Children's Apparel, Footwear, and Accessories

When designing children’s clothing, it is essential to take into consideration the behavior of children, whose need for exploration, and challenge drives them to use items in new and different ways. One common factor children share is that they are unaware of cause and effect and are therefore substantially less cautious than adults in relation to hazards.
Children’s clothing can contain small parts such as snaps, buttons, zipper components, sequins, and other decorations, which can break or become detached during normal wear and play. To prevent these small parts causing a hazard, manufacturers must adhere to safety regulations, but these vary from country to country. 

Children are particularly vulnerable end users and global requirements for small parts testing aim to protect them from the safety hazards these pose.

UL Solutions supports the global fashion and luxury industry in their drive to provide safer clothing and footwear to children.

We can help you select the most appropriate testing procedure for children’s apparel and footwear based on your target markets.

UL Solutions’ laboratories use recognized methods to test children’s apparel for compliance to brand specifications as well as international chemical and safety regulations and standards including:

• REACH (EU – Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals)
• CPSIA – (U.S. Consumer Product Improvement Safety Act)
• China GB (Chinese National Standards)
• BS (British Standards)
• DIN (German Institute for Standardization)
• EN (European Standard)

Recognized for our history and extensive expertise in the safety review and testing of children’s products, UL Solutions is proficient in providing risk assessment protocols to the children’s apparel industry in response to the need for objective evaluation.