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Children’s Safety

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S afety Requirements for ’Baby s and ’Children s Wear

**Blue Island (BD) Ltd requirements and restrictions and suppliers responsibility

**Needles and sharp objects

**Decorations and small parts

**Drawstrings and cords

**Buttons

**Zippers

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( ) Blue Island BD Ltd requirements and restrictions and suppliers responsibility**Needle detector, Safe Q machine, testing methods…

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Needles and sharp objects

**Although has implemented strict routines to be followed, below sharp objects has been found in all supply products…

**…Some of our youngest customers has been seriously wounded!

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Decorations and small parts

**Bows and other decorations….

* Must be firmly stitched, not only glued.

* Must not have sharp edges.

* Must always be attached with woven reinforcement on the back of the fabric.

* Must be adequately finished to secure the ends, a knot is not allowed.

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Decorations and small parts

**Sequins, beads and pearls and glued on decoration…* Can not be tested in 90/50N pull force.

* Must be checked for sharp edges and point’s.

* Need to be washed tested 5 times to ensure that decorations are intact after wash.

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Decorations and small parts

**Motives and labels…* Must be firmly stitches, not only glued.

* Must withstand 90 N pull force if fitting entirely testing cylinder and is not stitched all way around.

* Must not break or have sharp edges.

*Flags labels that are made of flat woven tape with no sharp edges or labels that are stitched all way around does not have to be tested in 90N.

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Drawstring and cords

**Hoods on outerwear must be detachable.

**Ends of drawstring must be secured.

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Drawstring and cords

**Toggles or other embellishment shall only be used of drawstring with no free ends.

**When using a loop drawstring the overlapping of the endings must be at least 3 cm.

**Belt loops shall be designed to lie flat against the garment with maximum length of 7,5 cm(as per Buyer standard).

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Buttons

**All sewn on buttons…* Must be securely fastened with lock stitch.

* Must withstand the 90N pull force for 10 seconds if the button dimension is greater than 6mm.

* Withstand the 50N pull force for 10 seconds if the button dimension is less or equal to 6mm.

* Must not break or have sharp edges.

* Shall have 2-hole button rather than 4-hole button (as per Buyer standard) .

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Buttons

**Press- and Jeans buttons, rivets and eyelets…* Must withstand the 90N pull force for 10 seconds if the button dimension is greater than 6mm.

* Must withstand the 50N pull force for 10 seconds if the button dimension is less or equal to 6mm.

* Must not break or have sharp points and edges.

* Upper and lower parts must have a perfect matching when closed.

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Zippers

**All zippers must meet the Buyer’s requirements.* All parts of the zipper must not break or have sharp edges.

* All garments with a metal zipper must have a zipper guard facing the body to prevent injury.

* Styles with a zip fly must have a zipper guard firmly secured at the bottom. This is valid for all types of zippers in metal, plastic and nylon.

Zipper guard

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Puller attachments

**Puller attachments with play value that are shaped, filled or made of any other material than a plain woven tape must also fulfill the “resistance to twist of pull and slider”.

**Pullers with play value:

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Puller attachments

**Pullers with no play value must withstand 90N pull test but no need to test “resistance to twist of pull and slider”.

**Ensure a zipper does have a “fold over”.

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Max. total length 7,5 cm

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Thank you for ensuring my safety!