Environmental, Society and Safety

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Trade Description Act
This States that any claim a manufacturer makes about their products must be true.
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Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1979
This protect consumers when they buy good. The goods must fit the description, be of satifactory quality and fit for purpose. This protects you when you buy mail order goods.
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General Product Safety Regulation 2005
States that manufactures are responsible for the safety of their product. They have to put warnings on any texiles products that might be hazardous.
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What does the Lion Mark mean?
This shows a toy has been made by a member of the British Toy and Hobby Association who agrees to stick to strict safety, marketing and ethical guidelines.
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What does the CE Mark mean?
This is the manufacturer's claim that the product meets the essential safety standards, allowing it to be sold throughout Europe.
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Fire Safety Regulation
It apply to both new goods, and goods which are sold second hand.
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What are 5 ways textiles industry can harm the environment?
Pollution and use of resources. Disposal of waste materials. Transport polluction. Problems caused by cotton farming, Dispost of toxic chemicals.
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What three ways fabrics can be environmentally and people friendly?
Biodegradable fibres, bio fribes, fibres can be grown organically.
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What is Biodegradable fibre?
These fibres can be broken down naturally by bacteria and other living organism, so fabrics made from them will break quite quickly in landfill sites.
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What is Bio Fibres?
These come from biological sources. Biological sources are renewable, so bio fibres don't use up non-renewable resources.
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Fibres can be grown organically?
Organic fibres, are grown without using artifical fertilisers, pesticides or herbicides.
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Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1979

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This protect consumers when they buy good. The goods must fit the description, be of satifactory quality and fit for purpose. This protects you when you buy mail order goods.

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General Product Safety Regulation 2005

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What does the Lion Mark mean?

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What does the CE Mark mean?

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