retail solutions
Vital toxin testing
SATRA works with retailers on a footwear. As well as safety, parents
number of safety-critical aspects of want durability and value for money
footwear, including testing for toxins in children’s wear so it is important
in leather and synthetic shoes: phtha- to identify strengths and weakness-
lates (DEHP), arsenic, cadmium, es. SATRA has valuable knowledge
chromium, mercury, lead, nickel, di- on the technical aspects of a wide
methylfumarate (DMF), azo dyes, range of consumer products includ-
pentachlorophenol (PCP), formalde- ing footwear, leathergoods, apparel,
hyde, organotins. SATRA houses toys, safety products, furniture,
comprehensive laboratories, equip- floorcoverings, construction prod-
ment and expert chemists to detect ucts, and homeware. SATRA can
hazardous and restricted chemicals test to national, European and in-
and substances, and it provides expert ternational standards, and help
advice on European REACH regula- retailers comply with the European
tion and Substances of Very High General Safety Product Directive to
Concern (SVHC), including training ensure products are safe through
and specification writing. SATRA is a testing and risk assessment.
leading authority on footwear safety, For further information
fit, performance and comfort, which call telephone 01536 410000,
is a major driver in consumer demand email footwear@satra.co.uk
- included in this is children’s or visit www.satra.co.uk
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