Chemicals in recycled leather

Mandatory

Required: must be met for the credential.

Klar Cite summary

Recycled leather must have under 200 mg/kg extractable chromium, no chromium VI by EN ISO 17075, and no detectable cadmium or lead. Evidence the scheme asks for: a test report. An independent assessor checks it. This concerns human health.

Nordic Swan·clause O13·p.22

Human Health

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How it is proven

Evidence required
A test report showing that the requirement on total Chromium and Chromium (VI) is fulfilled.
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
Appendix 1 — places elsewhere in the document

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Nordic Swan · Floor Coverings (029) · version Group 029 v7.3 · clause O13 · page 22 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/e55c8e066a18f4d5

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Page 22, 1.4.3 Other materials. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.

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