Nordic Ecolabelling of Laundry detergents and stain removers

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1 rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers Version December December 2015 rdic Ecoabeing

2 Content What is a rdic Ecoabeed aundry detergent or stain remover? 3 Why choose the rdic Ecoabe? 3 What can carry the rdic Ecoabe? 4 How to appy 4 What are the requirements of rdic Ecoabeing? 5 1 Environmenta requirements Product description Excuded or imited substances and mixtures Dosage, ecotoxicity and biodegradabiity Quaity and traceabiity of renewabe ingredients Packaging Consumer guidance Performance 16 2 Quaity and reguatory requirements 17 Marketing 19 Design of the rdic Ecoabe 19 Foow-up inspections 19 How ong is a icense vaid? 20 New criteria 20 Abbreviations and definitions 21 Appendix 1 Anaysis and test aboratories Appendix 2 Decaration for manufacturers of aundry detergents and stain removers Appendix 3 Decaration for suppiers of raw materias Appendix 4 Decaration for suppiers of vegetabe based ingredients (R13) Appendix 5 Decaration for suppiers of pastic packaging Appendix 6 rdic Ecoabe Performance Test (fitness for use) Appendix 7 Preconditions for exemptions from re-testing the performance requirements in accordance with Appendix 6 Appendix 8 Marketing of rdic Ecoabeed aundry detergents and stain removers 006 Laundry detergents and stain removers, version 7.1, 16 February 2012 This document is a transation of an origina in danish. In case of dispute, the origina document shoud be taken as authoritative. Addresses In 1989, the rdic Counci of Ministers decided to introduce a vountary officia ecoabe, the Swan. These organisations/companies operate the rdic ecoabeing system on behaf of their own country s government. For more information, see the websites. Denmark Ecoabeing Denmark Danish Standards Foundation Koegievej 6 DK-2920 Charottenund Phone Fax E-mai: info@ecoabe.dk Sweden Ecoabeing Sweden SE Stockhom Phone Fax E-mai: svanen@ecoabe.se rway Ecoabeing rway Tordenskiods gate 6 B NO-0160 Oso Phone Fax E-mai: info@ecoabe.no Finand Ecoabeing Finand Box 489 FIN Hesinki Phone Fax E-mai: joutsen@motiva.fi Iceand Ecoabeing Iceand Umhverfisstofnun Suðurandsbraut 24 IS-108 Reykjavik Phone Fax E-mai: svanurinn@ust.is This document may ony be copied in its entirety and without any kind of ateration. It may be quoted from provided that rdic Ecoabeing is stated as the source.

3 What is a rdic Ecoabeed aundry detergent or stain remover? Ecoabeed aundry detergent and stain removers are amongst the products with the east impact on the environment within their category. The rdic Ecoabe provides a guarantee that the product fufis strict environmenta requirements and that satisfactory performance is documented through standardized testing. The environmenta requirements incude restrictions on the dosage, ensuring that ony concentrated products are eigibe for the ecoabe, restrictions on the quantity of environmentay harmfu substances and the quantity of substances that are not readiy degradabe in aquatic environments. The performance requirements impy that the products must perform satisfactory. Cooursafe detergents must be tested at 30 ºC, ensuring that the energy consumption in the use phase is minimized if used correcty. Mandatory consumer guidance for sustainabe use of the products is incuded to encourage correct dosing and fiing of the machine. Requirements to the packaging optimize the fiing of the packs and the use of packaging materia. The ecoabe criteria for aundry detergents and stain removers have traditionay had a high focus on the environmenta properties of the ingredients in the products. In this version of the criteria, particuar emphasis has been paced on dosage, documentation of performance at reduced temperature for cooursafe detergents and guidance to the consumer for sustainabe use, as we as an overa good environmenta profie of the ingredients. Laundry detergents and stain removers carrying the rdic Ecoabe are: Highy concentrated Fufiing strict requirements regarding biodegradabiity and aquatic toxicity Efficient at 40 ºC or beow Why choose the rdic Ecoabe? The products may use the rdic Ecoabeing trademark for marketing. The rdic Ecoabe is a very we-known and we-reputed trademark in the rdic region. The rdic Ecoabe is a cost-effective and simpe way of communicating environmenta work and commitment to customers and suppiers. Environmenta issues are compex. It can take a ong time and extensive resources to gain an understanding of a specific area. rdic Ecoabeing faciitates this process. The rdic Ecoabe not ony covers environmenta issues but aso quaity requirements, since the environment and quaity often go hand in hand. This means that a rdic Ecoabe icence can aso be seen as a mark of quaity. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

4 What can carry the rdic Ecoabe? The product group aundry detergents and stain removers encompasses aundry detergents and stain removers in powder, tabets, iquids, ge or any other form. The products sha be used for washing of texties, and are intended to be used in househod machines, but not excuding the use in aunderettes and common aundries. The ecoabe criteria distinguish between heavy-duty detergents and ow-duty detergents. Heavy-duty detergents are defined as detergents used for reguar washing of white and coored texties at any temperature. Low-duty detergents are defined as detergents promoting specia fabric care: e.g. use for deicate fabrics such as viscose, woo, sik, microfiber or other fabric requiring specia care. Specia care coud be e.g. no beach, no enzymes and gente wash in excess water. Liquid detergents for norma washing of white and coored texties are not considered ow-duty detergents. The product group does not comprise products that are excusivey used for handwashing and products that are dosed via carriers such as sheets, coths or other materias. The product group does not comprise mutipe function detergents such as 2 in 1 products with both detergent and fabric softening effects/caims. Products for professiona aundries can not be abeed according to this criteria document. rdic Ecoabeing has criteria for Laundry detergents for professiona use. How to appy Each requirement is marked with the etter R (requirement) and a number. A requirements must be fufied to be awarded a icence. The requirements section can aso be used as a checkist. Each requirement is foowed by two checkboxes, and, to indicate whether the requirement is met. Icons in the text The text describes how the appicant sha demonstrate fufiment of each requirement. There are aso icons in the text to make this cearer. These icons are: ( Encose The requirement checked on site Appication The appication sha be sent to rdic Ecoabeing in the country in which the product is sod/the appicant carries on activities. See page 2 for addresses. The appication documents comprise an appication form and documentation demonstrating fufiment of the requirements (specified in the criteria). Further information and assistance may be avaiabe. Visit the website of the nationa ecoabeing body for more information. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

