A new regulation has been put in place by the government in Vietnam that specifies requirements on permitted limit of formaldehyde and azo dyes contents in textile products that are manufactured, imported and traded in Vietnam. A press release from SGS stated that the new draft circular will supersede circular No. 32/2009/tt-bct dated November 5, 2009 and becomes effective in February 2016. The earlier circular temporarily gave the regulated acceptable limits for the content of formaldehyde and content of aromatic amines, which can be released from azo dyes in reduction conditions in textile and apparel products.
The new circular states the same permitted limits of formaldehyde and azo dyes content in textile products. However, it further specifies requirements on the sampling methods. Updated international test method standards and provides relevant quality management requirements are used for this. Untreated yarn, untreated fabric, fabrics imported for processing export products and textile products in transit or stored in custom's warehouses are exempt from restrictions. Textile products temporarily imported for re-export and types of products made from textile materials used in industrial production are some other goods that are included in this.
A certificate issued by an accredited testing laboratory to ensure conformity in accordance to the regulation is required to be provided by all textile products that are imported, distributed and marketed in Vietnam.
