Mechanical Safety of Children's Clothing 2006

Following the alarming results of the 2005 Eurofins survey of children's clothing, when one-quarter of the submitted articles were deemed not to be safe products and a further one-third of the samples had features which were deemed not to be satisfactory, a repeat of the survey was offered.

The aim of the survey was again to determine the mechanical safety of items of children's clothing, including footwear, intended for children under three years of age.

The General Product Safety Regulations 1994 require that no producer shall place a product on the market unless the product is a safe product.

The assessment of the safety of children's clothing was carried out using the British Standard BS7907:1997, Code of Practice for the Design and Manufacture of Children's Clothing to promote Mechanical Safety. The Standard has requirements for filling materials, monofilament sewing threads, buttons, pom-poms, bows, motifs, labels, slide fasteners, elastics, cords, ribbons, bow-ties, integral feet and hoods.

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