IOS-MAT-0010-8
Issuer Signature Authorised by Signature Replaces:
Bj?rn Frithiof
L&S/TQE Britt-Inger Andersson
TQE /Manager AA-10911-7
Chemical compounds and substances
Contents
This specification describes IKEA bans and restrictions on certain chemical compounds and substances due to national or international regulations and/or health and environmental concerns.
About this specification
The purpose of IKEA requirements concerning chemical substances in IKEA products is to: ? Minimise harmful effects to customers' health and to the environment from IKEA products. ? Ensure compliance of IKEA articles with health and environmental regulations in all IKEA
markets.
This specification concerns chemical substances in all materials and components in IKEA articles, except:
? Surface coatings and coverings that are included in the scope of IOS-MAT-0066, ? Leather that is in the scope of IOS-MAT-0011,
? Candle raw materials (see instead IOS-MAT-0049),
? Adhesives used in wood-based materials that are in the scope of IOS-MAT-0069, ? Electrical materials/components as defined in IOS-PRG-0027 (see instead that
specification),
? According to other exceptions to the scope that may be made in the technical description
(TED) for a particular article or in other, material-specific IKEA specifications.
Note that the requirements stated in section 3 (for all materials) are valid for all materials and all complete products respectively including for material categories not specifically listed in the different sections of this specification, but not for the exceptions to IOS-MAT-0010 listed above. The requirements in section 10 (for complete product) are valid for the complete articles, for all material categories, including those not specifically listed in the different sections of this specification; and including those materials that are otherwise listed above as exceptions to IOS-MAT-0010 unless separate emission requirements are indicated for a specific material.
Further chemical requirements for the product or constituent materials can be specified in the individual technical description or in other IKEA specifications (for instance children’s articles and food-contact products).
Note that the requirements apply to materials in products. This means that it is not sufficient to secure compliance for a material as it is used in production; avoiding contamination during the manufacturing process and during storage and transport is also necessary. Example: gluing together of two materials when VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) from the glue can influence the materials.
There is a guide to this document.
Note! Self-declaration forms are available for all materials stated in this specification. These forms are located under IKEA Intranet / Support units / TQE / TQE document library / Specifications, directly after the specification IOS-MAT-0010. Contact your local IKEA Trading Area (TA) for these forms.
Table of contents
1Requirements for testing and self-declarations/documentation (3)
2Definitions (5)
3General requirements for all materials (7)
4Solid wood, wood-based and natural materials (9)
5Textile materials (11)
6Plastics (14)
7Polyurethane foam (16)
8Latex/Rubber (18)
9Metals (19)
10Complete Product – Emissions and odour (20)
Appendix A. Prohibited arylamines (22)
Appendix B. List of ozone depleting chemical substances (23)
Appendix C. List of tinorganic compounds (24)
Appendix D. List of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) (24)
Appendix E. List of banned textile dyestuffs (25)
Appendix F. Flame retardant requirements (26)
1Requirements for testing and self-declarations/documentation Verifying tests shall only be made at test laboratories approved by IKEA of Sweden AB. Contact your local IKEA Trading Area (TA) for a list of approved laboratories.
The validity of a test report shall be stated for a production date or a production
batch/consignment, etc., consequently these facts must be provided to the test laboratory when ordering a test.
Minimum requirement: Self-declarations shall be confirmed and tests carried out:
?At least yearly, and always when changes are made, which may influence the content of any restricted chemical (e.g. change of glue, lacquer, etc.).
Test reports and self-declarations shall not be older than twelve months. The IKEA supplier shall within the next working day be able to present upon request the required documentation (translated into English) if not otherwise stated in this document or in the individual technical description.
Test reports and self-declarations are to be retained by the supplier for at least 15 years from the date of delivery to IKEA.
When purchasing raw materials, chemicals, components or semi-manufactured products, the IKEA requirements shall be quoted. The material producer/supplier shall confirm fulfilment e.g. on the invoice. It must be possible to trace used materials/semi-manufactured products for each date stamp via records connecting raw material batches to production weeks.
