Environmental hazards of the product
Level: Core
The purpose of this requirement is to avoid the distribution of environmentally hazardous substances in the environment. The core criterion excludes environmentally hazardous products.
Details
- Type:
- Technical specification
- ID:
- 10582:2
- Group:
- Chemical products
- Swedish:
Criterion text
The product shall not be classified with the following hazard classifications and hazard statements in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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.
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Classification in accordance with the CLP Regulation |
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Hazard classification |
Hazard statement |
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Hazardous to aquatic life - acute effects (category 1) |
H400 |
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Hazardous to aquatic life - long lasting effects (category 1-4) |
H410, H411, H412, H413 |
Exceptions:
Laundry detergents for professional use where the classification with hazard statement H410, H411 or H412 depends on the content of peracetic acid (CAS No 79-21-0) or hydrogen peroxide (CAS No 7722-84-1).
Sub-components of laundry detergents intended for professional use which are classified with H412 due to enzyme content. The exception applies on the condition that sub-components are mixed in an automated process directly connected to the washing machine.
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:
Good Environmental Choice for chemical products, version
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Cleaning products
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Hand dish washing detergents
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Dishwasher detergents for professional use
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Laundry detergents for professional use
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Care products for vehicles
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Dish washer detergents and rinsing agents
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Laundry detergents and stain removers
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) 2017/1219
- The product's safety data sheet, showing that the product is not classified with the above classifications.
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, Good Environmental Choice and EU Ecolabel.
Safety Data Sheet
This requirement can be verified with safety data sheet for the product. See section 2 “Hazard(s) identification” in the safety data sheet, the hazardous properties of the product are listed here. Check that none of the specified hazard classes / hazard statements in the requirement are listed here.
Information about the criterion
This requirement can be verified with the product’s safety data sheet. More information on this can be found under “follow-up”.
Self-classification is covered by this requirement.
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
- 10582:2
- Version date
- 2023-06-29
- Review date
- 2025-09-25
2023-06-29, Krav ID 10582:2: Exception for sub-components of laundry detergents intended for professional use which are classified with H412 due to enzyme content has been added.
2022-07-07, Requirement ID 10582: 1: The exemption from the requirement updated.