Colouring agents and pigments
Level: Core
The purpose of the requirement is to limit environmentally and health-hazardous dyes and pigments in textiles.
Details
- Type:
- Technical specification
- ID:
- 11200:1
- Group:
- Disposable textiles for use in health care
- Swedish:
Criterion text
The dyes and pigments listed in the table below shall not be present in coloured disposable textiles in levels higher than 50 mg/kg textile for each individual substance.
| Substance | Cas No. |
| Disperse dyestuff | |
| C.I. Disperse Blue1 | 2475-45-8 |
| C.I. Disperse Blue 3 | 2475-46-9 |
| C.I. Disperse Blue 7 | 3179-90-6 |
| C.I. Disperse Blue 26 | 3860-63-7 |
| C.I. Disperse Blue 35 | 12222-75-2 |
| C.I. Disperse Blue 102 | 12222-97-8 |
| C.I. Disperse Blue 106 | 12223-01-7 |
| C.I. Disperse Blue 124 | 61951-51-7 |
| C.I. Disperse Brown 1 | 23355-64-8 |
| C.I. Disperse Orange 1 | 2581-69-3 |
| C.I. Disperse Orange 3 | 730-40-5 |
| C.I. Disperse Orange 11 | 82-28-01 |
| C.I. Disperse Orange 37/76 | 13301-61-6 |
| C.I. Disperse Orange 149 | 85136-74-9 |
| C.I. Disperse Red 1 | 2872-52-8 |
| C.I. Disperse Red 11 | 2872-48-2 |
| C.I. Disperse Red 17 | 3179-89-3 |
| C.I. Disperse Yellow 1 | 119-15-3 |
| C.I. Disperse Yellow 3 | 2832-40-8 |
| C.I. Disperse Yellow 9 | 6373-73-5 |
| C.I. Disperse Yellow 23 | 6250-23-3 |
| C.I. Disperse Yellow 39 | 12236-29-2 |
| C.I. Disperse Yellow 49 | 54824-37-2 |
| Acid dyestuff | |
| C.I. Acid Red 26 | 3761-53-3 |
| Basic (cationic) dyestuff | |
| C.I. Basic Blue 26 | 2580-56-5 |
| C.I. Basic Red 9 | 569-61-9 |
| C.I. Basic Violet 3 | 548-62-9 |
| C.I. Basic Green 4 (oxalate) | 2437-29-8 |
| C.I. Basic Green 4 (chloride) | 569-64-2 |
| Mordant dyestuff | |
| Sodium dichromate | 10588-01-9 |
| Direct dyestuff | |
| C.I. Direct Black 38 | 1937-37-7 |
| C.I. Direct Red 28 | 573-58-0 |
| C.I. Direct Blue 6 | 2602-46-2 |
| C.I Direct Blue 15 | 2429-74-5 |
| Pigment | |
| Cadmium sulphide | 1306-23-6 |
| Lead orange | 1314-41-6 |
| Sodium chromate | 7775-11-3 |
| Potassium dichromate | 77778-50-9 |
| Acetic acid, lead salt, basic | 51404-69-4 |
| Pigment Red 104 | 12656-85-8 |
| Pigment Yellow 34 | 1344-37-2 |
| Navy Blue | 118685-33-9 |
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, IV) 2020-2022
- Technical documentation, for example an analysis report from an accredited laboratory, that contains information verifying that the requirement is met.
- 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 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 each dye or pigment. 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
Keep in mind that the choice of colour on the disposable textiles that are procured affects which pigments and dyes are included in the textile. Disposable textiles that do not have to be coloured can be requested as uncoloured. When choosing specific colours, it can be good to have a dialogue with the supplier to avoid environmentally and health-hazardous pigments and dyes.
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
- 11200:1
- Version date
- 2022-02-14