Standard No.:	GB/T 40228-2021
English Name:	Guide for the control of some chemicals in apparel accessories and components
Chinese Name:	服装配件和组件中部分化学物质控制指南
Chinese Classification:	Y75    Clothing, footgear and headwear in general
Professional Classification:	GB    National Standard
Issued by:	SAMR; SAC
Issued on:	2021-05-21
Implemented on:	2021-12-1
Status:	valid
Language:	English
File Format:	PDF
Word Count:	15500 words
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Codeofchina.com is in charge of this English translation. In case of any doubt about the English translation, the Chinese original shall be considered authoritative. This document is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2020 Directives for standardization - Part 1: Rules for the structure and drafting of standardizing documents. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. The issuing body of this document shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document was proposed by the China National Textile and Apparel Council. This standard is under the jurisdiction of SAC/TC 219 National Technical Committee on Garments of Standardization Administration of China. Guide for the control of some chemicals in apparel accessories and components 1 Scope This document provides guidance on the control, test sampling and test methods of some chemicals in trimmings and components of apparel and accessories. This document is applicable to safety risk control of apparel and accessories carried out by apparel production enterprises, sales enterprises, regulatory agencies and other related parties. 2 Normative references The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. GB/T 2912.1 Textiles - Determination of formaldehyde - Part 1: Free and hydrolyzed formaldehyde (water extraction method) GB/T 2912.3 Textiles - Determination of formaldehyde - Part 3: High performance liquid chromatography method GB 6675.2-2014 Safety of toys - Part 2: Mechanical and physical properties GB/T 17592 Textiles - Determination of the banned azo colorants GB/T 17593.1 Textiles - Determination of heavy metals - Part 1: Atomic absorption spectrophotometry GB/T 17593.2 Textiles - Determination of heavy metals - Part 2: Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry GB/T 17593.3 Textiles - Determination of heavy metals - Part 3: Chromium(VI) - Spectrophotometry GB/T 17593.4 Textiles - Determination of heavy metals - Part 4: Arsenic and mercury - Atomic fluorescence spectrophotometry GB/T 19941.1 Leather and fur - Determination of formaldehyde content - Part 1: High performance liquid chromatography method GB/T 19941.2 Leather and fur - Determination of formaldehyde content - Part 2: Colorimetric method GB/T 19942 Leather and fur - Chemical tests - Determination of banned azo colorants GB/T 20388 Textiles - Determination of the phthalate content - Tetrahydrofuran method GB/T 22807 Leather and fur - Chemical tests - Determination of chromium (Ⅵ) content: Colorimetric method GB/T 23322 Textiles - Determination of surfactant - Alkylphenols and alkylphenol ethoxylates GB/T 24279.1 Textiles - Determination of certain flame retardants - Part 1: Brominated flame retardants GB/T 26125 Electrical and electronic products - Determination of six regulated substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers) GB/T 26572 Requirements of concentration limits for certain restricted substances in electrical and electronic products GB/T 26713 Footwear - Chemical tests - Determination of dimethyl fumarate (DMF) GB/T 29786 Determination of phthalates in electrical and electronic equipments - Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry GB/T 30157 Textiles - Determination of total content of lead and cadmium GB/T 30158 Determination of nickel released from accessories on textile products GB/T 31126 Textiles - Determination of perfluorooctane sulfonates and perfluoroalkyl carboxylates GB 31701 Safety technical code for infants and children textile products GB/T 32447 Footwear - Critical substances potentially present in footwear and footwear components - Determination of organotin compounds in footwear materials GB/T 32883 Determination of hexabromocyclododecanes in electrical and electronic products - High performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry GB/T 33391 Footwear - Critical substances potentially present in footwear and foot wear components - Test method to quantitatively determine polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in footwear materials GB/T 33392 Leather and fur - Chemical tests - Determination of 4-aminoazobenzene derived from azo colorants GB/T 35446 Textiles - Determination of some organic solvents GB 36246-2018 Sports areas with synthetic surfaces for primary and middle schools GB/T 38402 Leather and fur - Chemical tests - Determination of chromium(Ⅵ) content: Chromatographic method GB/T 38405 Leather and fur - Chemical tests - Determination of short-chain chlorinated paraffins ISO 16373-2 Textiles – Dyestuffs - Part 2: General method for the determination of extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using pyridine-water) ISO 17881-2 Textiles - Determination of certain flame retardants - Part 2: Phosphorus flame retardants ISO 23702-1 Leather - Organic fluorine - Part 1: Determination of non-volatile compounds by extraction method using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry detector (LC-MS/MS)) CPSC-CH-C1001-09.3 Standard operating procedure for determination of phthalates CPSC-CH-C1001-09.4 Standard operating procedure for determination of phthalates EN 16711-3 Textiles - Determination of metal content - Part 3: Determination of lead release by artificial saliva solution PD CEN/TS 15968 Determination of extractable perfluorooctanesulphonate (PFOS) in coated and impregnated solid articles, liquids and firefighting foams - Method for sampling, extraction and analysis by LC-qMS or LC-tandem/MS 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 apparel and accessories general term for items that adorn and protect the human body, including clothing, hats, scarves, ties, gloves and socks [Source: GB/T 15557-2008, 2.1] 3.2 trimmings non-main part of apparel and accessories that has the function of decoration, regulation or closure Note: for example, embroidery, patch embroidery, buttons, zippers, bows, labels, badges, sequins, beads, rhinestones, etc. 3.3 components structural unit with certain functions in apparel and accessories Note: It usually refers to sleeves, leather collars, front panel, fillers, etc.   3.4 electrical and electronic components electronic and electrical structural units with certain functions or purposes in apparel and accessories Note: such as components, switches, wires, etc. 3.5 apparel for infants apparel for infants aged 36 months and below 3.6 apparel for children apparel for children over 36 months but not over 14 years old 3.7 childcare apparel and accessories apparel and accessories to help infants aged 36 months and below sleep, feed, relax and maintain hygiene 3.8 costumes special apparel for playing certain roles in anime, games and film, or for create self-originating styling, rather than for everyday wear, including festive party costumes, role-playing costumes, stage performance costumes, etc. [Source: GB/T 35458-2017, 3.1] 4 General provisions Apparel products are complex in structure and involve trimmings and components made of various materials, and the content of chemicals in these trimmings and components is closely related to consumers' health and environmental hazards. It is critical to control and reduce the amount of relevant chemicals in products in the entire supply chain.   5 Suggestions on control of some chemicals in trimmings and components of apparel and accessories 5.1 See Table 1 for suggestions on control of some chemicals in trimmings and components made of textile materials.

Foreword i 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 General provisions 5 Suggestions on control of some chemicals in trimmings and components of apparel and accessories 6 Sampling rules 7 Test methods Annex A (Informative) List of chemicals Annex B (Informative) Guide for test of chemicals Annex C (Informative) Determination of content of diisopentyl phthalate Annex D (Informative) Calculation of organo-tin compound-related results Annex E (Informative) Determination of content of chlorinated toluene Annex F (Informative) Determination of benzene content