The documentation demands (test reports and self-declarations) indicated in this specification are the minimum demands. When appropriate, the IKEA Trading Area (TA) may require a higher frequency of verifying testing, or testing when verifying test is not the minimum requirement. Furthermore, IKEA reserves the right to carry out or request random tests outside regular testing schedule, IKEA pays the cost if the result is a pass, and the supplier pays if it is a fail, unless otherwise agreed.
The IKEA supplier shall have Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) available for all chemicals used to produce IKEA products. By chemicals we mean chemical substances and products, e.g. glue, lacquer, solvents, paints, dyes, additives, etc. MSDSs do not have to be available in English, though upon request, an English translation of the composition part of the MSDS shall be made available to IKEA. The demand to retain documentation for 15 years does not apply to MSDS (exceptions are stated separately, e.g. MSDS for a chemical product delivered to be marketed as such in retail by IKEA or chemicals approved by IKEA such as biocides or flame retardants for specific articles).
Exception: Documentation requirements do not apply to material components of an article, which fulfil all the following criteria:
?Constitute less than 3% by weight of the product, and weigh less than 100 g, ?Constitute less than 5% of the outside surface area of the product and less than 20 dm2 of area,
Note: This exception does not apply
?to fittings (i.e. components on fitting list)
?if there is a specific demand in the technical description for documentation of that particular component.
2Definitions
Biocides added in order to impart properties to the final product: Biocides are chemical substances that are intended to kill living organisms. Examples are bactericides, fungicides, insecticides, herbicides. Preservatives are biocides.
Biocides added in order to impart properties to the final product are biocides which are contained in a material in order to have some kind of biocidal (organism-killing) effect in that material in the final article. There is no absolute ban on such additions, but in each case approval by IKEA is needed concerning the addition and the substance used. Typical examples of what is meant are biocides used
a)against smell in skin-contact fabrics,
b)to preserve wood that is to be used in damp environments,
c)in impregnated mosquito nets.
The following are examples of what are not “biocides added in order to impart properties to the final product”:
-Biocides/preservatives to preserve materials during production, storage and transport,
-Biocides/preservatives to preserve chemical products (in order to lengthen their shelf life, “in-can preservatives”) that are subsequently used in the manufacture of the final product. CMR substances: Substances that according to European Union classification are:
C: Carcinogenic substances classified as category 1 or 2 (risk phrases R45 or R49);
M: Mutagenic substances classified as category 1 or 2 (R46);
R: Substances toxic to reproduction (‘repro-toxic’) classified as category 1 or 2 (R60 ‘may impair fertility’, or R61 ‘may cause harm to the unborn child’).
These classifications are defined in the EU Directive 67/548/EEC on dangerous substances, and listed in the EU REACH regulation 1907/2006:
-Art. 57(a) & Annex XVII, Point 28 (C),
-Art. 57(b) & Annex XVII, Point 29 (M),
-Art. 57(c) & Annex XVII, Point 30 (R).
Contamination limit value: Most requirements in this specification are that certain substances should not be used. However, when following up compliance by testing, there is always a level of uncertainty in the testing, and moreover there may occur a low level of contamination in materials and process chemicals used in manufacturing - therefore the contamination limit value sets the level for what is allowed in the test result. If recycled material is used, limits stated in this specification and in the respective TED shall still be fulfilled, unless otherwise stated. Note: The contamination limit value does not mean that it is OK to consciously use the substance up to this limit.
Natural materials: In this specification, this includes materials such as rattan, bamboo, straw, water hyacinth, willow as well as natural fibres (excluding textile applications for which the requirements for textile materials apply) such as banana fibres, cactus fibres, maize fibres, palm leaves, sisal and sea grass. Linoleum also belongs in this category.
PBT-substances: Substances that are Persistent (do not easily degrade in the environment), Bioaccumulating (easily increase in concentration in living organisms, especially in fatty
tissues) and Toxic, as defined in the EU REACH regulation 1907/2006 REACH Art. 57(d) & Annex XIII(i) and listed in Annex XIV.
Reference laboratory: A laboratory in the group of laboratories approved by IKEA, which by IKEA is considered the most authoritative for a certain kind of test. This laboratory is therefore used by IKEA in interlaboratory trials as the reference point against which other laboratories are compared and is also made use of in cases of dispute (e.g. conflicting test results from other approved laboratories).
