ACCESSORY TESTING MANUAL 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS ￭ Introduction ￭ Policy Statement ￭ COC document and instructions ￭ Document and Lab Test protocol ￭ Testing Team Contact Information
INTRODUCTION This Testing Manual provides the administrative procedures and testing requirements for Accessory product. Destination Maternity Corp. is committed to delivering quality merchandise to its customer. These guidelines are based on the mandate that all accessory merchandise purchased by Destination Maternity Corp. must have applicable proof of care provided and must meet all applicable laws and regulatory requirements, in addition to ensuring compliance with Destination Maternity Corp. customer satisfaction and acceptability.
Regulatory, Performance and Consumer standards are used as a guideline for the evaluation of it’s accessory product acceptability. Test methods and test procedures are originated from: ￭ CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) ￭ CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act) ￭ FTC (Federal Trade Commission) ￭ California Proposition 65 ￭ ASTM (American Society of Testing and Materials) ￭ AATCC (American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists)
POLICY STATEMENT In order for an Accessory product to qualify for purchase; the following requirements must be met up front: -Bulk production quality product sample is provided to DMC Merchant -COC document and corresponding lab test reports are e-mailed to Merchant with Testing Director on copy. NOTE: • •
If a vendor does not have testing available the style will be placed on HOLD until such a time as COC document and lab tests can be provided for formal review. Any exceptions must be agreed to in advance with Destination Maternity Corp. For approval contact the Testing Director prior to submitting COC document for approval.
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The COC document and lab testing or any subsequent result does not limit Destination Maternity Corporations rights or diminish or remove buying representative or vendor’s responsibilities and obligations under the Purchase Order Terms and Conditions.
Document and Testing Protocol All accessory product purchased by Destination Maternity Corp. must be tested for applicable FTC, CPSIA, Cal Prop 65, Care labeling regulations. Vendors must be knowledgeable in regards to their product and must be able to provide current year lab testing documents as well as fill out a Certificate of Conformity proving their product is passing for all requirements and that the proper documents and contact persons are available in the event a problem occurs with a particular product. All vendors who meet the above protocol should follow below steps when submitting information to DMC: Log onto the Mothers Work Web wwot.DestinationMaternity.com and do the following: • • • • • • • • •
Click here to view the Destination Maternity Corp. Testing Program Requirements. Click: ACCESSORY TESTING MANUAL & COC DOCUMENTS Click: Certificate Instructions and read all directions within this form Click: COC Document and save it to your desktop for repeated use. Fill out the form in it’s entirety for each style being purchased Make sure to Check all the boxes that apply to your product on the top portion of the form. **Not all boxes apply to all products – only choose the one (s) that apply. Make sure to list out all lab tests run on your product on the bottom portion of the form Make sure all information is correct and accurate. E-mail the COC document, lab test reports directly to the Merchant and CC testing Director:
[email protected] Once document and lab tests are received Merchant will pass product sample to Testing Director for review and approval.
Failure to comply to the above procedure will result in product HOLD.
TESTING TEAM CONTACT INFORMATION Director Testing: Mari Alessi-Kowalski e-mail:
[email protected] Phone 215-873-2200 ext. 2838 Testing Associate: Endia Johnson: e-mail:
[email protected] Phone 215-873-2200 ext. 2839 For all other issues / questions related to Accessory Testing please contact your merchant directly via: ∙E-Mail ▪Phone @Destination Maternity Corp. Main Number (215)-873-2200 + extension
