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Softening agents in coatings and printing

Details

Type:
Special contract terms
ID:
10347:5
Group:
Acquisition of textiles during the contract period

Level: Core

The purpose of the contract term is to limit environmentally and health-hazardous substances in coatings and prints on textiles.

Criterion text

The sum of the plasticizers listed in the table below shall not exceed 0.1 weight percent (1000 mg/kg textile) for textiles delivered under the contract with a coating/surface layer and/or printing.

 Ämne

 CAS-nr

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) 117-81-7
Bis(2-methoxiethyl) phthalate 117-82-8
Dipentyl phthalate (DPP) 131-18-0
Diisopentyl phthalate (DIPP) 605-50-5
1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C7-11-branched and linear alkyl esters 68515-42-4
1,2-Benzenedikarboxylic acid, di-C6-C8-branched alkyl esters, C7-rich 71888-89-6
n-pentyl-isopentyl-phthalate 776297-69-9
Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) 84-69-5
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) 84-74-2
Dihexyl phthalate 84-75-3
1,2-Benzenedicarboxyic acid dipentylester, branched and linear 84777-06-0
Bensylbutylftalat (BBP) 85-68-7
1,2-Benzendicarboxylic acid, dihexyl ester, branched and linear   68515-50-4
Di-“isononyl” phthalate (DINP)  28553-12-0 och 68515-48-0
Di-“isodecyl” phthalate (DIDP)  26761-40-0 och 68515-49-1
Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP) 117-84-0

Verification

The supplier accepts by its tender that the contract terms will be fulfilled at the specified time.

Proposed follow-up

Follow up the contract term by requesting information from the supplier that the contract term is fulfilled at the specific time, for example:

Labelling
Follow up the contract term by checking that there is a valid license for the product in question, for example: 

  • Ökotex Standard 100 (produktklass I, II, III, IV)
  • Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Textile, hides/skins and leather
  • EU Ecolabel for textile products 2014/350/EU 
  • GOTS
  • bluesign APPROVED – BSSL (bluesign system substance list, usage range A, B, C)

For bluesign, a valid certificate can be requested from the supplier. The Supplier can receive a certificate 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

Follow up the contract term by performing spot-checks on the analysis reports and check that the values are below the limit value of the contract term for the sum of the substances. The analysis can be performed in accordance with Standard ISO14389:2022 or equivalent. Also check that the analyses were performed by an accredited laboratory.

Self-declaration verified by an accredited verification body

Follow up the contract term by requesting the supplier's self-declaration, including documentation showing that the contract term is met. The self-declaration shall be verified by an accredited verification body that is accredited for the task in accordance with ISO/IEC 17029 or equivalent standard.

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