Sensitizing (allergenic) substances
Level: Advanced
It is important to reduce the risk of allergies in people who come in contact with cosmetic products. The advanced requirement limits sensitizing substances in the product.
Details
- Type:
- Technical specification
- ID:
- 10584:2
- Group:
- Chemical products
Criterion text
Ingredient substances1 shall not be classified with the following hazard class and hazard statements in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP regulation), neither in EU-harmonised classification (in accordance with appendix VI in the CLP regulation) nor in self-classification.
1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP Regulation).
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Classification in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 |
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Hazard class |
Hazard statement |
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Respiratory or skin sensitization |
H317, H334 |
Exceptions:
- Enzymes (including stabilizers and preservatives in the enzyme raw material).
- Preservatives in liquid products included with less than 0,02 weight%
1Ingredient substances are all substances in the product, including additives such as preservatives and stabilizers. However, impurities from raw material production are not included. Impurities are residues from raw material production in concentrations below 0,01 percent by weight in the product. Substances added to a raw material deliberately and with a certain purpose are not considered impurities regardless of concentration.
Note that for perfumes, the requirement refers to each individual ingredient substance in the perfume mixture.
Verification
The supplier shall, upon request, be able to present any of for example the following:
- Valid license for any of for example the following labels:
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Cleaning products
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Hand dish washing detergents
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Dish washer detergents and rinsing agents
EU Ecolabel for Hard surface cleaning products, (EU) 2017/1217
EU Ecolabel for Detergents for dishwashers, (EU) 2017/1216
EU Ecolabel for Industrial and institutional automatic dishwasher detergents, (EU) 2017/1215
EU Ecolabel for Hand dishwashing detergents, (EU) 2017/1214
EU Ecolabel for Laundry detergents, (EU) 2017/1218
EU Ecolabel for Industrial and institutional laundry detergents, (EU) (EU) 2017/1219
- Raw material supplier's safety data sheets for ingredient substances in the product.
- Certificate from the manufacturer of the product stating that none of the substances in the product that is present in levels above 0,01 weight percent have been classified as sensitizing with H317 or H334. Safety data sheets for all the ingredient substances shall be available as a basis for the certificate.
- The supplier’s self-declaration including technical documentation of compliance verified by an accredited verification body, accredited for the task in accordance with ISO/IEC 17029 or equivalent standard
Proposed follow-up
Labelling
If the requirement is verified with a label, check that there is a valid license for the product in question. This can be controlled here: Nordic Swan Ecolabel, EU Ecolabel.
Safety Data Sheet
This requirement can be verified with safety data sheets for all the ingredient substances in the product, i. e not with the safety data sheet for the product. See section “2 Hazard(s) identification” in the safety data sheets for the ingredient substances - the hazardous properties of the substance are listed here. Check that none of the specified hazard classes / hazard statements in the requirement are listed here.
Self-declaration verified by an accredited verification body
If a verified self-declaration is used to prove that the requirement is fulfilled, request the supplier’s self-declaration, including documentation showing that the requirement is met. The self-declaration shall be verified by a verification body accredited for the task in accordance with ISO / IEC 17029 or equivalent standard.
Information about the criterion
Note that this requirement cannot be verified with the product’s safety data sheet. Safety data sheets for all ingredient substances in the product are required. More information on this can be found under “follow-up”.
There are currently a limited number of accredited verification bodies for ISO/IEC 17029 (Conformity assessment - General principles and requirements for validation and verification bodies) as it is a relatively new standard. This may change, especially if the demand for verifying compliance in this way increases. More information about the standard and accredited verification bodies can be found on Swedac's website.
Environmental goals
Versions history
The version date indicates when the sustainability criterion was created or last updated. Last reviewed dated tells when we last checked that the sustainability criterion still is relevant.
- Current ID
- 10584:2
- Version date
- 2022-07-07
2022-07-07, Requirement ID 10584: 2: The exemption from the requirement updated. 2019-05-07, Requirement ID 10584: 1: Requirement type changed from award criteria to technical specification.