Self-declaration (SD): A declaration issued by supplier to confirm that a requirement is fulfilled. This declaration can be supported by declaration by sub-supplier (e.g. chemical or material supplier).
Skin-contact textile: The following categories of textile are skin-contact textiles as applied in this specification (in general corresponding to any textile category for which a formaldehyde-requirement of 75 ppm or lower applies – note that filling materials are not considered as skin-contact materials):
-Bedlinen, quilt cover
-Bumper pad
-Mattress protector
-Quilt and pillow tickings
-Bath sheet, beach towel
-Other towels and bibs
-Outdoor cushion
-Fabric for soft toys
-Mattress ticking
-Bathrobes
Solid wood: Pure natural wood and glued solid wood.
Synthetic textile materials: Textile materials made of man-made fibre material. Most synthetic fibres are based on petroleum as a raw material - the most well known ones are polyester, nylon (polyamide) and polyacrylic fibres. (Note: “Synthetic textile” does not include regenerated fibres, i.e. materials which are based on natural, renewable materials that are broken down to monomers and then reconstituted, e.g. viscose, lyocell and acetate fibres.) Technical description (TED): Document listing the requirements of a specific IKEA article, including references to relevant specifications.
Test report (TR): A report of one or several tests performed by an IKEA approved laboratory. Textile: Fibres, filaments and yarns and materials made of these such as woven, knitted and non-woven fabrics. Filling materials made of non-woven, fibre fillings, fibre wadding are also included in the requirements listed under the heading textile; whereas feathers and down-fillings are however not counted as “textile” in this specification.
vPvB-substances: Very Persistent, very Bioaccumulating substances, as defined in the EU REACH regulation 1907/2006 REACH Art. 57(e) & Annex XIII(ii) and listed in Annex XIV. Wood-based materials: Materials made from wooden particles or layers, e.g. particleboards, fibreboards, plywood, layer-glued materials, veneer, glueboard. It does not include paper or cardboard in this specification.
3General requirements for all materials
(Note: Applies to all materials in a product incl. any material not listed specifically in this specification under the headings below).
Substance Requirements Test method Minimum
documenta-
tion demand
CMR substances (carcinogens, muta-gens and repro-toxins) CMR substances are not allowed to
be used.
Contamination levels of a CMR sub-
stance in a chemical product below
0.10 % is not considered to be use.
Use of CMR substances for
chemical synthesis does not
count as use if the original CMR
substance disappears (i.e. is
chemically transformed) during a
chemical manufacturing process.
However, residues of the CMR
substance in the final material
above the EU classification limit
is not allowed.
SD
PBT-substances (Persistent, Bioaccumulating and Toxic substances)
and
vPvB-substances (very Persistent very Bioaccumulating substances). PBT and vPvB substances are not
allowed to be used.
Contamination levels of a PBT or
vPvB substance in a chemical pro-
duct below 0.10 % is not considered
to be use
Use of PBT or vPvB substances for
chemical synthesis does not count as
use if the original PBT/vPvB sub-
stance disappears (i.e. is chemically
transformed) during a chemical
manufacturing process. However,
residues of the substance ≥ 0.10 % is
not allowed.
SD
Biocides of all kinds Biocides added in order to impart
properties to the final product are
allowed only with permission from
IKEA. This requirement is not
relevant for the materials glass,
ceramics and metal.
SD
Substance Requirements Test method Minimum
documenta-
tion demand
Lead and lead compounds Not allowed to be used.
Contamination limit value:
100 mg lead/kg.
Furthermore for glass, ceramic glazes
and enamel:
Maximum contamination level in
stains or pigment is 600 mg/kg
(calculated on the raw stain or
pigment before it is mixed into glaze,
glass or used for decoration).
Total digestion
(e.g.
hydrofluoric
acid) + AAS
(Atomic
Absorption
Spectroscopy)
or ICP
(Inductively
Coupled
Plasma)
SD
Cadmium and cadmium compounds Not allowed to be used.
Contamination limit value:
50 mg cadmium/kg
Furthermore for glass, ceramic glazes
and enamel:
Maximum contamination level in
stains or pigment is 600 mg/kg
(calculated on the raw stain or
pigment before it is mixed into glaze,
glass or used for decoration).
