China’s new industry standard for knitted garments and accessories for infants came into effect on July 1, 2020. Issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, FZ/T 73025-2019 replaces the 2013 iteration and contains multiple revisions.
FZ/T 73025-2019 applies to clothing accessories aimed at infants that are primary made from knitted fabrics. Products that fall under the scope of this standard include underwear, outwear, sleepwear, all-in-ones, bellybands, trousers, hosiery, foot straps, caps, gloves, bibs, aprons, scarves, swaddle wraps, quilts, sleeping bags, and bedding.
The latest version of the standard adds:
- Applicable scope for the colorfastness of natural color or bleached fabrics
- Specification for “packaging of the textile products for infants and children should not be allowed to apply needles and other metal sharp objects”
- Applicable scope for colorfastness in joints
- Applicable scope for pilling properties
- Applicable scope for the water-vapor transmission rate
- Applicable scope for appearance after washing
- Technical requirements for heavy metal content, phthalate content, attached components, filling materials, pilling, appearance after washing, water-vapor transmission rate, down-proof property of down garments
- Note 2 in Table 1 on the definition of elastic fabrics
- Note 3 in Table 1 on the recommendations for infant products
There are also adjustments relating to:
- Technical requirements in the standard’s Table 1
- Grade assessment of appearance defects
- Requirements for dimension difference in symmetrical position
- Requirements for dimension tolerance
- Technical requirements for dimensional change after washing, colorfastness in joints and some colorfastness items
The new version of the standard also has revisions to:
- Applicable scope
- Normative references
- Reference specification in instructions for use
- Applicable scope for extractable heavy metal content
- Test method for colorfastness in joints
- Applicable scope for dimension change after laundering
- Condition for appearance quality inspection
- Terms for knitted garments and accessories for infants
- Specifications for raw materials
The new standard has removed:
- Specification on “flame retardant finish of infants textile products is not recommended”
- Specification on “Do not test sewing strength of press snap button and spring snap button”
- Specification on stitch density
- Annex A of FZ/T 73025-2013
The standard contains technical requirements relating to:
- Appearance: defects, dimension tolerance, dimension difference in symmetrical position, raw materials and sewing requirements
- Internal quality: fiber content, formaldehyde content, pH value, odor, decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amines, heavy metal content, phthalate content, flammability, filling materials, attached components, extractable heavy metal content, dimension change after laundering, appearance after laundering, water-vapor transmission rate, the remains of broken sewing needles, down-proof property of down garments, pilling, tensile strength of strap, and multiple requirements relating to colorfastness
Stakeholders are advised to now check their knitted garments and accessories for infants comply with the latest version of FZ/T 73025.
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