The OEKO-TEX® standards are regularly updated to stay ahead of global regulations, incorporate new scientific health data and the latest production methods. Every January, OEKO-TEX® publishes annual updates to the standards as well as the test criteria and limit values – in line with consistent consumer protection and the sustainability of textiles and leather products.
Annual Updates
Following a transition period, all new regulations go into effect April 1.
Overviews of the most important changes are summarized below for each product, in this webinar and in this summary (pdf).
Highlights:
- Recycled materials certified to STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®
- New hangtag for MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX®
- Processes for virtual audits during COVID-19
September 30, 2021.
These new regulations are effective September 30, 2021.
STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®:
- Glutaraldehyde included in the limit catalogs under "Other residue chemicals" with a limit value 1000 mg/kg for all product classes
LEATHER STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®:
- Medium-chain chlorinated kerosenes (MCCP, C14-C17), previously under observation, included under "Chlorinated kerosenes" with a limit value of 1000 mg/kg for all product classes
- Glutaraldehyde included in the limit catalogs under "Other residue chemicals" with limit value of 1000 mg/kg for all product classes
STeP by OEKO-TEX®:
- Glutaraldehyde included in the STeP/ DETOX TO ZERO by OEKO-TEX® list of chemicals under subgroup 14 "Other substances" and the footnote: "Use accepted for leather tanning"
ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®:
- Glutaraldehyde included under "Other residue chemicals" with threshold value of 1000 mg/kg for all product classes and the footnote: "Threshold does not apply to tanning and fixing agents"
STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®
MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX®
LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-TEX®
ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®
STeP by OEKO-TEX®
DETOX TO ZERO by OEKO-TEX®
