Product Safety and Restricted Substances in Apparel emphasis on the overview of 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. Manufacturing Restricted Substances address hazardous substances potentially used and discharged into the environment during manufacturing and related processes, not just those substances that could be present in finished products. Safety requirements and review of risk 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 aimed at textile and apparel industry professionals, retailers, factory heads, buying offices and students intending to join the industry in the areas of quality assurance covering safety and chemical compliance. |