Textile Labelling: Appendix 3
Test Methods for Textile Amounts
The amount of textile fibre present in a textile fibre product may be determined according to the test methods published by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) and contained in the National Standard of Canada, Textile Test Methods (CAN/CGSB-4.2), or an equivalent test method published by one of the other standards-writing organizations listed below.
Test methods contained in the National Standard of Canada may be obtained for a fee from the CGSB (www.ongc-cgsb.gc.ca).
Other recognized standards-writing organizations
- American Society for Testing and Materials
www.astm.org - American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
www.aatcc.org - British Standards Institution
www.bsi-global.com - Textile Institute
www.texi.org - International Organization for Standardization
www.iso.org
Textile Testing Laboratories
The following is a partial list of laboratories which provide textile testing services for fibre content. This list implies no certification or endorsement by the Competition Bureau, nor is it necessarily a complete listing of all laboratories in Canada which provide textile testing services.
- Groupe CTT Group
www.gcttg.com - Exova (formerly Bodycote Testing Group)
www.exova.com - Textile Analysis Service
Department of Human Ecology
Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences
University of Alberta
www.ualberta.ca - MTL-ACTS
(Consumer Products Services Division of Bureau Veritas)
www.bureauveritas.com/cps - Intertek Group plc
www.intertek.com