Packaging: no added phthalates or heavy metals
Klar Cite’s nameMandatory
Required: must be met for the credential.
Green Seal·clause 3.2.1.1·p.12
Human Health · Ecosystem Health
This credential is recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurement.
- Exemption
- An exception to 3.2.1.1 and 3.2.1.2 is allowed for packages that would not contain these compounds except for the addition of recovered material.
Original wording
GS-11 Standard for Paints, Coatings, Stains, and Sealers clause 3.2.1.1 — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording, so it is not republished here. The clause is held and cited here, and its words are read at the source.
The clause is held and verified. Only its words are withheld.
Klar Cite classification — not the standard’s words
Addresses: no intentionally added phthalates, lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium in packaging.
written by a model, checked against the clause
Details
What the product must meet
- Exemptions
- An exception to 3.2.1.1 and 3.2.1.2 is allowed for packages that would not contain these compounds except for the addition of recovered material.
How it is proven
- 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
- Provide information — e.g. declare ingredients or publish an environmental product declaration
- 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
- Ecosystem Health — other topics the clause addresses
Cite this clause
Green Seal · GS-11 Standard for Paints, Coatings, Stains, and Sealers · version Edition 4.1 · clause 3.2.1.1 · page 12 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/ce5adda5c5931308
Record details
Page 12. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.
uid ce5adda5c5931308 · document 9362e29408d7494f · published 2025-03-11