ST GALLEN – In response to changes in the US EPA guidelines, Bluesign has tightened up its requirements for free aniline content in textile chemicals – such as indigo dyes – as part of the annual update to its chemical substance lists.
Restriction for free aniline content in chemicals has become more stringent with aniline reduced indigo now a must for all Bluesign ‘Approved’ indigo types, while it’s also restricted in other dyes and auxiliaries with a limit of 500 mg/kg (ppm).
The Swiss-based chemical management specialist has also tightened up limits on solvents used in printing inks and a range of other auxiliary chemicals.
The revision covers all the updates to the restrictions for chemical substances published in the Bluesign System Substances List (BSSL) and the Bluesign System Black Limits (BSBL).
Already have an account? Log In
Recommended
Most Popular
Latest Magazine
Features
Why the EU’s regulatory push for longer-lasting clothes could enrich the wrong industry.
Textile dye recovery is technically real, but experts warn that it risks becoming a costly sideshow.
When profits wobble, fashion brands default on climate, pushing self-issued net-zero targets over the horizon.
News
A new evidence-based review challenges assumptions over organic cotton’s growth.
EU anti-fraud investigators help block the illegal export and dumping of thousands of tonnes of textiles.
SBTi’s new net-zero standard tightens rules on fashion’s climate claims
Opinion
Exclusive: Uzbek cotton cluster boss hails big reforms as human rights campaigners claim exploitation
Other publications from MCL News & Media
