9 December 2013, the Taiwan Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) has updated CNS 15290--Safety of Textiles. The requirements of nonylphenol (NP) and nonylphenol ethoxylates(NPEO) have been added to safe of textiles, and it updated testing methods of Formaldehyde and AZO Dyes.
CNS 12943, testing method of Formaldehyde was replaced by CNS 15580-1. at the same time, it added the testing method of AZO Dyes of CNS 15204.
Please see the latest requirements of CNS 15290 in Table 1.
Table 1. Requirements of CNS 15290
Items | Infants Textiles | Textiles of indirect contact with skin | Textiles of with no indirect contact with skin | Interior Decoration Textiles | Test Method | |
Formaldehyde | 20 mg/kg | 75 mg/kg | 300 mg/kg | CNS 15580-1 | ||
(New Test Method) | ||||||
Organic Tin | TBT | 0.5 mg/kg | 1.0 mg/kg | NIEA T504.30B | ||
TPhT | 0.5 mg/kg | 1.0 mg/kg | ||||
AZO Dyes | 30 mg/kg | CNS 15204 (New Test Method) | ||||
/CNS 15205-1 | ||||||
/CNS 15205-2 | ||||||
Cd | Not use plating cadmium accessories | CNS 4797-2 | ||||
Pb | 90 mg/kg(Applies only to children textiles under the age of 12) | CNS 4797-2 | ||||
(Surface Coatings) | ||||||
NP / NPEO | 1000 mg/kg(Applies only to children textiles under the age of 12) | CNS 15579 | ||||
(New Requirement) | ||||||
Physical security requirement | Need to comply with CNS 15291 | CNS 15291 | ||||
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