5 Saes in other rdic countries The icense is given according to the criteria for Laundry detergents and stain removers version 7, and is vaid in a rdic countries. In the icense the products are isted per country where they are sod, in accordance to the information given on the appication form. The products wi appear on the rdic Ecoabeing s webpage(s). The icensehoder is responsibe to inform the rdic Ecoabeing if changes are made concerning where the products are sod. If the products are to be sod in other countries than first stated on the icense, a registration form is to be sent in to the rdic Ecoabeing in the country where the icense was granted. On-site inspection In connection with handing of the appication, rdic Ecoabeing normay performs an on-site inspection to ensure adherence to the requirements. For such an inspection, data used for cacuations, origina copies of submitted certificates, test records, purchase statistics, and simiar documents that support the appication must be avaiabe for examination. Costs An appication fee is charged to companies appying for a icence. There is an additiona annua fee based on the turnover of the rdic ecoabeed aundry detergents and stain removers. Enquiries Pease contact rdic Ecoabeing if you have any queries or require further information. See page 2 for addresses. What are the requirements of rdic Ecoabeing? To be awarded a rdic Ecoabe icence: A requirements must be fufied. rdic Ecoabeing must inspect the site of production. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

6 1 Environmenta requirements The ecoabe criteria for aundry detergents and stain removers are based on a functiona unit expressed in g/kg wash (grams per kiograms wash). The reference dosage used for cacuation of the environmenta requirements sha correspond to the dosage used in the performance test in g/kg wash as we as the dosage recommended by the manufacturer to consumers on the package. For in-wash stain removers the dosage recommended by the producer is used. For stain removers that are used as pre-treatment the dosage is estimated to a dosage of 2 m per appication and 6 appications per wash in a 4,5 kg machine. The performance must be documented according to the present rdic Ecoabe Criteria (Appendix 5), which uses soft water (5.5 dh). The chemica requirements regarding dosage, toxicity and biodegradabiity in chapter 1.3 are based on the recommended dosage for soft water. The on-pack recommended dosage for aundry detergents is often stated for different intervas of wash oads, e.g. 3-5 kg or 6-8 kg. The reference dosage used for the performance test and for cacuation of the ecoogica criteria must, however, correspond to the average oad size. If the dosage is e.g. 50 g per 3-5 kg, then a dosage of 50 g/4 kg = 12.5 g/kg wash must be used to demonstrate performance and for cacuation of the environmenta requirements. Uness otherwise specified, the requirements in Chapter 1 appy to a ingoing substances in the fina product (aundry detergent/stain remover). The term ingoing substances refers to a substances in the ingredients incuding additives (such as preservatives and stabiisers) but does not incude impurities from primary production. Impurities are defined as residua products from primary production that can be found in the fina product in concentrations 100 ppm (0.010 wt%, 100 mg/kg ). Substances that are added intentionay to an ingredient or to the product are not considered impurities irrespective of their concentration. Impurities present in concentrations > 1.0% in the raw materia shoud be counted as an ingoing substance. Even known substances reeased from constituent ingredients are considered as ingoing substances. For cacuation of the chemica requirements, reference is made to the Detergents Ingredient Database ist (DID ist), which is further described in Appendix 1. The DID ist contains the most widey used ingredients used in detergent formuations. For substances not present on the DID ist, guidance is given on how to cacuate or extrapoate the reevant data. If a substance is isted on the DID ist, the DID ist vaues are to be used. The DID ist is avaiabe at the websites of the rdic Ecoabeeing. The DID ist adopted at January 2007 or ater versions wi appy for cacuation of the ecoogica criteria. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

7 1.1 Product description R1 Description of the product and packaging The fu formuation of the product and a description of the primary packaging must be submitted to rdic Ecoabeing. ( Fu formuation with specification of trade name, chemica name, CAS no., DID no., ingoing quantity incuding and excuding water and the function of a ingoing substances (regardess of concentration) in the product. ( Safety data sheet (MSDS) compying with appicabe egisation in the country of appication such as Annex II of REACH (Counci Reguation 1907/2006/EEC) for each ingredient. ( Description of the packaging of the product: Composition and weight of packaging materia. Documentation for the percentage of recyced materia. DID no. is the number of the substance on the Detergent Ingredient Database ist (DID ist), and is used in cacuating the chemica requirements. The DID ist can be found on the websites of the rdic Ecoabeing, see page 2. Are the requirements met? 1.2 Excuded or imited substances and mixtures Are the requirements met? R2 Product cassification The product must not be cassified with any of the foowing hazard casses and associated hazard codes: Hazard Cass Hazard code and hazard statement (Reguation 1272/ ) Acute toxicity* Acute tox. 1-4 H300, H301, H302 H310, H311, H312 H330, H331, H332 Skin corrosion Respiratory/skin sensitization Specific target organ toxicity singe/repeated exposure Hazardous to the aquatic environment Skin corr. 1A, 1B, 1C H314 Resp. Sens. 1 H334 Skin Sens. 1 H317 STOT SE 1-2 H370, H371 STOT RE 1-2 H372, H373 Aquatic Acute 1 H400 Aquatic Chronic 1-4 H410, H411, H412, H413 Corresponding Hazard Designation and risk phrase (Directive 67/548/EEC 2 ) Harmfu to heath (Xn) R20, R21, R22, R65 Toxic (T) R23, R24, R25 Highy Toxic (T+) R26, R27, R28 Corrosive (C) R34, R35 Harmfu to heath (Xn) R42 Sensitizing (Xi) R43 Harmfu to heath (Xn) R48/20, R48/21, R48/22 R68/20, R68/21, R68/22 Toxic (T) R39/23, R39/24, R39/25 R48/23, R48/24,R48/25 Highy Toxic (T+) R39/26, R39/27, R39/28 Dangerous for the environment (N) / (-) R50, R52, R53 R50/53, R51/53, R52/53 1 Appicabe from Dec Appicabe during the transition to Reguation 1272/2008 from Dec unti June 2015 * Stain removers may be cassified as acutey toxic Cat 4 with H302 /Xn; R22 (Harmfu if swaowed). ( Product safety data sheet in according with the appicabe egisation and/or product abe. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

