QUALITY CONTROL
  - Textile Standards & Requirements
  - Buyers standard for judging colors
  - Quality Control
  - Quality Department
  - Additional chemical compounds or groups of compounds
  - Chemical Restrictions


Germany as well as Netherland has banned the use and import of Benzidine Based Dyes and other similar substances. The Benzidine Based Dyes are called Azo Dyes. Appx. 70% of all dyes are Azo Dyes. However , only certain part of such dyes are carcinogenic and prohibited by the new German and Netherland Legislation.
Although the ban is presently being effected by German and Netherland yet similar standards may ge incorporated in European union Code. It has also been gathered that similar concern is also being raised by some other developed countries.

 
Buyers standard for judging colors

According to Buyers standard the color should be matched in :

Dayligt D65 (Philips TLD 965)
Flourescent "shoplight" TL83 (Philips TLD 830)

Two persons should control the color in a lightbox.
The lightbox must be placed in a dark room or with the possibility of total blackout.
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Quality Control
The following inspections will be made by the merchandisers or quality controllers.
FABRIC
 when 80% of the bulk fabric is in house for wovens,
when 40% of the bulk fabric is in house for knits.
INITIAL
 when 50 - 100 pieces are made. Random selection of all colors and sizes to be done in the stitchin units.
MID
 when 50% of the order is done and in the finishing unit, 1 carton packed in mixed assortments, 1 carton packed in solid size/solid color, corrct packing and marking will be checked.
FINAL
 100% packed.

All inspectios are to be advised well in advance, so the offices can plan accordingly.

Remember that all communication(telephone, fax and e-mail) regarding the orders is to go directly to the merchandiser in Delhi or Bangalore, not to the office in Mumbai.
 
carton quality
 
packing and assortments
 
carton markings and color codes
 
documents
 
pricetagging
 
all labels
 
garment quality
 
wash test
 
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Quality Department
October 1999
Chemical Compound or group of compounds Limits for textile & leather products
Phthalates
Total ban for all product groups.
Temporary exceptions are rainwear, bags, leather imitation garment and children's rloves
Total Ban
Nickel (Ni) Total ban for adding Ni to the process
Cadmium (Cd) Total ban for adding Cd to the process
Lead (Pb) Total ban for adding Pb to the process
Mercury (Hg) Total ban for adding Hg to the process
Chromium VI (Cr6+) Total Ban
Chromium (Cr), Antimony (Sb), Arsenic (As), Cobalt (Co), Tin (Sn) andBarium (Ba) Total ban for adding it to the textile process
Cr is allowed in leather tanning but the final product may not contain any Cr6+
     
Additional chemical compounds or groups of compounds
In addition to above list, generally buyers should not accept any of the below listed chemicals in the production process. If any buyer, as a result of random testing finds any of these compounds, a judgement of suitable action will be made in each individual case. Depending on the type of chemical found, the amounts found, and the type of product in which it was found. A priority will be given to tracing the origin of the chemical and to preventing the same chemical to be found in future orders.
Polychlrinatwedbiphenyls (PCB)
Nonylphenolethoxylates (NFE)
Distearyldimethylammoniumchlorise (DSDMAC)
Brominated or chlorinated flame-retardants (ex. PBB, PBDE, TRIS, TCEP, chloroparaffines)
Chlorinated bleaching agents
Monomers (Only low, undetectable amounts of monomers are allowed in the ready product)
For more detailed information about the chemicals and testing methods, see enclosed "INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHEMICALS RESTRICTED IN ROYAL'S CHEMICAL RESTRICTION"
List of carcinogenic or suspected carcinogenic aromatic amines
4-Aminodiphenyl
Benzidine
4-Chloro-o-Toluidine
2-Naphtylamine
Aminoazotoluene
2-Amino-4-nitrotoluene
Diaminoanisole
4,4-Diaminodiphenylmethane
3,3-Dichlorobenzidine
3,3-Dimethoxybenzidine (o-Dianisidine)
3,3-Dichlorobenzidine (o-Tolidine)
3,3-Dimethy1-4,4-diaminodiphenylmethane
4-Chloraniline
p-Cresidine
4,4-Methylen-bis (2-chloroaniline)
4,4-Oxydianiline
4,4-Thiodianiline
2,4-Toluenediamine
0-Toluidine
2,4,5-Trimethylaniline
0-Anisidine
p-Aminoazobenzene
     
List of sensitising disperse dyes


Disperse Blue 1
Disperse Blue 3
Disperse Blue 7
Disperse Blue 26
Disperse Blue 35
Disperse Blue 102
Disperse Blue 106
Disperse Blue 124
Disperse Red 1
Disperse Red 11
Disperse Red 1 7
Disperse Orange 1
Disperse Orange 3
Disperse Orange 37/76
Disperse Yellow 1
Disperse Yellow 3
Disperse Yellow 9
Disperse Yellow 39
Disperse Yellow 49

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