It is important that the textiles on the market are free of harmful and regulated substances. Chemical analysis is a way to gain control over the products' chemical content.

Process chemicals are used in the manufacturing process but have no function in the finished product. Remains of the process chemicals may however be found in the finished product and cause health or environmental problems.

Society and consumers set high demands on companies and their products. The legislation also means that you as an actor must have complete information and control over the chemicals in your product. It is especially important with products for children and goods with skin contact, such as clothes and accessories.

We can help you interpret the legal requirements in REACH and POPs and propose appropriate analyzes.

Analysis of NPEO, OPEO and AP according to SS-EN ISO 18254-1, SS-EN ISO 18218-1 and OEKO-TEX M&ML-25.

This method is suitable for all kinds of textiles and accessories made of natural or synthetic fibres or synthetic materials, but also for synthetic material, which have been treated by a wet processing step. This method is also applicable for leather materials.

Written report in Swedish or English.

After order and arrival of sample material - normal delivery time 10 working days.

It is important that the textiles on the market are free of harmful and regulated substances. Chemical analysis is a way to gain control over the products' chemical content.

Per and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) are surfactants, stable, temperature-resistant and water- and grease-repellent substances and should not be present in products.

Highly fluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs) such as PFOA are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) substances. PFOA is a carcinogen.

Society and consumers set high demands on companies and their products. The legislation also means that you as an actor must have complete information and control over the chemicals in your product. It is especially important with products for children and goods with skin contact, such as clothes and accessories.

We can help you interpret the legal requirements in REACH and POPs and propose appropriate analyzes.

OEKO-TEX analysis method based on the latest SS-EN 17681 with alkaline hydrolysis.

This method is applicable to textile in any form (fibres, yarns, fabrics, etc.) feathers, downs and for leather materials, which are having an oil (stain) and/or water repellent finish or coating (PUR, PVC or other) as well as for PUR foils, all kinds of membranes, multi-layer-laminates and foams.

Written report in Swedish or English.

After order and arrival of sample material - normal delivery time 10 working days.

Using the equipment The Sweating Indentor, properties related to microclimate can be measured, which is essential for a product’s perceived comfort.

For products with close-to-body use, such as clothes, furniture, and mattresses, their microclimate properties are important for them to be perceived as comfortable. Such properties are called “thermophysiological properties” within the comfort area, and are crucial for a product to be perceived as “moderately warm” and not cause discomfort due to sweating. By performing measurements with the sweating impression body, numerical values can be assigned to these material properties, which can be of great help in comparing different products and in product development.

Products for which this measurement method is suitable include: Beds, mattresses, seat cushions, and wound dressings.

The Sweating Indentor is heated to body temperature and contains water which can be released through a perforated surface in the form of water vapor at a rate that roughly corresponds to the moisture release from a human body at rest. The impression body can thus be considered to simulate a human body (which emits heat and moisture). By pressing the impression body against the test object, with a temperature and humidity sensor placed in the contact zone, the resulting temperature and relative humidity can be determined

A test assignment results in measurement values for the microclimate that was measured, i.e., the temperature and relative humidity that the test body gave rise to. The test result is documented in a technical report.

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It is important that the textiles on the market are free of harmful and regulated substances. Chemical analysis is a way to gain control over the products' chemical content.

Extractable metals such as lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, chromium, cobalt and nickel should not be present in products. 

Society and consumers set high demands on companies and their products. The legislation also means that you as an actor must have complete information and control over the chemicals in your product. It is especially important with products for children and goods with skin contact, such as clothes and accessories.

We can help you interpret the legal requirements in REACH and POPs and propose appropriate analyzes.

Analysis according to SS-EN 16711-2 and OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 M&ML-10.

This method is applicable to textile in any form (fibres, yarn, fabrics, etc.), leather materials as well as make-up, metallic and other accessories.

Analysis of Chromium (VI) according to OEKO-TEX OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 M-12.

Written report in Swedish or English

After order and arrival of sample material - normal delivery time 10 working days.

Product safety is an issue of very high concern for all kinds of materials and products. One of RISE´s core activities in this area is analyses of packaging and materials intended for food contact (FCM).

Non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) are chemicals that may be present in food contact materials (FCMs) without being intentionally added. NIAS can be divided into three groups: impurities, reaction products and breakdown products. These substances may migrate into food and pose a safety risk to consumers.

To mitigate the risk, NIAS testing and evaluation are needed which together with other analyses like specific and overall migration testing helps ensure that materials are safe.

We offer screening of volatile and semi-volatile compounds with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis [Screening for migration of substances from food contact material at 10 ppb level | RISE]. 

Our toxicologists identify the presence of any hazardous substances among the identified compounds based on literature surveys and/or internationally recognised scientific principles on risk assessment (e.g. the TTC approach / Cramer classification). This data combined with exposure assessment from migration studies or literature data is utilized by our regulatory and toxicology experts to make a final risk assessment. 

GC-MS screening is the current “state of the art” technique for NIAS screening. It covers a broad range of possible NIAS. However, there is no standardized and approved method for NIAS testing, and all potential substances may not be tested with only one method. If wanted, we can also support you in setting up a test program and suggest other suitable complementing methods to fully evaluate your food contact material or article [Product safety analyses of food contact materials | RISE].

We provide a risk assessment report which is based on the 10 ppb-screening report. 

2-4 weeks depending on sample preparation.