8 R3 CMR substances The product must not contain substances that are cassified with any of the foowing hazard codes and hazard statements, or combinations thereof. Hazard Cass Carcinogenicity Germ ce mutagenicity Reproductive toxicity Hazard code and hazard statement (Reguation 1272/20081) Carc. 1A or 1B; H350 Carc. 1A or 1B; H350i Carc. 2; H351 Muta 1A; H340 Muta. 1B; H340 Muta. 2; H341 Repr. 1A or 1B; H360F Repr. 1A or 1B; H360D Repr. 2; H361f Repr. 2; H361d Lact. H362 Corresponding haxard designation and risk Phase (Directive 67/548/EEC2) Carc. Cat. 1 or 2; R45 Carc. Cat. 1 or 2: R49 Carc. Cat. 3; R40 Muta. Cat. 1; R46 Muta. Cat. 2; R46 Muta. Cat. 3; R68 Repr. Cat. 1 or 2; R60 Repr. Cat. 1 or 2; R61 Repr. Cat. 3; R62 Repr. Cat. 3; R63 R64 1 Appicabe from Dec Appicabe during the transition to Reguation 1272/2008 from Dec unti June 2015 The requirement aso appies to substances that may reease substances with the above cassifications. ( Competed and signed decaration of compiance from manufacturer and raw materia suppier sha be provided. Appendix 2 and 3 are to be used. R4 Sensitizing substances Substances cassified as respiratory sensitizers (according to Reguation 1272/2008 and Directive 67/548/EEC, respectivey) with H334/ R42 and/ or H317/R43 may not be used in the products. The foowing substances are exempted from the requirement above, except spray products: Enzymes, if they are added as iquids or as encapsuated granuates Beach-cataysts Fragrance (see requirement R5) Enzymes can be used in spray products if a risk assessment is incuded in the documentation according to AISE s: Exposure measurements of enzymes for risk assessment of spray products, AISE, 6 October October06% pdf. The requirement aso incudes stabiizers and other auxiiary substances in the enzyme-, beach-, catayst- and fragrance ingredients. ( Documentation on the fu formuation and safety datasheets as specified in requirement R1. ( Competed and signed decaration of compiance from manufacturer and raw materia suppier sha be provided. Appendix 2 and 3 are to be used. ( Documentation showing that the risk assessment done for enzymes in sprayproducts is done according to AISE s guideines Exposure measurements of enzymes for risk assessment of spray products, AISE, 6 October rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

9 R5 Fragrances a) Fragrance substances encompassed by the decaration requirement in the Detergents Reguation 648/2004/EEC and its subsequent amendments must not be present in quantities > 100ppm ( >0.010%) per substance. b) Fragrance substances can be incuded even when cassified with H317/ R43 and/or H334/R42; the amounts have to be < 0,010% (100ppm). c) Any ingredients added to the product as a fragrance sha have been manufactured and/or handed foowing the code of practice of the Internationa Fragrance Association (IFRA). The recommendations of the IFRA Standards concerning prohibition, restricted use and specified purity criteria for materias sha be foowed by the manufacturer. ( Decaration of the amounts of fragrance in the product. Competed and signed decaration from the manufacturer (appendices 2 and 3). Decaration of the content of the substances encompassed by decaration requirements in the Detergents Reguation 648/2004/EEC and its subsequent amendments (appendix 3) and other reevant fragrance substances cassified with H317/ R43 and/or H334/R42 (appendix 3). ( Competed and signed decaration of compiance with IFRA s guideines from the manufacturer. R6 Other excuded substances The foowing substances must not be incuded in the product, neither as part of the formuation nor as part of any ingredient incuded in the formuation: APEO (akyphenoethoxyates) APD (akypheno derivatives) Substances fufiing the PBT (Persistant, Bioaccumuative and Toxic) and vpvb (very Persistant and very Bioaccumuative) criteria on the candidate ist for substances of very high concern (according to the criteria in Annex XIII of the REACH Reguation) Substances assessed as endocrine disrupters (EDC s) Cat I or Cat II within the EU Strategy on endocrine disrupters ( Substances considered as Substances of very high concern according to REACH artice 59, appendix XIV. ( Antimicrobia or disinfecting ingredients added for other purposes than preservation EDTA (ethyenediamine tetraacetate), DTPA (dietyenetriaminepentaacetat) Nitromusks and poycycic musks Chorine based beach Optica brighteners te the separate nationa egisation concerning phosphates and phosphorous under R7. ( Competed and signed decaration of compiance from the manufacturer and raw materia suppiers. Appendix 2 and 3 are to be used. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

