Sustainability criterion for Phosphate | The National Agency for Public Procurement

Criterion text

The product shall not contain¹ phosphates.

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.

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

Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Cleaning products (note that this verification does not apply to wash polish/wash-and-wax care products)

Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Hand dishwashing detergents

Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Dishwasher detergents for professional use

Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Dishwasher detergents and rinse aid

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 Hand dishwashing detergents, (EU) 2017/ 1214

EU Ecolabel for Laundry detergents, (EU) 2017/1218

Raw material supplier's safety data sheets for ingredient substances in the product.
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 is verified with a label, check that there is a valid license for the product in question. This can be controlled here: Good Environmental Choice, Nordic Swan Ecolabel, EU Ecolabel.

Safety Data Sheet

Check the material safety datasheet section “3 Composition/Information in ingredients” to ensure that phosphate is not declared as an ingoing substance in the raw material.

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

Please note that this requirement cannot be verified with product safety data sheets. Safety data sheets are required for all constituents (raw materials) in the product. More information about this can be found under "suggestions for follow-up".

There are currently a limited number of accredited verification bodies for ISO/IEC 17029 (Conformity assessment - General principles and requirements for validation and verification bodies) as it is a relatively new standard. This may change, especially if the demand for verifying compliance in this way increases. More information about the standard and accredited verification bodies can be found on Swedac's website.

Environmental goals

A Good Built Environment

Agenda 2030

Responsible consumption and production

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: 11285
Version date: 2019-05-07
Review date: 2022-07-07

Phosphate