PFOA Crackdown in Updated Oeko-Tex Criteria

摘要

The Oeko-Tex Association has updated its valid test criteria and limit values for product certification in accordance with Oeko-Tex Standard 100 - with the specifications for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) becoming much stricter. In future, values cannot exceed the following limits: 1. Product class Ⅰ: 50 μg/kg = 0.05 mg/kg (previously 0.10 mg/kg) 2. Product class Ⅱ: 100 μg/kg = 0.10 mg/kg (previously 0.25 mg/kg) 3. Product class Ⅲ: 100 μg/kg = 0.10 mg/kg (previously 0.25 mg/kg) 4. Product class Ⅳ: 500 μg/kg = 0.50 mg/kg (previously 1.00 mg/kg).