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Restricted Substances List (RSL): A Compliance Guide for Fashion Brands

Textile compliance lab technician testing a fabric swatch against a restricted substances list

A restricted substances list (RSL) sets maximum allowed limits, or outright bans, on specific chemicals in finished apparel and footwear. Brands use a restricted substances list to confirm that fabric, trims, dyes, and coatings do not contain substances linked to health or environmental harm. In other words, it is the…

AQL Inspection in Apparel: How to Set Defect Thresholds and Catch Quality Issues Before They Ship

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Somewhere between the factory floor and your customer’s doorstep, a small percentage of garments will be wrong. Measurements off by a centimeter. Zippers that stick. Stitching that unravels after two washes. AQL inspection is the industry-standard system that decides how many of those defects are acceptable — and when a…