On July 27, 2017,the Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1392 was released by Official Journal of the European Union, which amended the EU Ecolabel for textile products(Decision 2014/350/EU). Decision 2014/350/EU involves a large proportion of EU Ecolabel for textile products(Decision 2014/350/EU) ,but not limit to heavy metals.
According (EU) 2017/1392, the summary of amending including:
- the definitions in Article 1, paragraph 1, regarding textile fibers, yarn, fabric, knitted panels, non-fiber elements and cleaning products.
- SVHCs on Chemicals and process criteria.
- characteristics of hazardous and mixtures.
- color fastness
- biocidal products
- surfactants, softeners, and complexing agents
- auxiliaries
- extractable metals
Amending of the entry under ‘(iv) Extractable metal’：
Extractable metals | For babies and children under 3 years old /mg/kg | All other textiles | |
Sb | 30 | 30 | |
As | 0.2 | 1.0 | |
Cd | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
Cr | Textiles dyed with metal complex dyes | 1.0 | 2.0 |
All other textiles | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
Co | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
All other textiles | 1.0 | ||
Cu | 25 | 50 | |
Pb | 0.2 | 1.0 | |
Ni | Textiles dyed with metal complex dyes | 1.0 | 1.0 |
All other textiles | 0.5 | ||
Hg | 0.02 | 0.02 | |
With appreciate of Green Life, more textile traders are glad to strive for OEKO-TEX or Ecolabal Certification in order to prove the chemical safety of their products. C&K Testing reminds, compared with the conventional textile, Eco-textile shall comply with stricter standards on hazardous, in order to be certificated successfully, companies should check products’ compliance by testing in a 3rd-party lab.
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