Our Kids' Clothing Lab Results: What Was Tested and What Was Not

What each report tested

Each report lists certain style codes, so no result here applies to our whole collection. A listed code does not mean that style's own fabric or buttons were sampled. A style that is not in this table has no result on this page. We matched style codes to product names using our store records.

What the chemical tests found

In the three reports on this page, no sample exceeded a limit printed on its report. Not detected means below the level that method can measure, which is different from zero. One mg/kg equals one ppm. Substances not listed in this table were not part of these reports.

What each test means for a parent

Lead and cadmium. These are metals that can come from pigments and coatings. Canada limits lead to 90 mg/kg in each accessible part of clothing for children under 14. The US limit for children's products is 100 ppm. The agency tested against the US figure, and a not detected result at 10 mg/kg sits below both.

Phthalates and PVC. These matter when a garment has soft plastic parts or plastic prints. The agency marked phthalates as not applicable for the fabric it tested, and it did not detect PVC in the buttons on the garment sample, which its report lists as plastic and textile. The separate button report tested a pouch of white corozo buttons, a plant-based material, and it also tested mercury.

Fibre content. The agency measured 100.0% cotton. Organic status comes from the GOTS certification held by our manufacturers. See our guide to what certifications cover for how that differs from a lab test.

How the fabric and garments held up

These tests tell you what a garment does in the wash and under a child's pull. The agency tested one fabric sample and one garment sample and left the requirements column blank, so none of these results has a pass mark on the report. Grey scale ratings run from 1 (worst) to 5 (best).

We say our clothes are made to be handed down, and these reports stop at one to three washes. They give you a useful starting point on strength and colour. They cannot show how a shirt looks after two children have worn it. For choosing between fabrics, our fabric comparison covers the wider picture.

What the button pull test covers

Four buttons on one garment held 90 N for 10 seconds. An independent testing agency ran this test under EN 71-1:2014. Seven style codes are listed on the report, and it does not say which style that garment was. The result applies to that garment and those buttons only.

What these results do not cover

• Other samples. This page gives results only for the samples in the first table, and only for the tests shown there.
• Other substances. If a substance is not listed here, these reports did not test it.
• Flammability in Canada. The agency recorded the tested fabric as exempt from US flammability testing because of its weight. Canada's rule has no weight exemption that we could find, and this page has no Canadian flame spread result.
• Every colour and batch. Reports cover the sample received. They do not cover each production run.

What Canada and the US require

In the US, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says every children's product must be tested by a third-party, CPSC-accepted lab, and the responsible firm must then issue a Children's Product Certificate. Its lead page sets 100 ppm for accessible parts. Under 16 CFR 1500.91, some untreated materials, including dye-only textiles, are treated as under the limit. Printed fabric may fall outside that wording. For flammability, 16 CFR 1610.1(d)(1) lets plain surface fabrics weighing 2.6 oz/yd² or more skip testing. It does not take them outside the standard.

In Canada, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act does not expressly require third-party testing, though the Minister can order tests. The lead regulations set 90 mg/kg for clothing for children under 14. The Textile Flammability Regulations require a flame spread time above 3.5 seconds for fabrics without a raised surface. The phthalates regulations focus on vinyl in toys and child care articles.

How to ask any brand for the same evidence

Send a short email with these questions and see how specific the answer is.

1. Which lab tested this piece, and when? Ask for a report from an independent lab, with a date.
2. Which style, colour and fabric does the report name? A report on one colour does not cover the whole line.
3. What was the limit, and what was the number? "Passed" alone tells you little. Ask whether the limit came from a law or from the brand.
4. Who supplied the sample? Our manufacturers submitted the samples on this page, and the reports state the agency did not draw them.
5. What was left out? Ask which tests were marked exempt, not applicable or simply not run.
6. For US sales, is there a Children's Product Certificate? The CPSC third-party testing page explains the rule.

A certificate is a separate question. A GOTS scope certificate states that it is not proof that goods delivered are certified. The transaction certificate covers that. Our cotton and polyester guide explains why fibre choice changes which tests matter.

Pieces whose style codes are listed on the reports

Their style codes appear on the fabric and garment reports from March and April 2026. The agency tested one fabric sample and one garment.

Capri Floral Organic Cotton Blouse for Girls

A puff-sleeve blouse listed on the fabric and garment reports.

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Vienna Pleated Organic Cotton Blouse for Girls

A pleated sleeveless blouse listed on the same two reports.

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