RSL Released by AAFA (Version 7)

In September 2010, the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) released the most updated seventh version of their Restricted Substances List (RSL).

For the new version of AAFA, the below new National regulations are included:
- South Korea KC Mark
- Vietnam Temporary Regulation Circular No. 32/2009/TT-BCT
- Oregon SB586
- Eighteenth Regulation on the Amendment of the German Ordinance and Commodities of 3rd August 2010

The major changes from Release 6 to Release 7 as below.
1. Arylamines
- Test method changed to EN ISO 17234-1 for leather

- Add test method GB/T 23344-2009 for confirmation of 4-aminoazobenzene

2. Solvents
- Change limit to 0.1% (mass) by "Each" instead of "Total"
- Add Trichloroethylene CAS#79-01-6 to the list

3. Flame Retardants
- Add SB 596 (Oregon with limit 0.1% by weight for DecaBDE)

4.1 Metal - Restrictions for Textiles
- Addition restriction of Lead content (90ppm) with reference to KC mark
- Specify leachable metals contents (Pb, Cr, Hg, As and Cu) for Chinese regulation FZ/T81014:2008
- Change age from "<24>

4.2 Metal - Restrictions for Leather
- Changed German regulation from "LFGB 30" to "Eighteenth Regulation on the Amendment of the German Ordinance on Commodities of 3rd Auguest 2010
- Test method changed to 64 LFGB 82.02.11 (2008)

4.3 Metal - Restrictions for Surface Coatings and Printing
- Updated Lead restricion (90ppm) with reference to CPSIA
- Test method changed to CPSC-CH-E1003-09
- Added Cadmium content limitation (100ppm) to the list by test method EN1122

5. Formaldehyde
- Updated test method ISO 17226 for formaldehyde in leather
- Removed test method DIN 53315

6. Phthalates
- Added test method CPSC-CH-C1001-09

RSL Released by AAFA

In March 2010, the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) released the sixth version of their Restricted Substances List (RSL).

The Restricted Substances List (RSL) was created by a special working group of the American Apparel & Footwear Association’s (AAFA) Environment Task Force and will be updated on a regular basis. Chemicals appearing in the AAFA RSL are those specifically related to both apparel and home textiles as well as footwear and that are banned or restricted by a regulation or law. The country laws with the strictest requirement are cited in the RSL.

Chemicals parameters covered in the latest AAFA RSL Release 6:
• Azo dyes
• Disperse dyes
• Navy blue
• Solvents
• Pesticides
• Dioxins and furans
• Asbestos
• Fluorinated greenhouse gases
• Flame retardants
• Heavy metals

(Cadmium/Lead/Chromium/Chromium Vl/Nickel/Arsenic/Mercury/Copper)
• Organotins (TBT/ TPhT/ DBT/ DOT)
• PFOS
• Formaldehyde
• Phthalates (DEHP/ DNOP/ BBP/ DBP / DINP / DIDP)
• Nonyl Phenol/Nonyl
• Henolethoxylates
• Dimethyl Fumarate

You can browse AAFA official web-site for more details

Sources of the RSL information:

http://www.apparelandfootwear.org/UserFiles/File/Restricted%20Substance%20List/AAFARSLFinalRelease6.pdf