Formaldehyde
Level: Core
Formaldehyde has health-hazardous properties such as toxic, sensitizing, can cause genetic defects and can cause cancer. The requirement limits the content of formaldehyde emitted from textiles.
Details
- Type:
- Technical specification
- ID:
- 11204:1
- Group:
- Disposable textiles for use in health care
- Swedish:
Criterion text
The content of free and (partly) hydrolysed1 formaldehyde (CAS 50-00-0) shall not exceed 75 ppm (75 mg/kg) in the disposable textiles.
1Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction where molecules are split/decomposed with the addition of water.
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) 2020-2022
- Analysis report from an accredited laboratory with measured levels of formaldehyde that meet the limit value in the requirement. The analysis can be performed in accordance with Standard EN ISO-14184-1 or equivalent.
- The suplier’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 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
Analysis report
If the requirement has been verified with analysis reports, perform spot-checks on the analysis reports and check that the values are below the requirement limit value for formaldehyde. Also check that the analyses were performed by an accredited laboratory.
Self-declaration verified by an accredited verification body
If the requirement has been verified by a self-declaration request the supplier's self-declaration including technical documentation of compliance that has been verified by an accredited verification body, accredited for the task in accordance with ISO / IEC 17029
Information about the criterion
There are currently no 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. This possibility is therefore included in the list of possible verifications. More information about the standard is available at www.swedac.se.
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
- 11204:1
- Version date
- 2022-02-14