America Apparel Footwear Association (AAFA)

2009-09-15

America Apparel Footwear Association (AAFA) provides the 4th edition of restriction list on Feb 13, 2009. This list is inspected and amended by special work group of environment in AAFA (including SGS Doctor Helmut Krause).

As National Trade Association represents clothing, footwear, sewing enterprise and its supplier, AAFA aims to promote its members Competitiveness, productivity and profitability. The chemical materials appear in AAFA’s restriction substance list (RSL) include clothing, textile and footwear. RSL quoted national law most strictly. Please visit the RSL website and find the full RSL set by AAFA.

The table below describes the changes between the 3rd and 4th edition: 

Each state of US is appended in other national column

Hair dye

Remove 4- note of aminoazobenzene

Remove 24- note of double-methyl anilineappend China only

Remove26- note of double-methyl anilineappend China only

Remove 118685-33-9 dark blue, no more production as far as we know

Impregnant

Remove note of carbon dichloride

Append Japan only

pesticide

Change the note as country:  Swiss and Finlandpesticide without label is controlled in Swiss only

Change dieldrin country list5

Dioxin and Furan

Change the CAS serial number of 1,2,3,4,7,8 into 110999-44-5

Add the CAS serial number 1,2,3,7,8,9 into 110999-46-7

Add the CAS serial number 1,2,3,6,7,8 into 110999-45-6

Add the CAS serial number 1,2,3,7,8 into 107555-93-1

metal

Add the definition about lead content restriction in textile

Add the definition about lead content restriction in leather

Add the definition about lead content restriction in metal

Add the definition about lead content restriction on plastic, plastic film, surface coat and printing

Change the hexavalent chromium name of German food, feed and commodity

Change the test method of hexavalent chromium in textile according to ISO 17075

Add the new regulation of restriction on heavy metal in textile(China)CAS7440-47-3 chrome, CAS7439-92-1 lead, CAS7439-97-6 hydrargyrum, CAS7440-38-2 arsenic, CAS7440-50-8 copper

phthalate

Add the serial number of DINP58033-90-2

Add the serial number of DIDP68515-49-1

Add the definition of DINP and DIDP

Change the definition of DEH,DBP and BBP

Other chemicals

Add the CAS serial number of DMFCAS624-49-7