Product and Environmental Analyses
Industrial production without the use of chemicals is unthinkable. Starting with toys via domestic appliances, textiles, leather products, furniture up to construction materials, nothing is possible without chemical raw materials, chemical catalysts or chemical aggregates. No doubt about it, chemicals are indispensable and can be controlled to ensure they are beneficial.
But the way we handle and use chemicals also entails risks and dangers.Various chemicals have been used in the manufacture of most products. Many of these chemicals are toxic. They can enter the human body and adversely affect a person's health via such pathways as permeation of the skin, inhalation or ingestion.
For the sake of protecting consumers, authorities all over the world require manufacturers as well as distributors to obey relevant laws and regulations if they would like to import products into their local markets. This applies especially to products that come into direct contact with human bodies or food, such as clothes, shoes and food-containers. Official reports or related certificates / safety marks (e.g. TOXPROOF or SG) issued by accredited chemical laboratories are required for products imported into Europe.
Our chemical laboratory is accredited by DATech and registered under the DAR-Registration No. DAP-PL-3477.00
Our service scope includes:
Toys approval for European and North American market
- EU Toys Safety Directive 88/378/EEC
- Standard EN 71
- US consumer safety specification on toy safety ASTM F963-96a
- Canadian Hazardous Products (Toys) Regulations
- Phthalates in PVC
- Volatile organic compounds (VOC) in wood
Safety Materials and Articles in Contact With Foodstuff
- German Food and Commodities Act, LFGB § 30 & 31
- EU Directives 89/109/EEC, 90/128/EEC-2002/72/EC series
- Code of Federal Regulation USA CFR 177
- Recommendation of the Working Group “Plastics in contact with foodstuffs” from German BfR (Bundesinstitut fur Risikobewertung - the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment)
- Volatile organic compounds (VOC) in silicone materials
- Nitrosamine
- Heavy metals contents
- Heavy metals release
- Alloy metals Identification
Reduced hazardous materials in textiles and leather
- Azo dyes / Allergizing dispersion dyes
- Pentachlorophenol (PCP) / Tri- and Tetrachlorophenol
- Formaldehyde
- Chromium-VI content
- Cadmium content
- Nickel release
- Organotin compounds (TBT, DBT, MBT)
- Phthalates
- Color fastness
- TUV TOXPROOF
- TUV SG
Chemical testing for electrical products
- EU Directive 2002/95/EC RoHS in WEEE (Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr-VI, PBB, PBDE)
- LFGB § 30 & 31 test of electrical products with contact to food
- Formaldehyde emission test in home appliances with heating elements
- Banned flame retardants
- Asbestos free
- Heavy metals for batteries
Chemical testing for environmental concern
- EU Directive 91/338/EEC for total cadmium content and Netherlands Cadmium Decree, 1999
- EU Directive 94/62/EC on packaging waste (Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr-VI)
- Test service of Eco label for chemical product, e.g. paint, detergent
- REACH Directive related testing and writing/compilation of MSDS
- RoHS testing on EEE plastic parts according to Taiwan BSMI requirements
- Taiwan EPA Green Mark testing
TOXPROOF Mark
SG Mark
LFGB
REACH
Other topics
Green product solutions
ISO 14000
OHSAS 18001
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