COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2017/1215
of 23 June 2017
establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for industrial and institutional dishwasher detergents
(Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 7
Article 8
ANNEX
CRITERIA
ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION
(a)
(b)
Criterion name |
Surfactants |
Preservatives |
Colouring agents |
Other (e.g. enzymes) |
|
Toxicity to aquatic organisms |
≥ 0,010 |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
≥ 0,010 |
|
Biodegradability |
Surfactants |
≥ 0,010 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Organics |
≥ 0,010 |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
≥ 0,010 |
|
Sustainable sourcing of palm oil |
≥ 0,010 |
N/A |
N/A |
≥ 0,010 |
|
Excluded or limited substances |
Specified excluded and limited subst. |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
Hazardous subst. |
≥ 0,010 |
≥ 0,010 |
≥ 0,010 |
≥ 0,010 |
|
SVHCs |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
no limit (*1) |
|
Preservatives |
N/A |
no limit (*1) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Colouring agents |
N/A |
N/A |
no limit (*1) |
N/A |
|
Enzymes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
no limit (*1) |
REFERENCE DOSAGE
Water hardness Product type |
Soft (< 1,5 mmol CaCO3/l) (l/l of washing solution) |
Medium (1,5-2,5 mmol CaCO3/l) (l/l of washing solution) |
Hard (> 2,5 mmol CaCO3/l) (l/l of washing solution) |
Pre-soaks |
2 000 |
2 000 |
2 000 |
Dishwasher detergents |
3 000 |
5 000 |
7 000 |
Multi-component systems |
3 000 |
4 000 |
5 000 |
Rinse aids |
3 000 |
3 000 |
3 000 |
(a)
(b)
Water hardness Product type |
Soft < 1,5 mmol CaCO3/l |
Medium 1,5-2,5 mmol CaCO3/l |
Hard > 2,5 mmol CaCO3/l |
Pre-soaks |
0,40 |
0,40 |
0,40 |
Dishwasher detergents/Multi-component system |
0,40 |
0,40 |
0,40 |
Rinse aids |
0,04 |
0,04 |
0,04 |
Water hardness Product type |
Soft < 1,5 mmol CaCO3/l |
Medium 1,5-2,5 mmol CaCO3/l |
Hard > 2,5 mmol CaCO3/l |
Pre-soaks |
0,40 |
0,40 |
0,40 |
Dishwasher detergents/Multi-component system |
0,60 |
1,00 |
1,00 |
Rinse aids |
0,04 |
0,04 |
0,04 |
(a)
(i)
(ii)
Product type (in g/l of washing solution) |
Water hardness (mmol CaCO3/l) |
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Soft (< 1,5) |
Medium (1,5-2,5) |
Hard (> 2,5) |
|
Pre-soaks |
0,08 |
0,08 |
0,08 |
Dishwasher detergents |
0,15 |
0,30 |
0,50 |
Rinse aids |
0,02 |
0,02 |
0,02 |
Multicomponent system |
0,17 |
0,32 |
0,52 |
(b)
(i)
(ii)
Acute toxicity |
|
Categories 1 and 2 |
Category 3 |
H300 Fatal if swallowed |
H301 Toxic if swallowed |
H310 Fatal in contact with skin |
H311 Toxic in contact with skin |
H330 Fatal if inhaled |
H331 Toxic if inhaled |
H304 May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways |
EUH070 Toxic by eye contact |
Specific target organ toxicity |
|
Category 1 |
Category 2 |
H370 Causes damage to organs |
H371 May cause damage to organs |
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure |
H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure |
Respiratory and skin sensitisation |
|
Category 1A/1 |
Category 1B |
H317 May cause allergic skin reaction |
H317 May cause allergic skin reaction |
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled |
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled |
Carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction |
|
Categories 1A and 1B |
Category 2 |
H340 May cause genetic defects |
H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects |
H350 May cause cancer |
H351 Suspected of causing cancer |
H350i May cause cancer by inhalation |
|
H360F May damage fertility |
H361f Suspected of damaging fertility |
H360D May damage the unborn child |
H361d Suspected of damaging the unborn child |
H360FD May damage fertility. May damage the unborn child |
H361fd Suspected of damaging fertility. Suspected of damaging the unborn child |
H360Fd May damage fertility. Suspected of damaging the unborn child |
H362 May cause harm to breast fed children |
H360Df May damage the unborn child. Suspected of damaging fertility |
|
Hazardous to the aquatic environment |
|
Categories 1 and 2 |
Categories 3 and 4 |
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life |
H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects |
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects |
H413 May cause long-lasting effects to aquatic life |
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects |
|
Hazardous to the ozone layer |
|
H420 Hazardous to the ozone layer |
|
Substance |
Hazard statement |
Surfactants |
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life |
H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects |
|
Subtilisin |
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life |
|
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects |
Enzymes (*2) |
H317 May cause allergic skin reaction |
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled |
|
NTA as an impurity in MGDA and GLDA (*3) |
H351 Suspected of causing cancer |
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(a)
(b)
Water hardness Product type |
Soft < 1,5 mmol CaCO3/l (g/l of washing solution) |
Medium 1,5-2,5 mmol CaCO3/l (g/l of washing solution) |
Hard > 2,5 mmol CaCO3/l (g/l of washing solution) |
Powders |
0,8 |
1,4 |
2,0 |
Liquids |
1,0 |
1,8 |
2,5 |
(c)
Packaging element |
Excluded materials and components (*4) |
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Label or sleeve |
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Closure |
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Barrier coatings |
Polyamide, functional polyolefins, metallised and light blocking barriers |