The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, H&M, Levi Strauss & Co., VF Asia Ltd., and Wal-Mart, together with renowned testing labs, and supply chain experts will present at the American Apparel & Footwear Association's Product Safety Conferences in India. Product safety regulations, testing requirements, utilization of AAFA's Restricted Substances List, U.S. and European retailer concerns and the consequences of non-compliance will all be covered, in-depth. 

The conferences are sponsored by AAFA in cooperation with Clothing Manufacturers Association of India, AFIRM Group and World Federation Sporting Goods Industry.

Speakers confirmed to date:

American & Efird
Bureau Veritas
Dystar/Texan Lab
Farida Shoes
Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt
H & M
Intertek Consumer Goods, North America
Li & Fung India
Levi Strauss & Co.
Oeko-Tex/Hohenstein Institute of America, Inc.
SGS Consumer Testing Services
Specialized Technology Resources
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Vardhman Textiles, Ltd. & Vardhman A&E Threads, Ltd.
VF Asia Ltd.
Wal-Mart

For full program details and to register, please visit:

November 12 - Chennai
November 18 - New Delhi

For additional questions, please contact:

Susan Lapetina, Senior Director, Industry Relations, AAFA at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Mohan Sadhwani, Executive Director, The Clothing Manufacturers Association of Inda, Tel: 91-22-23538245 or E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it