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CPSIA seminar on SGIA. Did anybody listen to it and a quick recap.
blue moon:
and to be fair I should put out a DISCLAIMER that I am working on another company that will provide various services to the printers (including tracking and certification compliance). The tracking part is done and we have been alpha testing if for a few months now. The beta is written, but not out yet. We will add the compliance/certificate part next. The goal will be to auto generate the certificate from the tracking information entered.
pierre
Doug B:
This is what I send to every customer buying youth goods
It only takes a second to change the dates, batch#, etc.
blue moon:
--- Quote from: Doug B on December 13, 2011, 11:24:26 AM --- This is what I send to every customer buying youth goods
It only takes a second to change the dates, batch#, etc.
--- End quote ---
from what I understand, there are two issues you are trying to address.
1. recall info. by creating a tracking number and documenting all the inks, you are almost there.
What also needs to be included is the lot numbers for the garments and then they have to be marked with that info (or it has to be ascertainable from the info on the shirt). You could place your phone number or a web site so they can call you and get those details from you.
To meet the rest of the requirements, you have to be able to contact the customer who bought a recalled garment (or ink) in case manufacturer notifies you that it has been recalled (so if Gildan issues a recall notice for a particular lot, you have to be able to contact your customers that purchased those particular shirts.
2. lead and phthalate compliance. General conformity certificate or MSDS sheets do not meet the legal requirements. The components have to be tested by a certified lab. Just stating that they do not use lead in the ink is not enough, it actually has to be proved. (unless you have the exemption number issued to you)
there is one more detail here. If the item has to be tested for any other reason, the exemption does not apply any more. So if it has to be tested for fire resistance or anything else, ink has to be tested too.
pierre
Doug B:
I also print a tag on the inside back of the shirt with the date, tracking number
our name and our 800 number. ;)
blue moon:
--- Quote from: Doug B on December 13, 2011, 02:52:31 PM --- I also print a tag on the inside back of the shirt with the date, tracking number
our name and our 800 number. ;)
--- End quote ---
that makes you Section 103 compliant (from what I can tell)! Which is more than rest of us have going for us.
the lead and phthalate testing part is covered by the Section 102.
pierre
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