10 R7 Phosphorous This requirement incudes the tota amounts of a substances containing phosphorous, cacuated as P. The tota content of phosphorous (P) is imited according to the tabe beow: Type of product Heavy-duty aundry detergent (normay soied) Low-duty aundry detergent (ighty soied) Stain-removers (in-wash) Stain-removers (pre-treatment) Content of phosphorus (P) 0.030g/kg wash 0.030g/kg wash 0.010g/kg wash g/kg wash te the foowing nationa egisation: P hosphates are prohibited in aundry detergents in Sweden Laundry detergents sod in rway can not contain more than 0,2wt% phosphorous and sha be abeed Uten fosfat (ie without phosphate) ( Documentation of the content of phosphorous in the product and cacuations of the product s tota content of P. ( Documentation of the fufiment of nationa egisation (Sweden and rway). R8 Coouring agents Coouring agents may be added to iquid products provided that the coouring agent in question has been approved for use in foodstuffs or is not bioaccumuabe. Coouring agents are not regarded as bioaccumuabe if BCF < 500 or ogk ow < 4.0. If information is avaiabe on both BCF and ogk ow, the information on BCF must be used. ( Documentation of BCF or ogk ow, aternativey E-number. 1.3 Dosage, ecotoxicity and biodegradabiity The requirements in chapter 1.3 (requirements R9-R12) are based on the recommended dosage for soft water. This is aso the reference dosage used for testing the performance according to the rdic Ecoabeing criteria. Are the requirements met? If the on-pack recommended dosage is stated for specific wash oad intervas (e.g. 3-5 kg), the reference dosage used for cacuation of the ecoogica criteria must be cacuated based on the average oad size. For in-wash stain removers the dosage recommended by the producer is used. For stain removers that are used as pre-treatment the dosage is estimated to a dosage of 2 m per appication and 6 appications per wash in a 4,5 kg machine. If the product is dosed as a unit containing a water-soube foi intended not to be removed before washing, the foi must be considered to be part of the product formuation in requirements R1-R12. R9 Maximum dosage The dosage is cacuated as the recommended dosage in g/kg wash for normay soied texties (heavy-duty detergents) and ighty soied texties (ow-duty detergents), respectivey. (Dosage = in-wash dosage, exc. content of water in the formuation, ie active content). rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

11 The dosage sha not exceed the foowing amounts: Product type Water hardness Dosage: Heavy-duty aundry detergent (normay soied) Soft 14.0 g/kg wash Low-duty aundry detergent (ighty soied) Soft 14.0 g/kg wash Stain-removers (in-wash) A 4.5 g/kg wash Stain-removers (pre-treatment) A 2.7 g/kg wash* * Estimated average dose to be used in CDV cacuations. Actua dosing wi depend on number of stains in any given wash-oad. The estimated dose is based on a dosage of 2 m per appication and 6 appications per wash-oad of 4.5 kg (iquid stain removers). Dosage for middehard and hard water The recommended dosage for middehard water must not exceed 130% of the recommended dosage for soft water. The recommended dosage for hard water must not exceed 160% of the recommende dosage for soft water. For tabets, this coud impy a maxiumum dosage span of 150% from soft to hard water (e.g. from 2 to 3 tabets). Dosage for ighty or heaviy soied texties (heavy-duty detergents) If a specific dosage is recommended for ighty soied texties, this dosage must not exceed 70% of the recommended dosage for normay soied texties. If a specific dosage is recommended for heaviy soied texties, this dosage must not exceed 130% of the recommended dosage for normay soied texties. For tabets, this coud impy a maxiumum dosage span of 150% from normay soied texties to heaviy soied texties (e.g. from 2 to 3 tabets). Prewash and subsequent wash If recommendations for both prewash and subsequent wash appy, the tota recommended dosage (prewash + subsequent wash) has to compy with the maximum dosage eve. ( Product abe or artwork incuding dosage recommendations. R10 Environmentay hazardous substances The content of substances cassified as environmentay hazardous (according to Reguation 1272/2008 and Directive 67/548/EEC, respectivey) with the beneath hazard statements/risk phrases must not exceed the foowing vaue: Dosage (g/kg wash)*(100* conc H * conc H411 + conc H412) 0.18 g/kg wash or Dosage (g/kg wash)*(100* conc R50/ * conc R51/53 + conc R52/53) 0.18 g/kg wash where conc is the weight percentage of the substance in the product with the designated cassification. If no information is avaiabe regarding the environmenta hazard of a constituent substance, it wi be regarded as environmentay hazardous with H410 (R50/53). (Limit based on recommended dosage for soft water). ( Documentation on the formuation and the safety datasheets as specified in requirement R1. Cacuation of the content of environmentay hazardous substances according to the above formua. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

