On May 11, 2016, after the Japan Fashion Industry Alliance incorporated the whitelist into its purchasing guide, the Japan Fiber Industry Alliance officially released new purchasing standards and also incorporated the whitelist management system into its purchasing guide. Since Japan’s decree on the non-use of specific azo dyes in textiles was officially implemented on April 1, 2016, it has been learned through Japanese testing agencies that in order to meet the country’s legal requirements, Japanese buyers currently mainly conduct inspections through random inspections, and the detection volume is relatively large. The number of cases per month increased from less than 100 to 100 per day. Ensuring product quality and safety through batch testing not only increases the cost of testing, but also only ensures the quality and safety of the current product; the advantages of the whitelist management system, such as low cost, traceability, and source control, are increasingly used The recommendation of Japanese buyers and interviews with whitelist companies by two major Japanese media have given more trust and recognition to the members of the whitelist management system, and they have conducted multiple follow-up reports.
The whitelist management system firmly believes that the whitelist management system will be the most effective way to respond to Japanese decrees. We also hope that more companies will use the whitelist to establish international credibility.
