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ISO Releases Footwear Standards

June 17, 2016

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published the following new footwear standards:

ISO 22649:2016 Footwear -- Test Methods for Insoles and Insocks -- Water Absorption and Desorption

ISO 17694:2016 Footwear -- Test Methods for Uppers and Lining -- Flex Resistance

ISO 17697:2016 Footwear -- Test Methods for Uppers, Lining and Insocks -- Seam Strength

ISO 17698:2016 Footwear -- Test Methods for Uppers -- Delamination Resistance

ISO 17701:2016 Footwear -- Test Methods for Uppers, Lining and Insocks -- Colour Migration

ISO 10734:2016 Footwear -- Test Method for Slide Fasteners -- Strength of Slide Fastener Pullers

ISO 10751:2016 Footwear -- Test Methods for Slide Fasteners -- Resistance to Repeated Opening and Closing

ISO 10764:2016 Footwear -- Test Methods for Slide Fasteners -- Lateral Strength

ISO 18403:2016 Footwear -- Test Methods for Slide Fasteners -- Resistance to Damage During Closure under a Lateral Force

The standards were published on April 29, 2016.