Oeko-Tex updates test criteria

A new Post "Oeko-Tex updates test criteria" was written on the January 22, 2012 at 11:35 am on "Textile Global - Textile and Fashion News".

The Oeko-Tex Association recently announced to have updated the
applicable test criteria and limit values for testing textiles for
harmful substances according to Oeko-Tex Standard 100 with effect as
of January 1, 2012. The Oeko-Tex criteria catalogue stipulates the
following amendments:

With respect to the current version of the REACH candidate list and
the current consultations, wet spun fibers and coatings will in future
be tested for n-methylpyrrolidone and dimethylacetamide. Both
chemicals are listed in the new category "Solvent residues" and must
not exceed a limit value of 0.1% weight by weight.

In addition, relevant test samples must also be tested for four new
plasticizers: di-C6-8-chain alkyl phthalates, di-C7-11-chain alkyl
phthalates, di-n-hexyl phthalates (DHP) and
bis(2-methoxyethyl)phthalates. These will be incorporated with the
phthalates already listed in the Oeko-Tex Standard 100. The total
limit value of 0.1% weight by weight shall remain unchanged.

In analogy to the already existing ban on alkylphenol ethoxylates
(APEO) within the framework of certification of environmentally
friendly production sites according to Oeko-Tex Standard 1000, the
successful testing for nonylphenols, nonylphenol-(1-9)-ethoxylates,
octylphenols and octylphenol-(1-2)-ethoxylates will in future also
form a prerequisite for product certification according to Oeko-Tex
Standard 100. The following limit values apply to all four product
classes:
nonylphenols: 100ppm
octylphenols: 100ppm
Total nonylphenol-(1-9)-ethoxylates: 1,000ppm
Total Octylphenol-(1-2)-ethoxylates: 1,000ppm

In order to allow companies an adequate time frame to implement any
necessary changes in their production, the requirements will only come
into force definitively after a transition period on April 1, 2013.
This regulation does not apply to companies certified according to
Oeko-Tex Standard 1000, as they already comply with the required
criteria, says the association.

The limit value for extractable chromium is set at 10mg/kg for leather
products in product class IV. This exception to the usual chromium
limit values for textile articles corresponds to the best available
technology on the market at the current time and does not pose any
toxicological risk when such products are used as intended.

According to the Oeko-Tex Association, the scope of the control tests
on Oeko-Tex certified products is being extended to cover 20% of all
certificates issued annually in future, as opposed to the minimum 15%
tested to date. In practice, in recent years, an average of 18% of
certificates have been tested using product samples taken from the
shops.

The association says that the regular re-evaluation of the test
parameters is based on current market and product developments, new
toxicological findings and new legal requirements, also taking into
consideration the REACH legislation, including the Substances of Very
High Concern (SVHC) relevant to textile manufacturing which have been
added in 2011.

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Oeko-Tex updates test criteria

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