Eco-standards for textiles (for evaluation by the instruments)

Table 1: ECO standards on Textile production (max. permissible limits)

M.S.T		OTN 100	Clean Fashion	Steillmann
Free formaldehyde	0.03%	300ppm	0.03%	500ppm
-Close to skin	0.0075%	75 ppm	0.0075%	300ppm
- baby clothing	0.002%	20ppm	0.002%	50ppm
PESTICIDES
DDT	1.0 mglkg	-	-	-
HCH	0.5 mglkg	-	-	-
Lindan	1.Omglkg	-	-	-
Alfrin	0.2 mglkg	-	-	-
Dieldrin	0.2 mglkg	-	-	-
2,4-0	0.1 mglkg	-	-	-
2,4,5-T	0.05 mglkg	-	-	-
Toxaphen	0.1 mglkg	-	-	-
Sum parameter	1.0 mglkg	5ppm	1.0 mglkg	1 ppm
PCP	0.5 mglkg	-	0.5 mglkg	Ban
HEAVY METALS
As	0.1 mglkg	-	-	Ban in silk
Pb	0.04 mglkg	-	-	products
Cd	0.005 mglkg	-	-
Hg	0.001 mglkg	0.01 ppm	0.01 mglkg
- Baby clothing	0.001 mglkg	0.02 ppm	0.02 mglkg
Ni	0.2 mglkg	10ppm	10 mglkg	Spec.(*)
- Baby clothing			1 mglkg
Cu	3.0mglkg	100ppm	50 mglkg
- Baby clothing	3.0mglkg	30ppm	10 mglkg	1 ppm
Crill	0.1 mglkg	20 ppm	20mglkg	-
- Baby clothing	0.1 mglkg	1 ppm	1 mglkg	-
Co	0.2 mglkg	20ppm	-	-
- Baby clothing	0.2 mglkg	1 ppm	-	-
Zn	5 mglkg	-	-	-
		Ban Ban
Halogenic carrier	-	-	-	Ban
Chlorine bleaching	-	-	-	To avoid

* If the evaluation of nickel as 0.5 microgram/cm2/ week

** According to the MAK-list (max. working place concentration).

Reference:

Intertek Testing Services, Hong Kong, 12/2001.

About the Author

The author is Lecturer in Dept. of Apparel Merchandising NIFT TEA College of Knitwear Fashion, Tirupur

Originally published in Textile Review: October 2009