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By: Fashion Incubator » Overwhelmed? What to do when you don’t know what to do.

Fashion Incubator » Overwhelmed? What to do when you don’t know what to do. — Fri, 27 May 2011 21:07:48 +0000

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By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:04:28 +0000

Hi Donna Here is an index to the forty some odd articles published on CPSIA on this site.

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:34:00 +0000

Please help!! I am in the process of finalizing prototypes for a fabric based organizer for baby clothing / articles. I recently showed it to a local baby store who asked if it had been lead certified. Please share anything you know about this and if it would affect storage items for baby products….. Thanks!!!

By: Candy Tseng

Candy Tseng — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:18:34 +0000

hi, we are a manufacturer from China. Today I received a letter from my client in US, they asked me to issue an statement officialy to confirm that all of our goods do not exceed the 90 ppm threshold of Lead content. But we produce more than 100 kinds of products to this client, that means we have to check out every kind of goods to see if the Lead content exceed 90 ppm. Gosh! that is a huge task. The point is that I want to know if only Children products need to provide certificate or any products, not matter what but that export to USA all need to provide the certificate. I know some products like zipper pull must contain Lead exceed 90 ppm. Can anyone clear me?

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:24:09 +0000

Hi. I’m still focusing on my goal to provide my patented design garment for sick children. Please Help!
I purchase “flame resistant” fabric at Jo Ann’s fabric; I don’t know where it is manufactured. I have tested it with flame and it doesn’t burn, but singes slightly. Does this mean that flame resistant fabric even if brought into this country from another meets our standards?

I would like to use an organic fabric as well, but I guess they would not meet the standards for infant and toddler clothing. One of my products is a romper and it is not considered sleepwear but a mother or caregiver could put a child in one and put the child to bed. What happens then? I can label “not intended for sleepwear”, but I don’t know how strong that is to the consumer.

I would love to have a list of US manufactures that make fabrics that meet the standards that our country sets regarding flamability and a list of organic cotton or cotton knit manufactures in the USA as well. If possiible I want to give my business to people in my own country.

Is there anyone that can help me take my design and tweak it to make it more commercially appealing? A portion of my garment needs to be worked carefully so it does not interfere with the face of a child. I have accomplished that but I know it could look much sweeter.

Please help me if you can. Thank you. Anyone may reply to my e-mail as well. Kate

By: Barb

Barb — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:57:30 +0000

Julie, there is a list of international and U.S. labs at http://www.cpsc.gov/cgi-bin/labapplist.aspx

The testing costs apparently vary depending on what needs to be tested (such as in accordance with the federal laws/acts in effect at the time), the number of SKUs you have, and the number of components to each one of your SKUs. At this point, they’re heavy into lead testing, flammability, and several of the phthalates that are thought to be the most dangerous.

Raw materials don’t have to undergo certification, just the finished product at this point. Please double-check everything I’ve mentioned as I am not a professional in this business. I’m just doing research for a family member who wants to enter garment design and manufacturing.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:44:42 +0000

We are a small manufacturer of organic and non-organic children clothes made with Peruvian cotton. I see the law doesn’t require our foreign suppliers to provide any certificate or testing. So, how can I know our foreign supplies meet the safety standards? Where can I have these tests done? How much does the testing cost? What exactly do I need to test for?

By: Marge in Reno

Marge in Reno — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:17:11 +0000

Kathleen says:
“Regardless of materials used, meaning your children’s products could be made of anti-matter, mithril or fairy dust. If it’s a child’s product, it must be tested for lead.”

I can just see myself hauling a bunch of acrylic yarns into a testing lab and saying … “Please scan this yarn for lead content.”

Sorry, couldn’t help myself … this new law is making my head hurt. It reminds me of something my daughter told me back when she was a teenager. She felt like she was on a merry-go-round and didn’t know if her pony was going up or down.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:49:10 +0000

..I have read through the stuff on the cspc site about lead and cannot find where it includes textiles....Am I missing something? Why is there a discussion about textiles and lead? I can’t find where it says anyhing about textiles and lead.

Try using the CPSIA Wikipedia entry for centralized information. But you're right, there is not a single mention in the entire law of textiles in reference to lead (only to formaldehyde) but it doesn't mean textiles aren't included. Regardless of materials used, meaning your children's products could be made of anti-matter, mithril or fairy dust. If it's a child's product, it must be tested for lead.

By: Stephanie Johnson

Stephanie Johnson — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:09:18 +0000

I have been researching this all day. So far all I have come up with concerning textiles is the labels. Which I think may not be all that much more expensive… just a hassle. I have read through the stuff on the cspc site about lead and cannot find where it includes textiles. It mentions plastic and Phthalates. (which seems to be a type of plastic) Am I missing something? I need someone to point to what it is we are talking about. Why is there a discussion about textiles and lead? I will follow whatever the law is, even if that means I have to go on welfare because they took away my income. However I can’t find where it says anyhing about textiles and lead. Please help.