Japanese Standards Association Announces New Textile Care Labeling Standard

HONG KONG, China - Feb. 18, 2015 - PRLog -- The new care label system (JIS L0001-2014) is still under revision and approval by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).  Currently the exiting JIS L0217-1995 is in use as the mandatory standard for labeling.

Japanese JIS Textile Care Label System Update

In order to harmonize with the ISO international care labeling system, the new care label system (JIS L0001-2014) (http://www.webstore.jsa.or.jp/webstore/Com/FlowControl.jsp?lang=en&bunsyoId=JIS+L+0001%3A2014&dantaiCd=JIS&status=1&pageNo=0) adds and amends the care label code, particularly for the drying methods. The previous care label system JIS L0217:1995, only included line dry and flat dry symbols, while; the new care label system JIS L0001-2014 adds tumble dry as a drying option.

New Japan Textile Care Label Standards

The new care label standards are now available at JSA as below:

Care labeling code using symbols
- New JIS standards: JIS L 0001-2014
- Corresponding international standards: ISO 3758-2012
- Existing JIS standards: JIS L0217-1995

Domestic washing and drying procedures
- New JIS standards: JIS L1930-2014
- Corresponding international standards: ISO 6330-2012
- Existing JIS standards: JIS L0217-1995

Professional care, dry cleaning and wet cleaning of fabrics
- New JIS standards: JIS L1931 part 1~4-2014
- Corresponding international standards: ISO 3175 part 1~4-2010

Main Amendments for the New Textile Care Labeling System (JIS L0001-2014)

(A) Standardize the basic washing, bleaching, drying, ironing and dryclean symbols (equivalent to ISO 3758-2012).

(B) Add the additional descriptors for washing and dry clean symbols.
- A bar under the washing or dry clean symbol means that the treatment should be milder than indicated by the same symbol without a bar; e.g. reduced agitation
- A double bar under the symbol describes a very mild process e.g. much reduced agitation

(C) Add the temperatures for treatment for ironing and drying symbols.
- Dots are used to define the temperature of the treatment with the symbols for ironing and drying.
- The definitions of the number of dots for the ironing and tumble drying processes are given in a table within the latest SafeGuards bulletin (http://newsletter.sgs.com/eNewsletterPro/uploadedimages/0...).

(D) Add the only oxygen / non-chlorine bleach allowed symbols.

(E) Add the professional wet cleaning symbol.

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