Total digestion
(e.g.
hydrofluoric
acid) + AAS
(Atomic
Absorption
Spectroscopy)
or ICP
(Inductively
Coupled
Plasma)
SD
Hazardous waste in recycled materials It is not allowed to use any recycled
material, which is classified as
hazardous waste, not allowed being
recycled either by the legislation in
the country of production or in the
country from which the material has
been exported.
SD
4Solid wood, wood-based and natural materials
Substance Requirements Test method Minimum
documentation
demand
Pentachlorophe-nol (PCP) including salts and esters of PCP Not allowed to be used.
Contamination limit value
3.0 mg/kg.
CEN/TR 14823:2004
- rubber wood and
board materials that
contain >30% recycled
wooden material from
post-consumer waste
- others
SD
SD
TR
Lindane Not allowed to be used.
Contamination limit value is
1.0 mg/kg.
Extraction and GC-MS
- rubber wood and board materials containing >30% recycled wood material from post-consumer waste
- others SD
SD
TR
Tinorganic compounds Not allowed to be used.
Contamination limit value:
Sum of all compounds listed in
Appendix C: 2.5 mg/kg (2500
micrograms/kg).
The limit values refer to the
alkyl/aryl tin cation without
the counter ion.
Extraction and GC-AED SD
Substance Requirements Test method Minimum
documentation
demand Radioactivity Maximum level 300 Bq/kg. Gamma spectroscopy.
Testing of raw
materials for suppliers
sourcing their wooden
raw material from
regions of the following
countries affected by
the Chernobyl fall-out
(> 1 Curie Cesium-137
fallout per km2):
Ukraine, Belarus,
Russia, Poland,
Slovakia, Finland and
Sweden.
Testing frequency as
per agreement between
IKEA TA and supplier.
(TR)
Lead and lead compounds in wood-based materials (not applicable for solid wood, plywood, veneer, layer-glued/bentwood or natural materials) Requirement as stated in
section 3 General
requirements for all materials.
Here: extra documentation
demand due to risk of contami-
nation in particleboards made
of recycled materials from
post-consumer waste.
- particle-/fibreboard
materials containing
>30% recycled wood
material from post-
consumer waste
- others
SD
SD
TR
Note: Formaldehyde - for requirements on glued solid wood and wood-based materials, see specification IOS-MAT-0003.
5Textile materials
(Incl. fabrics, non-woven and fibre wadding)
Substance Requirements Test method Minimum
documentation
demand
Pentachloro-phenol (PCP) incl. salts and esters of PCP Not allowed to be used.
Contamination limit value:
3.0 mg/kg.
Extraction and
GC-MS
(Official German test
method)
SD
Lindane Not allowed to be used.
Contamination limit value: 1.0
mg/kg. Extraction and
GC-MS
(Official German
test method)
SD
Tinorganic compounds (see Appendix C) Not allowed to be used.
Contamination limit value for
individual compounds DBT and TBT:
0.10 mg/kg each (100 microgram/kg).
Sum of all compounds listed in
Appendix C, maximum 2.5 mg/kg
(2500 microgram/kg).
The limit values refer to the alkyl/
aryl tin cation without the counter
ion.
Extraction and
GC-MS
- synthetic
materials (or
blends with more
than 30%
synthetic)
- others
SD
TR
Azodyes capable of releasing carcinogenic Arylamines (see Appendix A) Not allowed to be used.
Limit values for each arylamine in
textiles: Below detection limit of 20
mg/kg textile product.
Test Method: EN
14362-1, EN
14362-2
- dyed or printed
textile materials
- non-coloured
materials
SD
No SD required
Dyestuffs classified as carcinogenic or allergenic List of dyestuffs: See Appendix E. Not
allowed to be used.
Contamination limit values: See
Appendix E.
DIN 54231 SD
Flame retardants Flame retardants are not allowed to
be used without written approval by
IKEA.
See Appendix F for further require-
ments if flame retardants are used, as
well as for contamination limit
values.
Test methods: See
Appendix F
SD unless
otherwise
specified
Substance Requirements Test method Minimum
documentation
demand
Formaldehyde Limit (16, 20, 75 or 300 ppm)
according to reference in technical
description.
