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Release Time:2023-01-14 On January 10, 2023, OEKO-TEX® International Environmental Protection Textile and Leather Association published the update of OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 on its official website, which respectively updated the monitored list, limited value list, SVHC and PFAS. Among them, four substances were removed from the monitored list and two substances were added; PFAS is updated according to the Revised Directive (EU) 2021/1297 of Appendix 17 of REACH issued on August 4, 2021, relate to perfluorinated carboxylic acids (C9-C14 PFCA) and salts and C9-C14 PFCA-related substances whose main chains contain between 9 and 14 carbon atoms. The new regulations for OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 come into effect on April 1, 2023 after a three-month transition period.
The specific updated contents of OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 are as follows:
Substances removed from under observation
Substance | CAS Number |
4-Chloro-3-methylphenol (CMC / CMK) | 59-50-7 |
2-(Thiocyanomethylthio)benzothiazole (TCMBT) | 21564-17-0 |
2-Octylisothiazol-3(2H)-on (OIT) | 26530-20-1 |
C.I. Disperse Red 60 | 92-80-8 /12223-37-9 /17418-58-5 |
New additions to the limit value catalogue
Chemicals added to the catalogue (Annex 4 and Annex 6) from “Under observation” chemicals.
Pesticides:
Substance | CAS Number | Limit value |
Dicofol | 115-32-2 | 0.51/12 mg/kg |
Tolyfluanide | 731-27-1 | 0.51/12 mg/kg |
Silafluofen | 105024-66-6 | 0.51/12 mg/kg |
Carbendazim | 10605-21-7 | 0.51/12 mg/kg |
Dichlorophene | 97-23-4 | 0.51/12 mg/kg |
Chlorothalonil | 1897-45-6 | 0.51/12 mg/kg |
DTTB | 63405-99-2 | 0.51/12 mg/kg |
1 For product class I,2 For product classes II - IV
Various:
Substance | Substance | Limit value |
2,5-Diaminotoluene / 2-methyl-p-phenylendiamine | 615-50-9 | 20 mg/kg |
4-Ethoxyaniline / p-phenetidine | 156-43-4 | 20 mg/kg |
3,3-Diaminobenzidin | 91-95-2 | 20 mg/kg |
2-Methoxy-1-propanol3 | 1589-47-5 | 10 mg/kg |
1,2-Diethoxyethane3 | 629-14-1 | 10 mg/kg |
2-MBT | 149-30-4 | 1000 mg/kg |
Solvent Yellow 34/ C.I. Basic Yellow 2 | 2465-27-2/ 492-80-8 | 50 mg/kg |
3 Only added to Annex 6
New SVHC
Substance | CAS Number | Limit value |
Tris(2-methoxyethoxy)vinylsilane | 1067-53-4 | 1000 mg/kg |
6,6'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-methylenedi-p-cresol | 119-47-1 | 1000 mg/kg |
N-(hydroxymethyl)acrylamide | 924-42-5 | 1000 mg/kg |
PFAS changes
Substance | Limit value |
PFNA, PFDA, PFUdA, PFDoA, PFTrA, PFTeDA and further PFCA each and sum | 25 µg/kg |
PFSA | 250 µg/kg |
Partly fluorinated carboxylic and sulfonic acids | 250 µg/kg |
Partly fluorinated linear alcohols | 250 µg/kg |
Esters of fluorinated alcohols with acrylic acid | 250 µg/kg |
Sum of partly fluorinated compounds | 250 µg/kg |
PFOA related substances | 250 µg/kg |
Total organic fluorine content from PFAS sources
- General ban of intentional use of PFCs/PFAS in STANDARD 100 (Annex 4-7), LEATHER STANDARD and ECO PASSPORT starting 2023.
- Start with 10 mg/kg limit value with a 1-year transition period for product categories II to IV. No transition period for product class I.
- PPE will get an exception of the total organic fluorine content.
New under observation
The following substances will be put as“under observation”(Annex 4 and 6)
Substance | CAS Number |
Drometrizole | 2440-22-0 |
N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone | 2687-91-4 |
Wet wipes
The pH-footnote was added to the OEKO-TEX ® STANDARD 100 to allow an exception in the pH range for wet wipes. The new accepted pH range for wet wipes is 3.5 - 7.5.
Link：
1.https://www.oeko-tex.com/importedmedia/downloadfiles/OTS100Standard_01.2023_en_zh-hans.pdf
2.https://www.oeko-tex.com/fileadmin/user_upload/New_Regulations/New_Regulations_2023/New_regulations_2023_STANDARD_100_ZH.pdf
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