Chemical Safety and Restricted Substance Testing
topic
Restricted substance testing extracts artificial acid and alkaline perspiration, saliva, and organic solvents from fabric specimens and analyses the extracts for heavy metals, formaldehyde, azo dye aromatic amines, phthalates, flame retardants, and pesticides by ICP-MS, GC-MS, and HPLC against REACH, OEKO-TEX Standard 100, and consumer product safety regulation thresholds.
Role
Ensures textile products entering global markets do not contain regulated harmful substances at concentrations posing health risks to consumers, forming the technical basis for OEKO-TEX certification, REACH compliance declarations, and market access requirements in the EU, North America, and Asia-Pacific regulatory environments.