12 R11 Critica Diution Voume (CDV) The critica diution voume CDV chronic or CDV acute must not exceed the foowing imits: Product type Water hardness CDV chronic CDV acute Heavy-duty aundry detergent (normay soied) Low-duty aundry detergent (ighty soied) Stain-removers (in-wash) Stain-removers (pre-treatment) Soft Soft t appicabe t appicabe The CDV is cacuated by the beow formua: /kg wash /kg wash /kg wash /kg wash CDV (chronic) = Σ CDV s = Σ (dose s * DF s * 1,000 / TF (chronic)s ) Or CDV (acute) = Σ CDV s = Σ (dose s * DF s * 1,000 / TF (acute)s ) where: /kg wash /kg wash /kg wash /kg wash dose s (weight) = the weight of the substance s per recommended dose DF s = the degradation factor of the substance s as stated in the DID ist TF (chronic)s = the chronic toxicity factor of the substance s as stated in the DID ist. TF (acute)s = the acute toxicity factor of the substance s as stated in the DID ist. The vaues of the DF and TF parameters sha be as given in the DID ist. If the substance is not found on the DID ist, the parameters must be cacuated using the guideines contained in part B of the DID ist and the associated documentation must be attached. A ingoing substances incuding preser vatives, coouring agents and fragrance present in the product must be incuded in the CDV cacuation even if the concentrations is ower than 100 ppm (0.010%). te that if chronic toxicity data are not avaiabe then acute data and the associated safety factors are used to estimate the chronic toxicity factor for CDV chronic. ( Cacuation of the CDV chronic or CDV acute of the product. The DID ist and a spreadsheet for cacuation of this requirement is avaiabe on the nationa websites of rdic Ecoabeing. R12 Biodegradabiity - aerobic (anbo) and anaerobic (annbo) a) A surfactants must be aerobicay and anaerobicay biodegradabe. b) The content of organic substances in the product that are aerobicay non-biodegradabe (not readiy biodegradabe) (anbo) and/or anaerobicay non-biodegradabe (annbo) must not exceed the foowing imits (i.e both the imit for anbo and for annbo sha be fufied): Product type Water hardness anbo annbo Heavy-duty aundry detergent (normay soied) Soft 1.00 g/kg wash 1.00 g/kg wash Low-duty aundry detergent (ighty soied) Soft 0.50 g/kg wash 0.50 g/kg wash Stain-removers (in-wash) t appicabe 0.20 g/kg wash 0.20 g/kg wash Stain-removers (pre-treatment) t appicabe 0.10 g/kg wash 0.10 g/kg wash (Limits based on recommended dosage for soft water) rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

13 ( Cacuation of anbo and annbo for the product. ( Reference to the DID ist. For ingoing substances which are not incuded in the DID ist, the reevant information from iterature or other sources, or appropriate test resuts, showing that they are aerobicay and anaerobicay biodegradabe sha be provided (see Appendix 1). A spreadsheet for cacuation of this requirement is avaiabe on the nationa websites of rdic Ecoabeing. te that the foowing exceptions appy: TAED (DID no 128) shoud be considered anaerobicay biodegradabe (DID ist states no data ). Cumenesuphonates (DID no 139)has data on the DID-ist that isn t the same as data pubished in the HERA-project. Therefore the foowing data can be used in the appications (instead of the DID-ist vaues): anbo = R or DF = 0,05. Since BCF = 1,41 and ogk ow = -2,7 cumene suphonates can, according to appendix 1, be exempted from the cacuation of annbo. 1.4 Quaity and traceabiity of renewabe ingredients R13 Origin and traceabiity of vegetabe raw materias This requirement incudes fatty acids, soap and ois consisting of 75% vegetabe based materias* and which are present in the fina product in concentrations > 1.0% (by weight). * Refers to the part of the substance/moecue originating from vegetabe based raw materias. The foowing shoud be fufied: 1) The name and geographica origin of the type of pant species used to extract the vegetabe raw materias must be specified. 2) The detergent manufacturer must furthermore have a written routine for purchasing of vegetabe raw materias to ensure that it does notcome from environments with a arge need for protection for bioogica and/ or socia reasons and must have a written poicy documenting this. The vegetabe raw materias must not come from Protected areas or areas that are under evauation for protection Areas with uncertain ownership or userrights Iegay harvested vegetabe raw materias Geneticay modified vegetabe raw materias/pants (enzymes and other GMO used in cosed systems are not incuded) Certificates ensuring sustainabe production (e.g. RSPO, organic farming) and ega harvest (e.g. estabished traceabiity system) may be incuded in the written routines to strengthen the documentation to the rdic Ecoabeing. Impurities of up to 0,9% GMO vegetabe raw materias are aowed, if it is either uninteniona or unavoidabe, as in EU reguation 1829/2003 about abeing of genetic modified foods or feedstock. ( Data from suppier of vegetabe raw materias indicating the name (in Latin and Engish/rdic anguage) and the geographica origin (country/state and region/province/municipaity) of the pant species used to manufacture the ingoing vegetabe based raw materias. Appendix 4 is to be used. ( A written routine from the manufacturer of the aundry detergent or stain remover describing how the requirement is fufied. The rouine sha describe how the origin of the raw materias is ensured. In the event of uncertainty about vegetabe based raw materias deriving from environments with a high need for protection for bioogica and/or socia reasons, rdic Ecoabeing may require further documentation. Are the requirements met? rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

14 1.5 Packaging Are the requirements met? R14 Weight/utiity ratio (WUR) The weight/utiity ratio of the product and its packaging must not exceed the foowing vaues: Product type Powders Others (iquids, tabets, ges, etc) WUR 1.2 g/kg wash 1.5 g/kg wash The WUR is cacuated ony for primary packaging (incuding caps, abes, handes, spraying devices etc) using the formua beow: Where: WUR = Σ [(Wi + Ui)/(Di * ri)] Wi = the weight (g) of the packaging component (i) incuding the abe if appicabe. Ui = the weight (g) of non-recyced (virgin) materia in the packaging component (i). If the proportion of recyced materia in the packaging component is 0 % then Ui = Wi. Di = the number of functiona units contained in the packaging component (i). The functiona unit = dosage in g/kg wash. ri = recycing figure, i.e. the number of times the packaging component (i) is used for the same purpose through a return or refi system. The defaut vaue for r is set to 1 (= no re-use). Ony if the appicant can document that the packaging component is re-used for the same purpose and how many times, a higher vaue for r can be used in the cacuation. ( Cacuation of the WUR of the product. Account for the content of recyced materia in the packaging. For approva of refi packaging, the appicant and/or retaier must document that the refis wi be avaiabe for purchase by the consumer. A spreadsheet for cacuation of this requirement is avaiabe on the nationa websites of rdic Ecoabeing. R15 Pastic packaging Haogenated pastic must not form part of the packaging incuding the abe. Primary packaging consisting of pastic must be abeed according to Commission Decision 97/129/EC of 28 January 1997 or ISO 11469:2000 Pastics - Generic identification and marking of pastics products or simiar. Caps, stoppers, hand pumps/spraying devices are, however, exempted from the abeing requirement. ( Competed and signed decaration of compiance from the suppier of pastic packaging. Appendix 5 is to be used. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

