Chemical Compliance Testing
Build a restricted-substance and chemical-safety scope from materials, exposure, users and target markets.
Start a requestLaboratory Testing
When it fits
For textiles, footwear, toys, electrical goods, food-contact articles, packaging and other multi-material products.
Chemical Compliance Testing
Build a restricted-substance and chemical-safety scope from materials, exposure, users and target markets.
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Core checks
Product risks and target-market requirements are translated into four verifiable control points.
Inspection objectiveChemical Compliance Testing
Product risks and target-market requirements are translated into four verifiable control points.
Restricted-substance, heavy-metal and plasticiser matrix
Sample quantity and composite or individual testing plan
Results, detection limits and nonconformity explanation
REFERENCE FRAMEWORK
Typical references
The applicable standard, regulation edition and route are confirmed against the product, target market and technical review at project start.
REACH, RoHS, CPSIA or California Proposition 65 where applicable
Client RSL/MRSL and material declarations
Current target-market rules and recognised methods
STANDARDS KNOWLEDGE BASE
Standards and certification knowledge
Open a standard for its definition, scope, core requirements, typical route and common mistakes. Final applicability, edition and conformity route are confirmed against the product and target market.
REACHWhat is REACH?Open detailed explanation
What it is
REACH is the EU regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals. For finished articles, compliance is not one universal test: the material, substance, concentration, use and supply-chain duties determine the required evidence.
Where it applies
It can affect substances, mixtures and articles placed on the EU/EEA market, including textiles, footwear, toys, electronics, plastics, coatings, metals and packaging. The test matrix must follow material and exposure risk.
Core requirements
- Annex XVII restrictions set bans, limits or conditions for specific substances, products and uses
- Candidate List SVHCs can trigger supply-chain communication, consumer-response and other notification duties
- BOMs, declarations, supplier evidence and risk-based testing should be connected rather than replaced by one generic report
Typical route
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Break down materials and accessible components
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Map restrictions and SVHC risks
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Define individual/composite tests and reporting limits
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Review results, declarations and supply-chain records
Common mistakes
- “REACH passed” is not a permanent conclusion for every product and substance
- Lists change; a material, supplier or formulation change may require reassessment
RoHSWhat is RoHS?Open detailed explanation
What it is
RoHS restricts specified hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Compliance is generally assessed at homogeneous-material level, not only as a whole-product average. Most restricted substances use a 0.1% limit and cadmium generally 0.01%, subject to scope and exemptions.
Where it applies
Applies to electrical and electronic equipment within the directive and its cables, solder, plastics, coatings and other homogeneous materials. Batteries and packaging can be governed by separate rules.
Core requirements
- Confirm product scope and any exemption before testing
- Use the BOM and material risk to select lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, flame-retardant and phthalate tests
- Technical evidence should link results and declarations to specific parts
Typical route
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Build the homogeneous-material list
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Screen high-risk parts and supplier files
- 03
Use XRF screening or confirmatory chemistry as appropriate
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Compile the RoHS evidence pack and control changes
Common mistakes
- One whole-product test does not automatically cover model differences or later material changes
- A RoHS report does not replace safety, EMC or other CE technical-file duties
CPSIAWhat is CPSIA?Open detailed explanation
What it is
CPSIA is the US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. It strengthened requirements for lead, phthalates, toy safety, tracking labels, third-party testing and certificates for children’s products, generally those designed or intended primarily for children 12 or younger.
Where it applies
Applies to children’s products governed by CPSC rules, such as toys, apparel, childcare articles, furniture and durable infant products. Product-specific 16 CFR rules may also apply.
Core requirements
- Applicable children’s rules generally require testing by a CPSC-accepted third-party laboratory
- The US manufacturer or importer issues the CPC based on compliant testing
- Product and package tracking labels should align with production and test records
Typical route
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Confirm age grading and children’s-product status
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List every applicable CPSC rule
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Test representative samples at an accepted lab
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Issue the CPC and manage material-change and periodic-test records
Common mistakes
- The laboratory issues test results; the US manufacturer or importer normally issues the CPC
- A generic “CPSIA test” can omit product-specific mandatory rules
California Proposition 65What is California Proposition 65?Open detailed explanation
What it is
California Proposition 65 requires a clear and reasonable warning when a business causes exposure to a listed carcinogen or reproductive toxicant above an applicable safe-harbour level. It is not one universal product test or certification.
Where it applies
Applies to products sold in California or exposing California consumers. Lead, cadmium, phthalates, nickel and formaldehyde are common concerns, but warning duties depend on the chemical and exposure assessment.
Core requirements
- Identify listed chemicals and high-risk materials first
- A concentration result is not automatically an exposure assessment
- Warning wording, placement and online display need current-rule review
Typical route
- 01
Screen materials and supplier declarations
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Define analytical tests and exposure assessment
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Choose reformulation, substitution or warning
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Retain the decision basis and monitor list updates
Common mistakes
- “Not detected” depends on method and reporting limit and must be read with exposure context
- A warning does not mean government certification that the product is safe or unsafe
CONTROLLED WORKFLOW
How the service works
Confirm product, use and target market
Identify materials and applicable requirements
Define test plan and sample quantity
Receive samples, test and communicate exceptions
Review data and issue the report
WHAT TO PREPARE
What you should prepare
Product name, model and use
BOM or material list
Target countries
Existing reports or certificates
Labels, manuals and packaging
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
Deliverables
Confirmed scope and document gaps
Structured check data and step-bound photos
Risks and points requiring human confirmation
Reviewed formal report or technical deliverable
AI ASSISTED, HUMAN CONTROLLED
AI support and human accountability
AI prepares a test-scope draft from product, market and material inputs. Any regulatory uncertainty is escalated for technical review.
Boundary
AI does not change field facts, replace applicability judgement or approve the final report.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can I request service with incomplete information?
Yes. Share the product, market, date and risks you know. The service manager will identify gaps; unconfirmed information is never converted into a field fact.
Does AI issue the final conclusion?
No. AI organises files, finds contradictions and flags missing evidence. Relevant professionals own field facts and final technical decisions.
When will the plan be confirmed?
Normally within one business day after sufficient information is available. Testing and certification timing depends on the exact project.