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The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Programme will now accept Eco Passport by Oeko-Tex certification as an indicator of conformance with the organisation’s Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) in connection with the ZDHC Gateway-- Chemical Module.
The ZDHC’s MRSL covers chemical substances that are limited or banned from intentional use in the production of apparel and footwear materials and trim. Controlling or excluding the use of these substances supports the ZDHC’s mission of removing hazardous chemicals from the apparel and footwear value chain so that they do not harm workers, consumers, or the environment.
Chemical formulations that are Eco Passport by Oeko-Tex certified are recognised as conforming with the ZDHC MRSL. “We understand that chemical suppliers face challenges. The industry, consumers, governments, and NGOs are asking for safer chemistries to be used in supply chains and that takes a degree of transparency,” said John Frazier, technical director for Oeko-Tex in North America. “The Eco Passport program serves as a trusted third party system to review formulations. We help chemical suppliers verify their formulations while safeguarding their intellectual property (recipes).”