15 1.6 Consumer guidance R16 Dosage intructions Water hardness for the recommended dosage must be stated in German degrees of hardness (ºdH). Water hardness must be expressed in ranges that are reevant to the geographic areas in which the product is on sae. See aso requirement R9 regarding dosage imits for different degrees of soiing. ( P roduct abe or artwork incuding dosage recommendations. If the product is going to be sod in more than one rdic country the abes or artwork with dosage recommendation sha be submitted in a reevant anguages. Are the requirements met? R17 Mandatory consumer guidance on packaging The rdic Ecoabe with correct icensenumber sha be present on the packaging. The abe/packaging must ceary indicate the temperature at which the product has been tested, e.g. Efficient at 40 C. (See Appendix 6 regarding performance and temperature). The foowing washing advices (or equivaent) sha appear on the packaging of aundry detergents (not appicabe for stain removers). The washing advices may be present either as text or symbos. Preferaby wash with fu oad Dose correcty according to soi and water hardness. Overdosing does not make the aundy ceaner and is harmfu for the environment Reduce the temperature of your norma wash programmes to safeguard the environment If you are aergic to house dust, aways wash bedding at 60 C or above Run a 60 C wash now and again with a beach containng detergent (white wash powder detergent) and foow the machine manufacturer s recommendations regarding maintenance Leave the machine open between washes ( Product abe or artwork incuding dosage recommendations, ecoabe with icence number, temperature caim and washing advices. R18 Caims on the packaging For cod water products, where there are caims on the packaging or other forms of marketing, is stated that the product can be used for washing in cod water* the performance shoud be tested (according to the test method in R19) at the owest temperature where effect is stated, at 20 C or ower (where the reference is sti washed at 40 C). *i.e. cod water product or simiair, indicating a norma user temperature at < 30 C A stain remover must aways pass the performance requirements (R19) for any specific stain type for which the product caims to be effective. Documentation for other performance reated caims sha be made avaiabe to rdic Ecoabeing on request. If caims are made regarding the content of certified raw materias (e.g. organicay grown ingredients), the tota content in weight percent of these ingredients must be ceary stated on the pack (e.g. contains x% organic ingredients ). The certification body, system or standard must be indicated. Documentation for certified ingredients must be provided according to R11. ( Product caims sha be documented though appropriate test reports or other reevant documentation. Certificates for certified ingredients must be provided if a content of such is caimed on the package. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

16 1.7 Performance Are the requirements met? R19 Fitness for use The fitness for use sha be documented by use of the rdic Ecoabeing Performance Test for aundry detergents and stain removers (Appendix 6). The performance of cooursafe detergent at the recommended dosage on normay soied cothing must be satisfactory at 30 C compared to the reference detergent tested at 40 C. For detergents for white wash and for stain removers the performance of the products must by the recommended dosage on normay soied cothing be satisfactory at 40 C compared to the reference detergent tested at 40 C. For detergents for deicates the performance must be satisfactory at the recommended dosage to normay soied cothing at 30 C compared to water, which aso is tested at 30 C. Pease note that the products aways need to pass the performance test at the owest temperature (e.g. < 20 C) where performance is stated on the package. The reference is to be washed at 40 C for cooursafe, whites and stain removers. See Appendix 1 (part 1B) concerning the requirements appicabe to test institutions. Heavy-duty aundry detergents: The tabe beow summarises the imit vaues for the performance parameters tested for heavy-duty aundry detergents according to the rdic Ecoabeing Performance test: Heavy-duty, white wash Heavy-duty, cooured wash Ceaning effect: Y < 10* * Y for one staintype may be < 20 M < 10 < 10 Average M < 5 < 5 Secondary effects: Greying < 2.8 t appicabe Encrustation < 0.6% < 0.6% Chemica wear < 1.0 Rhes t appicabe < 10* * Y for one staintype may be < 20 Y is defined as foows: Y = Yr Yp; where Yr is the mean refectance vaue for the reference detergent and Yp is the mean reectance vaue for the test product. M is defined as foows: M = Mr Mp; where Mr is the mean refectance vaue for the soi type (beachabe, enzymatic (protease and amyase) or genera) for the reference detergent and Mp is the mean refectance vaue for the soi type for the product. Low-duty aundry detergents: The Y for a soi strips must be ess than -5. Y for one of the tested stain type can be 0,0. The dimension changes in reation to water must not exceed ± 2%. Y is defined as foows: Y = Yw Yp; where Yv is the mean refectance vaue for water and Yp is the mean refectance vaue for the product. Products for washing of sik and products without specific decaration on type of textie must in addition meet the foowing requirements: Coour maintenance must be ower (better) than or equa to the average vaue for water. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

