Testing Requirements

The EU:

In accordance with Article 22 of Annex 17 of the EU REACH Regulation, chloropol (CAS NO 87-86-5) and its salts and esters, when present in pure substance form or as components of other compounds/mixtures, shall not exceed 0.1% in concentration.

STANDARD 100 (OEKO-TEX)

Infant products: pentachlorophenol ≤0.05 mg/kg, tetrachlorophenol ≤0.05 mg/kg, trichlorophenol ≤0.2 mg/kg, dichlorophenol ≤0.5 mg/kg, monochlorophenol ≤0.5 mg/kg5.

Direct contact with skin: pentachlorophenol ≤ 0.5mg /kg, other halogen compounds total ≤ 0.5mg /kg.

Non-direct contact with the skin/decorative materials: The limits are the same as for infant and toddler products.

The United States:

The final rule of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on restricting certain phthalates in toys and children's care products (16 CFR 1307) was published in the Federal Register on October 27, 2017. The final rule came into effect on April 25, 2018. According to 16 CFR 1307, the following phthalates in the components of toys and children's care products shall not exceed 0.1%: DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP.

California, USA:

The California government has identified six phthalates as carcinogenic, teratogenic, and harmful to reproduction, or having several of these toxicities simultaneously. These six phthalates are BBP, DBP, DEHP, DIDP, DINP, DnHP, all ≤ 1000 ppm. For earwax removal kits, BBP, DBP, DEHP, DIDP, DINP, DnHP, and DNOP are all ≤ 1000 ppm.