OEKO-TEX limits PFOA in line with ZDHC
Swiss texting association Oeko-Tex has updated the limit values for product certification in accordance with OEKO-TEX Standard 100.
The new values will come into force on April 1.
The specifications for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) will become much more stringent. In the future, the following limit value must not be exceeded for all product classes (PC): Product class I to IV: < 1.0 μg/m² (previously PC I: 0.05 mg/kg; PC II and III: 0.1 mg/kg; PC IV: 0.5 mg/kg).
This also ensures that Standard 100 covers the applicable legal regulation for PFOA in Norway for textiles, carpets and other coated consumer goods.
The limit value for perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS) is also changing to < 1.0 μg/m² in all product classes (previously 1.0 μg/m²).
The company says these two provisions specifically support the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) initiative and the Detox campaign of international brands and retailers that have committed themselves to exclude hazardous chemicals from the production process by 2020.