Non-woven and fibre wadding/filling:
Limit 300 ppm. Test method: ISO
14 184-1
- non-woven and
fibre
wadding/filling
(non-cover
materials)
- all other
materials
SD
SD TR
Organic solvents Solvent-borne printing paste is not
allowed to be used.
Water-borne printing paste may
contain maximum 7 % organic solvent
(VOC) by weight as ready-to-use
mixture. For printed textile
materials
SD
Alkylphenol-ethoxylates (APEO) Not allowed to be used.
(Surface active agents. Examples of
use: Wetting agents, dispersing
agents, detergents).
Sum of NPEO and OPEO (Nonyl- and
Octyl-phenolethoxylates):
Contamination limit value: 250
mg/kg.
Extraction
(methanol +
ammonium
acetate) + HPLC
- children’s
textiles and skin-
contact textiles
- other textiles
SD
TR
Chlorine bleaching agents (e.g. sodium hypo-chlorite, sodium chlorite) Not allowed to be used. Exceptions:
denim, linen (i.e. flax-based textile
materials) or if allowed according to
the TED.
SD
PVC (Polyvinyl-chloride)Not allowed to be used as a material
for textiles. This ban also includes
usage as printing binders.
If verifying test is
needed: Beilstein
test
SD
Substance Requirements Test method Minimum
documentation
demand
Optical brightening agents (OB) Optical brighteners are allowed to be
used unless otherwise stated in the
TED.
For skin-contact articles with optical
brighteners, migration test must fulfil
Grade 5 (i.e. no transfer detected).
Migration test:
Preparation of
synthetic perspira-
tion solution and
extraction
according to
German
legislation LMBG
B 82-10-1
Analysis of
solution according
to EN 648
Qualitative test to
deter-mine
presence/absence
of optical
brighteners: UV-
fluorescence (light
cabinet)
Skin contact
articles with
OB: SD+TR
Skin contact
articles
without OB:
SD
For articles
with ban on OB
stated in TED:
SD
Antimoth agents Treatment of wool with antimoth
agents is not allowed unless otherwise
stated in the TED.
Contamination limit value: 5.0
mg/kg. Extraction
followed by GC-
MS
SD
Note: Any exceptions to the contamination limit values will be stated in the TED for products made of recycled raw material which the supplier lacks control of. However, unless otherwise stated, the contamination limit values stated apply also for textiles made from recycled materials.
6Plastics
(Including thermoplastic elastomers and silicone; but excluding PU foam (see Section 7) Substance Requirements Test method Minimum
documentation
demand Tinorganic
compounds
Not allowed to be used.
Contamination limit value for
individual compounds DBT and
TBT: 0.10 mg/kg each (100
micrograms/kg). Sum of all
compounds listed in Appendix C,
maximum 2.5 mg/kg (2500
micrograms/kg).
The limit values refer to the
alkyl/aryl tin cation without the
counter ion.
Extraction and GC-
MS
SD
Cadmium &
cadmium
compounds
Requirement as stated in section 3
General requirements for all
materials. Here: extra
documentation demand
Extraction and GC-
MS
- Yellow to orange to
red shades
- Others
SD
SD
TR
PVC
(Polyvinyl-
chloride)
Not allowed to use PVC
Limit for PVC contamination in
recycled plastic materials: 300 mg
total chlorine per kg.
Screening test for
chlorine: Beilstein
test
Test for PVC
contamination:
Wickbold combustion
or alternatively
sintering + dissolving
+ ICP-SFMS
SD
Recycled
plastic
material from
external
source
Use of recycled material from
external source is allowed only after
approval by IKEA MTC Plastic.
Bisphenol A
(CAS No. 80-
05-7)
Limit for Bisphenol A-migration
from plastic materials: 0.60 mg/l.
EN 14372
- polycarbonate
plastics:
- others:
SD
SD
TR
Substance Requirements
Test method
Minimum
documentation demand
Hexavalent chromium (Cr-VI)
compounds
Not allowed to be used.
Contamination limit value: 100 mg Cr-VI /kg
Alkaline digestion and colorimetric analysis - virgin plastics: - material containing external recycled plastics:
SD TR Mercury (Hg) and mercury compounds Not allowed to be used.
