Excluded materials and substances

The requirement

The publisher’s words are shown on request, below the limits.

What the product must meet

Exemptions

*Sodium chloride is excluded from this requirement. **Trace amounts (<100 ppm) of heavy metals present as contaminants or impurities in raw materials or component substances are excluded from this criterion.

The publisher’s words

How it is proven

Evidence required

Signed declaration from an Executive Officer of the applicant company which confirms that the listed chemicals are not used as ingredients and are not contained in the ingredients used; and DoC MS-2.1.2: Full ingredients list, stating chemical names and CAS numbers; and DoC MS-2.1.3: SDS for each ingredient, and test reports based on AS 4351 or relevant OECD test methods where applicable.

Who checks it

Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake

How Klar Cite classifies it

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

What it asks

Meet — a limit, condition or outcome the product must satisfy

Standing

Required — must be met for the credential

Impact area

Human Health — the CMF area the clause addresses