With the continuous improvement of environmental awareness, more and more enterprises are paying attention to the environmental protection issues of plastic products. REACH certification is a strict regulatory measure for chemicals in the European Union, which also has a significant impact on the production and sales of plastic products. So, what are the REACH certification testing items for plastics?

REACH requirements

The main content of REACH is to verify that tomorrow's products do not contain harmful chemicals to the human body. Therefore, all daily products produced in the EU or imported into the EU market, mainly textiles, must pass the registration, inspection, and approval of harmful chemical substance content. Once the specified content is exceeded, they cannot be sold in the EU market.

New Changes in REACH Regulations

On September 10, 2015, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on the issue of determining the content of substances of high concern (SVHC) under the REACH regulation. The ruling is as follows: Every item that is a component of a complex product should fulfill its obligation to inform and notify when it contains a substance of high concern with a concentration higher than 0.1%.

It can be concluded from the ruling that

1. The calculation of the content of Substances of High Concern (SVHC) should be based on the constituent items (components) rather than the entire product. Any item in the product needs to be judged at a threshold of 0.1%.

2. When conducting mixed testing of complex items, even if the total concentration level of highly concerned substances is below 0.1%, it does not mean that the product does not need to fulfill the obligation of notification and notification. If a component contains a substance of high concern exceeding 0 1% also needs to fulfill the relevant responsibilities brought by this component.

Testing requirements

The latest test items for substances of high concern that need to be tested in REACH regulations are 233.