Contamination limit value: 10 mg Hg/kg
Total metal content by microwave digestion and ICP-analysis - virgin plastics: - material containing external recycled plastics:
SD SD
TR CFCs and HCFCs in foamed plastic CFCs and HCFCs are not allowed to be used.
See Appendix B for list of
compounds.
SD
Flame
retardants
Flame retardants are not allowed to be used without written approval by IKEA.
See Appendix F for further require-ments if flame retardants are used, as well as for contamination limit values.
Test methods: See Appendix F SD unless
otherwise specified
7Polyurethane foam
Substance Requirements Test method Minimum
documentation
demand
Tinorganic compounds Not allowed to be used.
Contamination limit value for
individual compounds DBT and TBT:
0.10 mg/kg each. (100
microgram/kg). Total of all
compounds (see Appendix C):
Maximum 2.5 mg/kg (2500
microgram/kg).
The limit values refer to the alkyl/
aryl tin cation without the counter
ion.
Extraction and
GC-MS
SD TR
CFCs and HCFCs Not allowed to be used.
See Appendix B for list of compounds.
SD
Chlorine in isocyanate raw material Isocyanate raw material: Max limit of
0.07% total chlorine content. (This
requirement regarding the purity of
the raw material used aims at
avoiding the risk of formation of foul-
smelling dichlorobenzene compound
in the produced foam).
ASTM D4661-98 SD
Arylamines: 2,4-Toluene- diamine (2,4-TDA); 4,4'-Diamino-diphenyl-methane (4,4'-MDA) Limit value: Max 5.0 mg/kg for each
substance relevant for foam made of
TDI- or MDI-isocyanate respectively.
For compression- moulded foam
products, deviations from stated limit
might be indicated in the respective
TED.
Reference method:
Lund University
method
(Extraction and
HPLC or GC-MS;
Analytica Chimica
Acta 510 (2004)
109-119).
Alternatively,
Europur method is
allowed to be used
provided
correlation-factor
to reference
method is taken
into account
SD TR
Substance Requirements Test method Minimum
documentation
demand
Flame retardants Flame retardants are not allowed to
be used without written approval by
IKEA.
See Appendix F for further require-
ments if flame retardants are used, as
well as for contamination limit
values.
Test methods: See
Appendix F
SD unless
otherwise
specified
Phthalates For filling materials in mattresses and pillows Not to be used in filling materials for
mattresses and pillows. Sum total of:
DEHP (CAS No. 117-81-7), DINP (CAS
No. 28553-12-0), DBP (CAS No. 84-74-
2), DIDP (CAS No. 26761-40-0), DNOP
(CAS No. 117-84-0), BBP (CAS No. 85-
68-7): Contamination limit value: 100
mg/kg.
Extraction
(dichloromethane)
and GC-MS
SD TR
Note: In cases when the same supplier manufactures a range of different densities of foam, it is sufficient that testing is performed of a representative selection of densities - to be agreed upon between supplier and IKEA Trading Area. As a guideline, the lowest and highest density in the range should be included in the selection.
8Latex/Rubber
(For latex used as filling material in mattresses: See IOS-MAT-0012).
Substance Requirements Test method Minimum
documentation
demand
Pentachloro-phenol (PCP) incl. salts and esters of PCP Not allowed to be used.
Maximum contamination limit
value is 3.0 mg/kg. The
requirement only applies to
materials consisting wholly or
partly of natural latex/rubber.
Extraction and GC-
MS (official German
test method)
SD
Lindane Not allowed to be used.
Maximum contamination limit
value is 1.0 mg/kg. The
requirement only applies to
materials consisting wholly or
partly of natural latex/rubber. Extraction and GC-
MS
SD
Tinorganic compounds (see Appendix C) Not allowed to be used
Contamination limit value for
individual compounds DBT and
TBT: 0.10 mg/kg each. (100
microgram/kg). Total of all
compounds (see Appendix C):
Maximum 2.5 mg/kg (2500
microgram/kg).
The limit values refer to the
alkyl/aryl tin cation without the
counter ion.
Extraction and GC-
MS
SD
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) Not allowed to be used. Contami-
nation limit values:
Limit for total value of 16 poly-
cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (see
list in Appendix D): 200 mg/kg for
non-skin contact applications.
