#cpsia - Turn Around Time & More
Another issue we are going to face is the labeling requirements. The deadline for the new labeling requirements does not take effect until August 2009. Hopefully cpsia will give more detail in regards to how one of a kind pieces will meet the labeling demands.
Avery Dennison is already providing a solution to these labeling demands. We are not endorsing Avery but simply providing more research to manufacturers trying to meet the latest cpsia regulations. The cost will be another research topic in the future.
Many have asked how we plan to handle our product line with the upcoming changes and deadlines required by cpsia. The XRF is an instrument that we have access to and we will be able to scan our existing inventory and provide the general conformity certificate. This method will allow us to continue to offer hazardous free apparel to our customers. We will no longer offer any NEW bibs or gowns in order to remove the high costs of phthalates testing. These two steps will allow us more time to develope new product, designs, methods and labeling while we wait for more clarification.
Thank you,
Pamela Kramer
December 30th, 2008 at 7:58 am
This is a question that was missed during previous research.
I’d sent out urgent tweets on this at least ten days to two weeks ago. It’s posted in one of the threads in our forum. While I know it doesn’t get much press, it’s the most active and accurate place for cpsia info. You should check it out, on the two CPSIA threads, there’s over 85 different threads. Not 85 posts, there’s thousands of those. I mean 85 different topic threads on the cpsia.
http://www.fashion-incubator.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=32
Right now we’re working on the CPSC RFC due 1/30 but our internal deadline is 1/5. It’s a LOT of hard work so we could use some help. It’s not easy like voting on a petition but requires some real intellectual rigor particularly since it will be used to benefit the community…most of whom have no idea this is being done for them. And probably couldn’t care less. Blogging “woe is me” is so much sexier and easier, no real heavy lifting and not saying you do that but it’s hard to find people to do the REAL work when it’s so much easier and dramatic to post a web page, create a logo and have people splash it around and clamor in unison “we’re all gonna go broke”.
http://www.fashion-incubator.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=44
Also Pamela, I’d written about labeling solutions that are viable for small companies two weeks ago. http://tinyurl.com/3eeu2w. While I realize not everyone reads my blog or the critical cpsia threads in the forum, I can’t imagine how Avery D could benefit any of the companies I know (see my post on labeling, issues with tracking etc http://tinyurl.com/3eeu2w) which is why we came up with what we think are more practical solutions. Likewise, there’s already a much more affordable software solution with GCC templates and info mgmt so I couldn’t possibly imagine recommending Avery Dennison. I have *no malice* toward them just that while it’s possible to buy their products at retail, their B2B sales are a whole other animal. It’s the farthest thing from a small company solution as you could imagine. Since most of our members are one person companies, I have to keep that uppermost in mind.
January 6th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Thank you for all of your hard work on this topic! I (like most small business owners) are completely confused about all of this. You have done a lot of the leg work for us. Once again THANK YOU!!!
Michelle
Luna B. Tee
January 9th, 2009 at 3:18 am
From your blog I know your tuouble is 3rd-party testing do not provide recommendations and the expensive rate.
I’m Cherry Li, Key accounts sales representative of Toys and Hardline Department from Centre Testing International (CTI),CPSC identification number for our Laboratory is 1002,and you can find we are the first one on the identification list.
As the first approved lab by CPSC of CPSIA ,relying on its professional technicians and advanced equipments ,CTI can provide you impartial date, reasonable charge ,trustworthy ,one-stop testing service your smooth access to the domestic and international market
And our professional engineer may give you valuable suggestions about test ,of course, the right to decide the ultimate test lies in you. And we charge $19 per group for total lead test while $101per group for six species phthalates.
If there is anything I can do for you, please feel free to contact me.
I t would be appreciate , if we can receive your phone or e-mail.
January 15th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Yes, you are correct that new regulation CPSIC is limited to the new design and product range, in order to avoid the high cost. However, some products & fabrics can be exempted from the testing and/or not applicable, based on CPSIA. You can visit my blog for more information about it.
http://textilebulletin.blogspot.com
Thanks.
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