Looking at expanding restricted substances coverage from finished goods to the supply chains?

Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) Testing

Intertek offers chemical formulation testing services for apparel, textile, footwear and leather manufacturers to help assure supply chains does not contain banned and hazardous substances identified by industry initiatives like the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme and various state and regional consumer product safety organizations. MRSL (Manufacturing Restricted Substances List) testing ensures that chemicals are ZDHC-compliant and/or align with sustainability goals of brands/ retailers.

Benefits:

• Improve compliance of MRSL test data with Quality Assurance and Quality Control requirements

• Safety Data Sheet (SDS) review for any toxic chemicals to verify its accuracy

• Increase supply chain transparency in the chemical formulations used

• Apply chemical restrictions in the manufacturing processes rather than focusing only on finished goods

• Promote garment or footwear facilities to use hazardous-free chemicals in the supply chains