Wool and other keratin fibres
Mandatory
Required: must be met for the credential.
Klar Cite summary
Wool must be organic, recycled, or mulesing-free wool with at most 0.5 ppm in total of nine listed pesticides and at most 2 ppm of nine others. Evidence the scheme asks for: recycled Claim Standard certificate. An independent assessor checks it. This is possibly linked to human health.
Nordic Swan·clause O6·pp.11-12
Human Health · Circular Economy · Ecosystem Health
- Limit
- ≤ 0.5 ppm
Original wording
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Details
What the product must meet
Limits held for this clause
| Parameter / context | Operator | Limit | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| of the following substances may not exceed 0.5 ppm: γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (lindane), α-h | ≤ | 0.5 | ppm |
| of the following substances may not exceed 2 ppm: diazinon, propetamphos, chlorfenvinpho | ≤ | 2 | ppm |
The document states how these relate: any one of these limits is accepted.
Compare this limit across schemes
The limit was read from the clause wording.
How it is proven
- Evidence required
- + Organic wool: Valid certificate showing that the wool in the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled product was organically cultivated in line with certain standards, ref. Table 1 Definitions. If the supplier is the holder of GOTS certification, the requirement must be documented with a transaction certificate showing that the goods supplied are GOTS certified. + Recycled fibre: Fulfilment of the requirement is documented for recycled fibre with either a) or b) below: a) Global Recycled Standard certificate 4.0 (or later versions) or Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) certificate showing that the raw material is recycled, or other equivalent certification approved by Nordic Ecolabelling. b) Present documentation demonstrating that the recycled fibre was purchased as recycled and state the supplier. + Conventional wool: Fulfilment of a) and b) below: a) Declaration from the wool supplier that no mulesing has been used. b) Test report showing that the pesticide requirement has been fulfilled, plus a written procedure showing how an annual test is performed in line with the pesticide requirement, along with annual in-house checks of compliance with the requirement. Test results are to be archived and kept available for inspection by Nordic Ecolabelling. An alternative to the pesticide test is a confirmation from the farmers that the stated substances are not used, plus an overview of the portion of wool concerned.
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
Klar Cite’s reading
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- Type of requirement
- Meet a limit or condition — e.g. a maximum emission or a minimum recycled content
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Topic
- Human Health — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)
- Also relevant to
- Circular Economy, Ecosystem Health — other topics the clause addresses
Cite this clause
Nordic Swan · Textile Floor Coverings And Carpets (113) · version Group 113 v2.0 · clause O6 · page 11-12 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/beacfc85d5bb8b4f
Record details
Page 11-12 of the file (printed page 11), 4.2 Material requirements. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.
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