Comments on: CPSIA: Printable labels for August requirements

By: Marlene S.

Marlene S. — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:23:52 +0000

I found some printable labels at Rogeneration. They also go by Rogen Studio. You can get on their website and check out what they have. They were nice enough to send me some samples and I was able to try them out. They offer labels for both inkjet and laser and have different sizes available. Please note that I have an inkjet printer that uses Epson No. 68 high capacity black ink. ” Because of the ink’s instant drying, all pigment formulation, prints are smudge, fade and water resistant, whether you create single or double sided prints.”

This was my experience:
Remar – most inexpensive and you get what you pay for.

Econo- Although I have an inkjet printer, I much preferred the laser labels. They were a little thicker and I am printing on both sides. I’m printing all my info on one side and adding the cpsc info on the back. (This may not work for all injet printers). They also have a pearl coated label that I liked best, but after printing on it, you could hardly read the info. and if my memory serves me, it was much more expensive.

The labels come in sheets that are perforated and quite easy to use. There are 50,000 labels per case. Prices vary by size and quality.

I made a sample, printed both sides, and washed and dried it and it came out fine.

By: Christina

Christina — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:43:33 +0000

Is there somone who has single sheets for sale?(for printing the labels out) I’m interested in purchasing some to try.

Thank you!

By: Kathleen B.

Kathleen B. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:01:57 +0000

My printer has “T-shirt transfer” as a printing option (where you choose photo paper, plain paper, etc.) which automatically does a mirror image when printing. It doesn’t flip it on my screen, though, so I didn’t know it would really flip the image until I went through all the trouble of doing the crazy Word Text thing to reverse it–so then it printed backwards because the printer reversed my reverse image.

I tried some Bubble Jet Set 2000 on muslin, then ironed it to freezer paper and ran it through my ink jet printer. The instructions say to hand wash or machine wash in cold on a delicate cycle using mild detergent, but I stuck the skirts (my daughter’s) with labels in the washing machine on warm and used regular detergent. The labels didn’t bleed at all. They have been washed multiple times now and seem just fine. It still doesn’t solve the frayed edge issue, though. Oh, and the Bubble Jet Set 2000 seems to go really far. You can soak a lot of fabric in each batch.

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By: bente

bente — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:02:34 +0000

Mich and Peter;
should I laugh or should I cry???
Use the same stamp in an imaginary label in the garment you test for lead and phthalates.
Write a poem or something on it!
Then use the same stamp system and the same ink for the real info!
Fully Joking or just don’t have a clue what to do?

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:25:51 +0000

I think you have to have the labels and ink/toner tested for lead and phthalates. And you have to do it on a unit basis, not from the label materials. You need 5 grams of label for each test, which needs to be done three times, so for the average garment you should ship off 1,750 pieces per color/model variation to the testing lab.

(I’m only half joking here.)

By: Mich

Mich — Sun, 10 May 2009 21:41:25 +0000

The stamp idea would work if you can reasonably expect the ink to remain legible through reasonable wear and laundering for the expected life of the product. Again, though, once you add those labels ( and now with the ink from the stamp), haven’t you altered the original product and need new tests?
I mean, my current tests would be totally useless once I decide on a labelling system and start adding them to my products. If anyone has spent money on testing their products already, implementing a labelling system makes those tests nothing but wasted money, right?

By: Dana

Dana — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:33:45 +0000

“Okay, here’s an idea, may be wacky…what about a stamp, the old type librarians would use where you can rotate the numbers to create a date or series of numbers. Could be stamped on the back of the tag using permanent stamp pad ink.”

I had one of these band stamps made and use them to label the muslin bags I use with style number/size. You can get them made with different fonts, sizes of fonts, letters, numbers, etc. Don’t know why it wouldn’t work for batch numbers, etc.

By: Mich

Mich — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:06:43 +0000

I have been debating about this for months now and have pretty much resigned myself to having custom designed labels for each type of product that lists content and has production info, with a place for me to write batch numbers. This means about 9 different labels for my products alone.
My biggest issue now is that once I add these labels to each product, doesn’t that change the composition of the product and require a new test that includes the label, since component testing is still not allowed?

ie: if I make a diaper with 2 standard fabrics, standard snaps, elastic, thread, my business label… and then add the CPSIA required label, haven’t I changed the product again and doesn’t each one require a new test now?

By: Marlene Sevacherian

Marlene Sevacherian — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:34:38 +0000

While searching around, I found http://www.cjenkinscompany.com They have everything you need to make your own labels with an injet. They also have step by step instructions.