China updates textile products' standard list

China's ministry of industry and information technology has recently released announcement No. 17 of 2016, which published updates to a number of textile and apparel industry standards.

The standards include some product standards for apparel and textile accessories such as FZ/T 81001-2016 for pajamas, FZ/T 81015-2016 for wedding gown and full dress, FZ/T 73002-2016 for knitted caps, FZ/T 81012-2016 for woven scarf and shawl, etc.

The updates include some textile test method standards such as FZ/T 01030-2016 for 'Knitted fabric and elastic woven fabric – Determination of bursting strength and bursting distension-Bursting method', FZ/T 01031-2016 for 'Knitted fabric and elastic woven fabric – Determination of maximum force to seam rupture and elongation – the grab tensile method', FZ/T 01131-2016 for 'Textiles-Quantitative chemical analysis-Mixtures of natural cellulose fibres and certain regenerated cellulose fibres (hydrochloric acid method)', FZ/T 80008-2016 for 'Terms relating to woven caps', and FZ/T 80010-2016 for 'Clothes –survey method for human body head girth and size designation for headwear'. (RKS)

Click here to see the complete list of updated textile and apparel standards

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – China