas, Nike, H&M, Espirit, shared some failed cases and their corrective measures with all the participants, and initiated a heated discussion and interaction on topics such as the control tool kit of AFIRM RSL and how to use the massive information on the website. In addition, Espirit shares the experience and plan of phasing out DMFA in PU with the participants, and DMFA is expected to be completely banned in PU in 2025. That will cause the update of the brand's new control requirements to its suppliers.


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More than 500 guests all over the world gathered here, creating a great opportunity for the garment and footwear industry. It is a grand gathering where the world's top brands, manufacturers, traders and trade associations meet face-to-face.


As a world-renowned third-party testing and certification body, BACL has nearly 20 branches around the world. Our physical and chemical laboratories are widely set up in the main production area of clothing and footwear in China and Vietnam, and have been recognized by many authoritative institutions such as UKAS, CNAS, CPSC, CMA, ISTA, etc. The service scope of BACL includes clothing, footwear, toys, textile, leather, jewelry, groceries, food contact materials, sporting goods, cosmetics and electrical and electronic products that it can help companies to complete the precise control of the whole industry chain from raw materials to the finished product, improving production efficiency and product quality, and ensuring that your products meet the requirements of market and green environmental protection laws.