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What Are Those Symbols On My Kids Shoes Label?

Ever wondered what the symbols printed on or, attached on labels to the shoes you buy mean?

At Kids Shoes 2 U we pride ourselves on offering children's shoes that are made of the best quality materials and hope this webpage will help inform you about the EU Footwear (Indication of Composition) Labelling Regulations.
 
These regulations provide labelling that is standardised throughout the European Union and are designed to ensure that consumers know what type of material footwear is made of at the time of purchase.

All kids shoes and footwear must be labelled in this way except for the types below which are covered by other regulations:
• Personal protective equipment, e.g. steel toe-capped boots
• Second-hand or worn footwear
• Toy footwear
• Footwear covered by the Hazardous Materials Directive. e.g. boots containing asbestos

Labelling requirements

Customers must be able to see information about the composition of the following parts of a shoe:
• Upper
• Lining and sock
• Outer sole

The information need only be shown on one shoe of each pair. It can be shown as a pictogram or in words and must be clear and legible as shown in the tables below.

The labelling may be printed or embossed on the shoes, a sticker or a swing ticket. It must be visible, securely attached and accessible.

Composition of the Footwear

The label must show the type of material that makes up at least 80% of the following parts of the shoe:
• The surface area of the upper
• The surface area of the lining and sock
• Volume of the outer sole
If no individual material makes up 80% of the surface area or volume, the label should state the 2 main materials used in that part of the shoe.

The label does not have to mention any accessories or reinforcements used on the upper, e.g. buckles, ankle patches, edging, tabs and eyelets, and these do not have to be taken into account when the composition of the material is assessed.

Definition and corresponding pictograms or written indications concerning the parts of the footwear to be identified

Written Indication & Pictogram

Description

Upper 

Upper

This is the outer face of the structural element which is attached to the outersole

 Lining and sock

Lining and sock

These are the lining of the upper and the insole, constituting the inside of the footwear article.

 Outer Sole

Outer Sole

This is the bottom part of the footwear article, which is subjected to abrasive wear and attached to the upper.


Definition and corresponding pictograms of the materials

Written Indication & Pictogram

Description

Leather 

Leather

A general term for hide or skin with its original fibrous structure more or less intact, tanned to be rot-proof. The hair or wool may or may not have been removed. Leather is also made from a hide or skin which has been split into layers or segmented either before or after tanning. However, if the tanned hide or skin is disintegrated mechanically and/or chemically into fibrous particles, small pieces or powders and then, with or without the combination of a binding agent, is made into sheets or other forms, such sheets or forms are not leather. If the leather has a surface coating,however applied, or a glued-on finish, such surface layers must not be thicker than 0.15 mm. Thus, all leathers are covered without prejudice to other legal obligations.

 Coated Leather

Coated Leather

Leather where the surface coating applied to the leather does not exceed one third of the total thickness of the product but is in excess of 0.15 mm.

Textile

Natural textile materials and synthetic or nonwoven.

Other Material

All Other Materials

Any pictogram concerning material shall appear on the label beside the pictogram of the relevant footwear part. The dimensions of any pictograms must be sufficiently large to make it easy to understand the information. 

Pictorgrams are not always used and only a written indication is displayed. Any written indication shall be in English (For UK or local national language in other EU states).

The pictograms concerning the materials should appear on the label beside the pictograms relating to the 3 parts of the footwear as specified in the table above.
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