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With an expansive network of 1,000 laboratories and offices in more than 100 countries, Intertek has unparalleled expertise on all global regulations to assist customers with new eco-friendly alternatives/certifications, care labeling instructions and more. Intertek offers the following testing solutions for soft home furnishings:
Fiber Identification – Intertek’s experienced technicians accurately identify fibers and fiber blends for customers who import soft home furnishings products into countries that require fiber identification labels that identify the fiber type and percentage of fiber components and use fiber composition to classify quota categories.
Feather and Down Testing – In many countries Intertek offers special feather and down testing for soft home furnishings to assess quantitative analysis, filling power, thermal properties, migration and penetration resistance.
Flammability Testing – It is important to note that soft home furnishings have flammability regulations that differ from the apparel regulations and to pay special attention to regulations established for upholstery, rugs and carpets.
Care Label Instructions – For countries that have mandatory or voluntary standards for care label instructions that apply to soft home furnishing products, Intertek conducts testing to determine the most appropriate consumer care conditions for the tested products, including:
Intertek is accredited to test to a multitude of national and international standards. Key accreditations include:
China – China National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (CNAL) and Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS), Korea – Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS), Mexico – Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación (EMA) and Dirección General de Normas (DGN), Morocco – French Committee for Accreditation (COFRAC), Singapore – Singapore Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC – SINGLAS), Taiwan – Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA), Thailand – Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS), UK – United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), USA – American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) and California Bureau of Home Furnishing and Thermal Insulation.
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