Limitation of specific substances/substance groups Advanced
Level: Advanced
The purpose of this requirement is to limit substances/substance groups that are hazardous to the environment and/or human health. These substances/substance groups are difficult to exclude through general requirements on properties fof the substances.
Details
- Type:
- Technical specification
- ID:
- 11295:1
- Group:
- Chemical products
Criterion text
EDTA (CAS 60-00-4) shall not be ingredient1 in the product in concentrations above 0.2 weight percent.
The following substances and substance groups shall not be ingredients1 in the product:
- alkylphenolethoxylates (APEO)
- organic chlorinated substances and hypochlorites
- substances evaluated by the EU to be PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic) or vPvB (very persistent and very bioaccumulative)2
- substances on the Candidate list3
- substances considered by EU to be endocrine disruptors or potential endocrine disruptors4.
Exception
Organic chlorinated substances may be included in preservatives used in dishwasher detergents for professional use.
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.
2In accordance with the criteria in Annex XIII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (Reach).
4This refers to substances on the Endocrine Disruptor Lists, lists I and II.
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 Dishwasher detergents for professional use
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Laundry detergents for professional use
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Dish washer detergents and rinsing agents
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Laundry detergents and stain removers
- Certificate from the manufacturer of the product that none of the substances/substance groups in the requirement is present in levels above 0,01 weight%. Safety data sheets and other technical documentation for all the ingredient substances from the raw material suppliers shall be available as a basis for the certificate.
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.
Information about the criterion
Note that this requirement cannot be verified with safety data sheets neither for the product nor for the ingredient substances.
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
- 11295:1
- Version date
- 2022-07-07
- Review date
- 2025-09-25
2022-07-07, Requirement ID 11295: 1: Update of requirements text.