Flame retardants in textiles where flame retardant function are requested
Level: Core
By using the requirement, environmentally and health-hazardous flame retardants in textiles are limited.
Details
- Type:
- Technical specification
- ID:
- 10016:3
- Group:
- Supplement for textiles with special functions
Criterion text
In textiles with flame retardant function delivered under the contract, the substances listed in the table below shall not be present in levels above 5 mg/kg textile.
|
Substance |
CAS-no |
|
Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) |
59536-65-1 |
|
Octabromodiphenyl ether (octaBDE) |
32536-52-0 |
|
Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate (TBPP) |
126-72-7 |
|
Tri(aziridin-1-yl)phosphine oxide (TEPA) |
545-55-1 |
|
Tris(2-chlorethyl) phosphate (TCEP) |
115-96-8 |
|
Tris[2-chloro-1-(chloromethyl)ethyl] phosphate (TDCPP) |
13674-87-8 |
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:
- Ökotex Standard 100 (product class I, II, II, IV)
- GOTS
- bluesign APPROVED – BSSL (bluesign system substance list, usage range A, B and C)
- Technical documentation, for example an analysis report from an accredited laboratory verifying that the flame retardants in the requirement are not present in the textile, or information showing how the flame-retardant function is achieved without the addition of flame retardants.
- The supplier’s self-declaration, including technical documentation of compliance, shall be verified by an accredited verification body that is accredited for the task in accordance with ISO/IEC 17029 or equivalent standard.
Proposed follow-up
Labelling
If the requirement has been verified with a label, check that there is a valid license for the product in question. This can be checked on each website: Ökotex, GOTS.
If the requirement has been verified with bluesign, a valid certificate can be requested from the supplier. The Supplier can receive a certrificate from its “bluesign system partner” in the supply chain. bluesign APPROVED covers the different textiles. If bluesign APPROVED is used as verification a certificate for each ingoing textile in the product is needed.
Analysis report
If the requirement has been verified with analysis reports, perform spot-checks spot-checks on the analysis reports and check that the values are below the requirement limit value for each flame retardant. Also check that the analyses were performed by an accredited laboratory.
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
The requirement shall only be used where flame retardant function is required.
There are currently a limited number of accredited verification bodies according to ISO / IEC 17029 (Conformity assessment - General principles and requirements for validation and verification bodies), as it is a relatively new standard. However, 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
- 10016:3
- Version date
- 2021-05-25
- Review date
- 2024-05-27