OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 & REACH TEST
Testing Standards and Regulations
In the textile industry, testing standards and regulations encompass different facets of textile manufacturing, from chemical composition to environmental impact and consumer well-being.
Oeko-Tex® Standard 100
Oeko-Tex® is a globally recognized certification system that tests textiles for harmful substances. Standard 100, widely adopted in the textile sector, sets stringent limits on various chemicals and substances within textiles.
Complying with Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 signals the safety of a textile product, instilling consumer confidence by ensuring its freedom from harmful substances. For manufacturers, Oeko-Tex® certification confers a competitive advantage, demonstrating a commitment to safety and quality.
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REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals)
REACH is a comprehensive EU regulation (1907/2006/EC) governing chemical use, encompassing textile manufacturing. It necessitates chemical substances registration and safety assessment, permitting only those deemed safe for human health and the environment.
Compliance with REACH is paramount for textiles entering the European market. Non-compliance can result in market restrictions and aligns with global awareness of chemical safety in textiles.
WHAT IS REACH?
REACH is an European Union regulation covering most consumer products, requiring companies to report on chemicals used throughout the supply chain and in their products. REACH stands for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals.
EU REACH COMPLIANCE AND TESTING
Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) is one of the most comprehensive pieces of environmental legislation to come out of the European Union. It pertains to EU-based manufacturers and importers, requiring them to register chemicals that are manufactured or found existing in their products with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). This applies to all chemical substances that exceed one metric ton/year on a per substance per manufacturer basis. Failure to comply could result in product bans from sale in the EU market.
REACH testing is one of the methods used to determine whether or not products contain restricted chemicals, or substances of very high concern (SVHCs). Third-party laboratory testing allows you to verify compliance by testing for restricted or threshold-limited substances.
Restricted and Limited Substances
REACH compliance testing tests products for the presence of substances found on Annex XVII and Candidate List of SVHCs. If a chemical is present in any concentration and is listed on Annex XVII, it will fail testing and would be banned from the EU market. SVHCs require authorization to be used in any product and are generally allowed if the concentration is less than 0.1% of the total product weight. If the concentration is higher, the importer or manufacturer must disclose this to customers with correct labeling and to ECHA, and may be subject to restrictions.
Candidate list of SVHCs (Substances of Very High Concern)
- Carcinogenic, Mutagenic or toxic to Reproduction (CMR)
- Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) or very Persistent and very Bioaccumulative (vPvB)
- Identified, on a case-by-case basis, from scientific evidence as causing probable serious effects to human health or the environment of an equivalent level of concern as those above (e.g. endocrine disruptors).
Currently Total No of REACH substance is 241 dated 1st July 2024.
Substances restricted under REACH
The table below is the Annex XVII to REACH and includes all the restrictions adopted in the framework of REACH and the previous legislation, Directive 76/769/EEC. Each entry shows a substance or a group of substances or a substance in a mixture, and the consequent restriction conditions. The latest consolidated version of REACH presents the restrictions adopted until the date of publication. Subsequent changes are included in the amending Commission regulations.
Last updated 22 May 2024. Database contains 73 unique substances/entries.
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