17 Stain removers Documentation must be submitted of the performance for a stain types for which the product is caimed to have an effect. If no particuar stains are emphasised on the product, the product must be tested on a minimum of four different stain strips and the reasons for the choice of stains must be given. The foowing performance requirement must be met for the stain types tested. Stain removers with subsequent washing The normaised wash resut for each stain type must be at east 110% in reation to the reference product. Stain removers without subsequent washing Stain removers that are used without subsequent washing (stain removers used e.g. for carpets or uphostry furniture) must fufi one of the foowing two requirements: Visua evauation: the ruting sum of the score must be at east 10 for each textie within each stain type. resut must be ower than a score of 2 Mechanica evauation: the Y vaue of the ceaned textie must be at east 80% in reation to the unsoied textie ( A test report from a testing institute (as described in appendix 1, part B) describing a the reevant test parameters as given in the rdic Ecoabe Performance Test (Appendix 6). Exceptions to the above requirements: rdic Ecoabeing may possiby grant exemptions from the requirements for re-testing of efficiency if minor changes are made to the composition of the product during the period of vaidity of the icense which wi not impact the overa performance. Reasoning for the exemption must be submitted by the appicant and approved by rdic Ecoabeing in accordance with Appendix 7. See aso Appendix 1 concerning the requirements appicabe to test institutions. rdic Ecoabeing wi consider in the individua case whether the documentation provided in accordance with Appendix 7 is sufficient for an exemption to be granted. ( Reasoning and documentation as provided for in Appendix 7. 2 Quaity and reguatory requirements Are the requirements met? To ensure that rdic Ecoabeing requirements are fufied, the foowing procedures must be impemented. If the manufacturer s environmenta management system is certified to ISO or EMAS, and the foowing procedures impemented, it is sufficient for the accredited auditor to certify that the requirements are observed. R20 Legisation and reguations The icensee must guarantee adherence to safety reguations, working environment egisation, environmenta egisation and conditions/concessions specific to the operations at a sites where the rdic Ecoabeed product is manufactured. documentation is required, but rdic Ecoabeing may revoke the icense if the requirement is not fufied. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

18 R21 License administrators The company sha appoint a person responsibe for ensuring the fufiment of the rdic Ecoabe requirements, and a contact person for communications with rdic Ecoabeing. ( A chart of the company s organizationa structure detaiing who is responsibe for the above. R22 Documentation The icensee must be abe to present a copy of the appication and factua and cacuation data supporting the documents submitted on appication (incuding test reports, documents from suppiers and suchike). Checked on site. R23 Quaity of the product The icensee must guarantee that the quaity of the production of the ecoabeed product is maintained throughout the vaidity period of the icense. ( Procedures for coating and, where necessary, deaing with caims and compaints regarding the quaity of the ecoabeed product. R24 Panned changes Written notice must be given to rdic Ecoabeing of panned changes that have a bearing on the rdic Ecoabe requirements. ( Procedures detaiing how panned changes are handed. R25 Unpanned nonconformities Unpanned nonconformities that have a bearing on the rdic Ecoabe requirements must be reported to rdic Ecoabeing in writing and journaised. ( Procedures detaiing how unpanned nonconformities are handed. R26 Traceabiity The icensee must have a traceabiity system for the production of the ecoabeed products. ( Description of/procedures for the fufiment of the requirement. R27 Take-back system Reevant nationa reguations, egisation and/or agreements within the sector regarding the recycing systems for products and packaging sha be met in the rdic countries in which the ecoabeed products are marketed. In Finand this can be documented through membership of PYR, in Sweden through membership of REPA and in rway throgh membership of Green Point (Grønt Punkt). In Denmark there are no such obigations at the time of criteria adoption. ( Decaration from the appicant regarding adherence to existing recycing/ take-back agreements. Appendix 2 can be used. R28 Marketing Marketing of the ecoabeed products must compy with Reguations for the rdic Ecoabeing of products 22 June 2011 or ater versions. ( Appendix 8 duy competed. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

19 Marketing The rdic Ecoabe, is a very we-known and we-reputed trademark in the rdic region. Ecoabeed products and services may be marketed using the rdic Ecoabe so ong as the associated icense is vaid. The abe must be positioned so that there is no doubt as to what the abe refers and so that it is cear that the product is ecoabeed. More information on marketing can be found in Reguations for the rdic Ecoabeing of products 22 June 2011 or ater versions. Design of the rdic Ecoabe Design of the rdic Ecoabe: icense number Each icense has a unique six-figured icense number that must be dispayed aong with the abe. More information on the design of the abe can be found in Reguations for the rdic Ecoabeing of products 22 June 2011 or ater versions. Foow-up inspections rdic Ecoabeing may decide to check whether the product continues to compy with the rdic Ecoabe requirements during the icense period. This may invove a site visit, random samping or simiar test. The icense may be revoked if it is evident that the product does not meet the requirements. Random sampes may aso be taken in-store and anaysed by an independent aboratory. If the requirements are not met, rdic Ecoabeing may charge the anaysis costs to the icense hoder. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

20 How ong is a icense vaid? rdic Ecoabeing adopted version 7.0 of the criteria for aundry detergents and stain removers on 15 December The criteria are vaid unti 31 December The Secretariat Manager s Meeting adopted a few minor changes in the document on 16 February Aso, the vaidity of the document was adjusted to match the vaidity of the origina document. The bew version is caed 7.1 and is vaid unti 31 December The ecoabe icense is vaid providing the criteria are fufied and unti the criteria expire. The vaidity period of the criteria may be extended or adjusted, in which case the icense is automaticay extended and the icensee informed. Revised criteria sha be pubished at east one year prior to the expiry of the present criteria. The icensee is then offered the opportunity to renew their icense. New criteria Future ecoabe criteria for aundry detergents and stain removers shoud give attention to the foowing topics: Possibiity of requiring ower temperature for whites and stain removers (30 C). Evauation of the performance test to remove the exemption for iquid products for whites to be compared to a reference without beach. The requirements for CDV in connection with the requirements at ower temperature (30 C) for whites and stain removers shoud be evauated. Evauation of the requirements set on the test aboratories Possibiity of harmonisation with the revised EU Ecoabe performance test for aundry detergents (adopted by the EU Ecoabe Apri 28, 2011). The requirements for stain removers and the number of stains to be incuded in the performance test shoud be evauated. Possibiity of imposing requirements promoting the the use of renewabe, sustainabe raw materias in detergents. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

