Oeko-Tex changes for 2010 now in force
21/04/2010
Testing and certification body Oeko-Tex has announced a series of new measures that its laboratories will put into effect immediately.
The Swiss-based organisation is expanding its test criteria, and there are also changes to its testing for harmful substances and to its policy on labelling. But it says the most important structural change concerns the company visits which are now binding for all certificate holders, and which will form an integral part of each Oeko-Tex product certification.
Effective immediately, synthetic fibres, yarns, plastic parts and so on will be tested for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon substances (PAH). Use of the bleaching agent diisobutylphthalate (DIBP) is prohibited, in addition to the already regulated phthalates, and dioctyl tin (DOT) has been added to the list of prohibited tin-organic compounds.
With the introduction of binding company visits at certificate holders at three-year intervals, Oeko-Tex says it aims to provide targeted support to all participating companies regarding the implementation of harmful substance specifications in company quality assurance programmes.
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