Plasticizers in coatings and printing
Level: Core
The purpose of the requirement is to limit environmentally and health-hazardous substances in coatings and prints on textiles.
Details
- Type:
- Technical specification
- ID:
- 10020:3
- Group:
- All textiles
Criterion text
For textiles delivered under the contract with a coating/surface layer and/or printing, the sum of the substances in the table below shall not exceed 0.1 weight percent (1000 mg/kg textile).
|
No |
Substance |
CAS-no |
|
1 |
Di(2-etylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) |
117-81-7 |
|
2 |
di(2-metoxietyl) phthalate (DMEP, BMEP) |
117-82-8 |
|
3 |
Dipentyl phthalate (DPP) |
131-18-0 |
|
4 |
Diisopentyl phthalate (DIPP) |
605-50-5 |
|
5 |
Di(heptyl, nonyl, undecyl)phthalate (DHNUP) |
68515-42-4 |
|
6 |
Diisoheptyl phthalate (DIHP) |
71888-89-6 |
|
7 |
N-pentylisopentyl phthalate |
776297-69-9 |
|
8 |
Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) |
84-69-5 |
|
9 |
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) |
84-74-2 |
|
10 |
Dihexyl phthalate (DnHP) |
84-75-3 |
|
11 |
1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, dipentylester, branched and linear |
84777-06-0 |
|
12 |
Benzylbutyl phthalate (BBP) |
85-68-7 |
|
13 |
1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dihexyl ester, branched and linear |
68515-50-4 |
|
14 |
Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) ( 28553-12-0 ) |
28553-12-0 and 68515-48-0 |
|
15 |
Diisodecyl phthalate(DIDP) ( 26761-40-0 ) |
26761-40-0 and 68515-49-1 |
|
16 |
Di-n-oktyl phthalate (DNOP) |
117-84-0 |
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, III) 2021-2023
- Nordic Swan Ecolabel of Textile, hides/ skins and leather, version 5
- GOTS version 6.0 (2020) or version 7.0 (2023)
- bluesign APPROVED – BSSL (bluesign system substance list, usage range A, B and C), version 13 or 14
- Analysis report from an accredited laboratory with measured levels of the specified phthalates that meet the limit value in the requirement. The analysis can be performed in accordance with Standard ISO14389:2014 or equivalent.
- 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 has been verified with a label, check that there is a valid license for the product inquestion. This can be checked on each website: Ökotex, Nordic Swan Ecolabel, 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 on the analysis reports and check that the values are below the requirement limit value for each plasticizer. 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
Some of the plasticizers in the criterion are covered by the prohibition on CMR substances (Carcinogenic, Mutagenic, Toxic for reproduction) in textiles in REACH Annex XVII. The prohibition in Annex XVII of REACH covers only textiles for consumers with skin contact, while this sustainability criterion also covers other types of textiles, such as textiles in staff clothing and textiles that are not in contact with skin.
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. 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
- 10020:3
- Version date
- 2021-05-25