THE Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) is seeking feedback from stakeholders on recommendations to adopt several new standards on textiles.
These standards cover about product performance, and verify the nature, kind or character of the material used in textiles.
In a notice, the BPS identified five international standards on textiles published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) which are intended for adoption as Philippine National Standards (PNS).
The first is ISO 105-B02:2014 specifying a method intended for determining the effect on the color of textiles of all kinds and in all forms to the action of an artificial light source representative of natural daylight.
Another is ISO 105-C06:2010 which sets out methods intended for determining the resistance of the color of textiles to domestic or commercial laundering procedures used for normal household articles using a reference detergent.
The third is ISO 105-E04:2013 defining a method for determining the resistance of the color of textiles to the action of human perspiration.
Others are ISO 105-X12:2016 specifying a method for determining the resistance of the color of textiles of all kinds to rubbing off and staining other materials; and ISO 6330:2021 defining domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing.
“The adoption of international standards as Philippine National Standards (PNS) is in line with good standardization practice and is consistent with the Philippines’ commitment to the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO TBT) agreement,” the BPS said.
It said the adoption will also facilitate immediate access to international standards by the local companies, industries, academe, consumers and other stakeholders.