10 mg/kg total limit for skin
contact materials 1).
Limit for benzo(a)pyrene: 20
mg/kg for non-skin contact
articles, 1.0 mg/kg for skin
contact articles.
1)Note: Skin-contact here refers to
an estimated contact of 30 seconds
or more in use (e.g. latex-backings
of rugs is not considered skin-
contact in this sense).
Extraction and GC-
MS,
ISO 18287
- black rubber
materials:
- others:
SD
SD
TR
Substance Requirements Test method Minimum
documentation
demand
Azodyes capable of releasing carcinogenic arylamines (see Appendix A) Not allowed to be used.
Contamination limit value for
each arylamine: Below detection
limit of 30 mg/kg. The
requirement only applies to
materials to which colouring
agents have been added.
EN 14362-1, EN
14362-2
SD
Flame retardants Flame retardants are not allowed
to be used without written
approval by IKEA.
See Appendix F for further
requirements if flame retardants
are used, as well as for
contamination limit values. Test methods: See
Appendix F
SD unless
otherwise
specified
9Metals
Requirements on lead and lead compounds, and cadmium and cadmium compounds, apply for metal as for all other materials, but with the following exceptions.
Exception to the chemical demands:
a.If a specific material standard is quoted in the Technical Description for the article (or in
the equivalent product documentation of the fitting), and this standard contains a limit value for lead or cadmium, then the limit stated in the standard applies.
b.Lead in free-cutting copper-based alloys (limit instead 4.0 %)
c.Lead in aluminium alloys (limit instead 0.40 %)
Exceptions to the documentation demand:
Documentation is only needed for metals with exceptions according to a to c above from the general lead and cadmium requirements in Section 3. Documentation can consist of any of the following:
-SD
- a declaration of compliance with material standard if such standard is quoted in the Technical Description/Product documentation for the article
-material analysis certificate (from the metal supplier)
-TR
10Complete Product – Emissions and odour
Please note that the requirements below are valid for the final IKEA product as a whole. Substance Requirements Test method Minimum
documentation
demand Emissions of
VOCs
(TVOC = Total
Volatile Organic
Compounds)
CMR
substances
according to
EU-legislative
classification;
toxic (T)
substances
Formaldehyde
If any shipment of goods emits an
unpleasant or unexpected smell or
deviates from earlier shipments
and/or from reference sample in
terms of emissions/odour, which by
IKEA is deemed to involve a risk of
discomfort or negative health effects
for customers, this is to be
considered a valid cause for claim of
said shipment. 1)
Evaluation to be made by IoS test by
panel of at least three persons.
In case of verifying emission testing:
Minimum requirements:
1. Assessment based on evaluation
of individual substances emitted,
including:
- Limit for each individual CMR- or
T-substance : 10 μg/m3 after 48h
- Limit for the sum of all CMR-
substances: 50 μg/m3 after 48h.
- Formaldehyde emission limit of
120 μg/m3 – applies to all products
except those only containing
materials covered by specification
IOS-MAT-0003.
2. TVOC <1200 μg/m3 after 48h.
3. TVOC < 600 μg/m3 after 28 days.
(TVOC = Total Volatile Organic
Compounds)
Terpene emissions from solid wood
products:
For individual mono-terpenes, a
background concentration of max
1400 μg/m3 after 48h is subtracted
from the measured emission value.
The corresponding subtraction
value after 28 days is 700 μg/m3.
This applies to each of:
Test method: ISO
16000-9
Default loading
factor: 1:1 m2/m3
and air exchange
rate: 1 time/h.
Analysis according
to ISO 16000-6
(Tenax and GC).
When testing for
formaldehyde and
other lower alde-
hydes. Analysis acc.
to ISO 16000-3
(DNPH and LC).
No general test
requirement for
each pro-duct is
required, but test
reports are required
in case of:
- emission test
demand stated
in TED
- a dispute
concerning
odour. Emission
assessment
(reference
laboratory WKI,
Braunschweig,
Germany)
- first delivery of
a mattress
article
When sampling: The
taking of a sample
from production
should reflect a
realistic worst case
in comparison to
when the product
(TR)