21 Abbreviations and definitions anbo annbo CDV CMR Cod water product DF dh DID ist EC50 Functiona unit Heavy-duty detergent IFRA Aerobicay non biodegradabe substances Anaerobicay non biodegradabe substances Critica Diution Voume (/kg wash) Substances cassified as either carconigenic, mutagetic or toxic to reproduction A cod water product is in the context of the ecoabe defined as products that have a documented washing performance at 20 ºC Degradation Factor (used in CDV cacuation) German degrees of hardness. 1ºdH equivaent to 7,1mg/ cacium and 4,3 mg/ magnesium. Detergents Ingredients Database ist Haf maxima effective concentration (effective concentration, 50%) The quantity of detergent (in grams) used per kg textie during onewash/treatment Detergents used for reguar washing of white and cooured texties Internationa Fragrance Association LC50 Median Letha Concentration (etha concentration 50%) Low-duty detergent SDS NOEC PBT/vPvB Detergents promoting specia fabric care: e.g. use for deicate fabrics such as viscose, woo, sik, microfiber or other fabric requiring specia care Safety Data Sheet Observed Effect Concentration Persistant, Bioaccumuative, Toxic/very Persistant and very Bioaccumuative PPM Parts per miion. Measuring unit (100 ppm = 0.010%) RSPO TF Water hardness WUR Round Tabe of Sustainabe Pam Oi) Toxicity Factor (used in CDV cacuation) Water hardness expressed in german degrees of hardness (dh) for soft, middehard and hard water in ranges reevant for the geographica area Weight-Utiity ratio rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers (21)

22 Appendix 1 Anaysis and test aboratories The aboratory performing samping/anaysis must be impartia and competent. Raw data must be avaiabe for checking by the ecoabeing organisation during the period of vaidity of the icense. The appicant is responsibe for the cost of documentation and anaysis. 1A) Testing individua substances Requirements on the anaysis aboratory The anaysis aboratory used sha fufi the genera requirements of standard EN/ISO/IEC or have officia GLP status. The appicant s anaysis aboratory/test procedure may be approved for anaysis and testing if: The manufacturer can demonstrate agreement between a first-time test conducted at the manufacturer s own aboratory and testing carried out in parae at an independent test institute, and the manufacturer takes sampes in accordance with a fixed samping schedue. Biodegradabiity, aerobic Aerobic biodegradabiity is tested using OECD Guideine for testing of chemicas. 301 (A to F), 310 or other equivaent test methods. Biodegradabiity, anaerobic Anaerobic degradabiity is tested using ISO 11734, ECOTOC. 28 (June 1988), OECD Guideine for testing of chemicas. 311 or equivaent test methods. The requirement is a minimum of 60% degradabiity under anaerobic conditions. In the case of substances that are not surfactants and that are not toxic to aquatic organisms (LC50/EC50/IC50>10 mg/), the foowing exceptions for testing anaerobic degradabiity may be appied: The substance is readiy degradabe and not bioaccumuabe (see section on bioaccumuation beow), or The substance is readiy degradabe and has ow adsorption (A < 25%) or high desorption (D > 75%). Adsorption/desorption is tested using OECD Guideine for testing of chemicas. 106 or ISO CD Water Quaity Adsorption of substances on activated sudge. Aquatic toxicity (Acute/Chronic) Acute aquatic toxicity is tested using OECD guideine for testing of chemicas. 201, 202 and 203 or other equivaent test methods. Chronic toxicity is tested using OECD guideine for testing of chemicas. 210, 211, 215, 229 or other equivaent methods. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.1

23 Bioaccumuabiity Uness evidence to the contrary is presented, the substance wi be considered to be bioaccumuabe if ogk ow = 4.0 in accordance with OECD guideine for testing of chemicas 107 or 117 or the equivaent. The bioaccumuabiity of a substance of this nature may be tested on fish in accordance with OECD guideine for testing of chemicas. 305 A-E. If the bioconcentration factor (BCF) of the substance is = 500, the substance wi be viewed as bioaccumuabe, and if BCF < 500 the substance wi be viewed as non-bioaccumuabe. Where a BCF vaue is avaiabe, the highest measured BCF vaue shoud be used instead of ogk ow. This means that a substance with a ogk ow 4.0 is not considered as bioaccumuative if the highest BCF is < 500. OECD test method 107 is not suitabe for use on surface active substances with both oi and water soube properties. Given the current state of knowedge, evidence providing a high degree of certainty must be presented to show that such substances and their degradation products do not represent a ong-term hazard to organisms in aquatic environments. The DID ist The DID is a joint ist for the EU Ecoabeing scheme and rdic Ecoabeing. The ist was deveoped in co-operation with interested parties both from consumer and environmenta organisations and the industry, and contains information on the toxicity and degradabiity of a number of substances that coud be used in chemica products. The substances contained in the DID ist do not express the substances found in ecoabeed products. The DID ist cannot be used for documenting the toxicity of individua substances for the purposes of the cassification rues. Information must be taken from product safety data sheets, from the itterature or obtained from raw materia manufacturers for this purpose. If a substance is found on the DIDist the data on the DIDist must be used. The DID ist is avaiabe from the ecoabeing organisation or via the websites of the individua countries, see page 2. For these criteria the DID ist adopted at January 2007 or ater versions wi appy. 1B) Performance testing of aundry detergents and stain removers Requirements for aboratories used for performance testing The test aboratory must fufi the genera requirements contained in the EN /ISO/IEC standard or ISO9001 or have GLP status. Provided that the foowing requirements have been met, the manufacturer s test aboratory may be approved to perform tests used as documentation of performance: 1. The ecoabeing organisation must have access to monitor the performance of the test. 2. The ecoabeing organisation must have access to a data on the product. 3. The tests must be anonymised for the test aboratory. 4. The performance of the performance tests must be described in the quaity contro system. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.1