Product Safety and Restricted Substances in Apparel (Woodhead Publishing India in Textiles)

Product safety and restricted substances has been the subject of many recent discussions. Though scattered information is available, but it is sometimes diffi cult to access because of restriction by proprietary rights of diff erent buyers as a guarded secret to the brand.

This book is a concise document of wisdom inculcated over years in the area of product safety and restricted substances in apparel. The book discusses the restricted substances present in fabrics, apparels and accessories and their acceptable limits or total ban, management of such restricted substances in the supply chain, standard and regulatory test methods. Safety requirements and reviews of different garments have been covered including varieties of accessories. Global and country-specific regulations on the restriction of various harmful chemicals used in the manufacturing process of fabrics, apparels and related accessories are also discussed in detail.

The book is intended for textile and apparel industry professionals, retailers, factory heads, buying houses and students intending to join the industry in the areas of quality assurance, covering safety and chemical compliance.