Recycled fibres - test for harmful substances
Mandatory
Required: must be met for the credential.
Klar Cite summary
Recycled fibres in floor coverings must meet limits for metals, organotins, phthalates, PAHs, flame retardants, chlorophenols, PFAS, organic fluorine and dyes. Evidence the scheme asks for: test reports; Oeko-Tex 100 class I-III certificate. An independent assessor checks it. This relates mainly to human health.
Nordic Swan·clause O12·pp.20-21
Human Health
- Limit
- < 1
Original wording
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Details
What the product must meet
Limits held for this clause
| Parameter / context | Operator | Limit | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recycled content | < | 1 | unit not recorded |
The clause carries more than one limit; only the first is held as a number.
Compare this limit across schemes
The limit was read from the clause wording.
The document’s own listing
Extractable metals: Chromium total 2.0 mg/kg, Lead 1.0 mg/kg, Mercury 0.02 mg/kg, Cadmium 0.1 mg/kg Organic tin compounds TBT and TPhT 0.5 mg/kg Phthalates BBP, DBP, DEP, DMP, DEHP, DMEP, DIHP, DHNUP, DCHP, DHxP, DIBP, DIHxP, DIOP, DINP, DIDP, DPrP, DHP, DNOP, DNP and DPP Total 0.05 weight% PAHs (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) Naphthalene, Acenaphtene, Acenaphtylene, Phenanthrene, Anthracene, Fluorene, Fluoranthene and Pyrene Each 1 mg/kg Flame retardants Brominated and chlorinated flame Total 50 mg/kg retardants Chlorophenols Pentachlorophenol 0.5 mg/kg, Tetrachlorophenol 0.5 mg/kg, Trichlorophenol 2.0 mg/kg, Dichlorophenpol 3.0 mg/kg, Monochlorophenol 3.0 mg/kg Per- and polyfluorinated compounds PFOS, PFOSA, PFOSF, N-Me-FOSA, N-Me-FOSE, N-Et-FOSE, PFHpA, PFNA, PFDA, PFUdA, PFDoA, PFTrDA, PFTeDA, PFOA and salts Total <0.025 mg/kg PFOA related Substances as stated in OekoTex 100 Annex 4 and 5 Total <0.25 mg/kg Other stated per- and polyfluorinated compounds as set out in OekoTex 100 as stated in Oeko-Tex Annex 5 0.025 or 0.25 mg/kg for each Organic fluorine content Extractable organic fluorine (EOF) 10 mg/kg Dyes Cleavable, classified as carcinogenic 20 mg/kg, Cleavable aniline
The document’s own compact listing of the limits, as harvested.
How it is proven
- Evidence required
- Test reports or Oeko-Tex 100 class I-III certificate showing fulfilment of the requirement. A written procedure showing how an annual test is performed in line with the requirement, along with annual in-house checks of compliance.
- 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)
- Refers to
- Annex 4; Annex 5; Appendix 1 — places elsewhere in the document
Cite this clause
Nordic Swan · Floor Coverings (029) · version Group 029 v7.3 · clause O12 · page 20-21 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/e25d1451db579a5b
Record details
Page 20-21, 1.4.3 Other materials. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.
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