This Standard defines the general safety technical requirements for textile products, test methods, testing, implementation and supervision principles. Other requirements for textile products should adhere to the relevant standards.
This Standard is applicable to the manufacture and sale of garment, decorations and household textile products. Products for export should adhere to the clauses in the respective agreements.
Note: Products listed in Appendix A do not fall under the categories of this Standard, unless otherwise indicated by the government.
2.Normative Reference
The following normative documents contain provision which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this national standard. For dated reference, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. But the parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the latest editions of the standards indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies.
GB/T 2912.1 Textile formaldehyde determination. Part I: free formaldehyde and hydrolyzed formaldehyde (hydro-extraction method) (GB/T 2912.1-2009, ISO 14184.1:1998, MOD)
GB/T 3920 Textile colourfastness test. Colour rub-fastness test. (GB/T 3920-2008, ISO 105-X12:2001, MOD)
GB/T 3922 Textile colourfastness to perspiration test method (GB/T 3922-1995, eqv ISO 105-E04:1994)
GB/T 5713 Textile colourfastness test. Colourfastness to water resistance test. (GB/T 5713-1997, eqv ISO 105-E01:1994)
GB/T 7573 Textile determination of pH value of hydro-extraction liquid. (GB/T 7573-2009, ISO 3071:2005, MOD)
GB/T 17592 Textile determination of forbidden azo dyes.
GB/T 18886 Textile colourfastness test. Colourfastness to saliva.
GB/T 23344 Textile determination of 4-Aminoazobenzene
3. Terms and definitions
The following terminology and definitions are applicable to this Standard.
3.1 Textile products
Products whose main materials comprise natural and chemical fibres, processed using procedures including reeling, knitting, and dyeing, combined with stitching and compounding processes. Examples include yarn and textile and finished products thereof.
3.2 General safety specification
Fundamental specifications required to ensure fabric products are not harmful to human health.
3.3 Textile products for infants
Textile products that are worn or used by infants at/below 36 months of age.
3.4 Textile products with direct contact to skin
Textile products with large areas in direct contact with human skin when worn or used.
3.5 Textile products without direct contact to skin
Textile products with little or no area in direct contact with human skin when worn or used.
4. Product categorisation
4.1 Products are sorted by end use into three categories:
? Textile products for infants
? Textile products with direct contact to skin
? Textile products without direct contact to skin
4.2 Products that can only be used after further processing by the customer (such as: cover materials, yarn) should be categorised in accordance with their end use.
5. Requirements
5.1 General technical safety specifications for textile products are sorted into three categories: A, B and C categories - see Table 1.
