OEKO-TEX? (International Environmental Textile Association) 2012 New Standard

OEKO-TEX International Environmental Protection Textile Association, as usual, released the latest OEKO-TEX and Standard 100 testing standards and limit value requirements for textiles hazardous substances inspection at the annual meeting, which began to take effect in January 1, 2012 and the new requirements began in April 1st. The reassessment of test parameters is based on the current market and product development, and the newly discovered toxicity. material As well as the requirements of the new regulation, we also considered the requirements of the REACH regulations, including the harmful substances related to textile production which had been added to the list of substances of high concern in 2011 by REACH.

The OEKO-TEX update is updated as follows:

According to the current version of the REACH list of candidate substances and the current consensus, wet spinning fibers and coatings will detect N- methyl pyrrolidone and two methyl acetamide. The two chemical substances are listed under the new project of "solvent residues", and the limit value should not exceed 0.1% of the weight ratio.

In addition, four new plasticizers should be detected: two C6-8 branched alkyl ester of o-phenyl two carboxylic acid, two alkyl ester of two C7-11, two hexyl two formic acid, two hexyl phthalate and two methoxy ethyl ester. These will be incorporated into the existing phthalate two formate project. The total limit requirement will remain unchanged, 0.1% of the weight ratio.

Similar to OEKO-TEX Standard 1000 environmental friendly production site Authentication NP, NPEOs (1-9), OP, OPEOs (1-2) will also be included in the OEKO-TEX OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification requirements in the framework of the prohibition of APEO.

The following limits apply to all four product levels:

NP: 100 ppm

OP: 100 ppm

NPEO (1-9) s: 1000 ppm

OPEO (1-2) s: 1000 ppm

The test started from the new standard. In order to allow enterprises to adjust production in sufficient time, allowing production enterprises to have a transitional period of adjustment, the exact effective date is April 1, 2013. This is not applicable to the OEKO-TEX Standard 1000 certification enterprise because it has met the required standard.

For the leather products with grade IV, the limit of extractable chromium is 10 mg/kg. It is different from the usual CR limit requirement for textiles obtained according to the best technology available in the market. Such leather products are not toxic to humans when they are used as required.

New requirements and latest version of Oeko-Tex Standard 100 Application Ge can be downloaded from the Internet.

In addition to the new test parameters, the quality surveillance ratio of OEKO-TEX certified products worldwide will be expanded to 20% of the certificated products throughout the year. The minimum monitoring ratio is 15%. In recent years, an average of 18% percentage of certified products have been bought back from shops for testing and monitoring, all of which are borne by the OEKO-TEX international environmental textile association. OEKO-TEX Standard 100 is now accreditation for special products such as tents, baby carriages, office chairs or backpacks.