Nordic Ecolabelling of Laundry detergents and stain removers

rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers Version 7.7 15 December 2011 31 December 2017 rdic Ecoabeing

Content What is a rdic Ecoabeed aundry detergent or stain remover? 3 Why choose the rdic Ecoabe? 3 What can carry the rdic Ecoabe? 4 How to appy 4 What are the requirements of rdic Ecoabeing? 5 1 Environmenta requirements 6 1.1 Product description 7 1.2 Excuded or imited substances and mixtures 7 1.3 Dosage, ecotoxicity and biodegradabiity 10 1.4 Quaity and traceabiity of renewabe ingredients 13 1.5 Packaging 14 1.6 Consumer guidance 14 1.7 Performance 16 2 Quaity and reguatory requirements 18 Marketing 19 Design of the rdic Ecoabe 19 Foow-up inspections 20 How ong is a icense vaid? 20 New criteria 22 Abbreviations and definitions 23 Appendix 1 Anaysis and test aboratories Appendix 2 Decaration for manufacturers of aundry detergents and stain removers Appendix 3 Decaration for suppiers of raw materias Appendix 4 Decaration for suppiers of vegetabe based ingredients (R13) Appendix 5 Decaration for suppiers of pastic packaging Appendix 6 rdic Ecoabe Performance Test (fitness for use) Appendix 7 Preconditions for exemptions from re-testing the performance requirements in accordance with Appendix 6 Appendix 8 Marketing of rdic Ecoabeed aundry detergents and stain removers 006 Laundry detergents and stain removers, version 7.7, 22 October 2014 This document is a transation of an origina in danish. In case of dispute, the origina document shoud be taken as authoritative. Addresses In 1989, the rdic Counci of Ministers decided to introduce a vountary officia ecoabe, the rdic Ecoabe. These organisations/ companies operate the rdic ecoabeing system on behaf of their own country s government. For more information, see the websites. Denmark Ecoabeing Denmark Danish Standards Foundation Portand Towers Göteborg Pads 1 DK-2150 rdhavn Phone +45 72 300 450 Fax +45 72 300 451 E-mai: info@ecoabe.dk www.ecoabe.dk Sweden Ecoabeing Sweden Box 38114 SE-100 64 Stockhom Phone +46 8 55 55 24 00 Fax +46 8 55 55 24 01 E-mai: svanen@ecoabe.se www.ecoabe.se rway Ecoabeing rway Henrik Ibsens gate 20 NO-0255 Oso Phone +47 24 14 46 00 Fax +47 24 14 46 01 E-mai: info@ecoabe.no www.ecoabe.no Finand Ecoabeing Finand Box 489 FIN-00101 Hesinki Phone +358 9 61 22 50 00 Fax +358 9 61 22 51 99 E-mai: joutsen@ecoabe.fi www.ecoabe.fi Iceand Ecoabeing Iceand Umhverfisstofnun Suðurandsbraut 24 IS-108 Reykjavik Phone +354 591 20 00 Fax +354 591 20 20 E-mai: svanurinn@ust.is www.svanurinn.is This document may ony be copied in its entirety and without any kind of ateration. It may be quoted from provided that rdic Ecoabeing is stated as the source.

What is a rdic Ecoabeed aundry detergent or stain remover? Ecoabeed aundry detergent and stain removers are amongst the products with the east impact on the environment within their category. The rdic Ecoabe provides a guarantee that the product fufis strict environmenta requirements and that satisfactory performance is documented through standardized testing. The environmenta requirements incude restrictions on the dosage, ensuring that ony concentrated products are eigibe for the ecoabe, restrictions on the quantity of environmentay harmfu substances and the quantity of substances that are not readiy degradabe in aquatic environments. The performance requirements impy that the products must perform satisfactory. Cooursafe detergents must be tested at 30 ºC, ensuring that the energy consumption in the use phase is minimized if used correcty. Mandatory consumer guidance for sustainabe use of the products is incuded to encourage correct dosing and fiing of the machine. Requirements to the packaging optimize the fiing of the packs and the use of packaging materia. The ecoabe criteria for aundry detergents and stain removers have traditionay had a high focus on the environmenta properties of the ingredients in the products. In this version of the criteria, particuar emphasis has been paced on dosage, documentation of performance at reduced temperature for cooursafe detergents and guidance to the consumer for sustainabe use, as we as an overa good environmenta profie of the ingredients. Laundry detergents and stain removers carrying the rdic Ecoabe are: Highy concentrated Fufiing strict requirements regarding biodegradabiity and aquatic toxicity Efficient at 40 ºC or beow Why choose the rdic Ecoabe? The products may use the rdic Ecoabeing trademark for marketing. The rdic Ecoabe is a very we-known and we-reputed trademark in the rdic region. The rdic Ecoabe is a cost-effective and simpe way of communicating environmenta work and commitment to customers and suppiers. Environmenta issues are compex. It can take a ong time and extensive resources to gain an understanding of a specific area. rdic Ecoabeing faciitates this process. The rdic Ecoabe not ony covers environmenta issues but aso quaity requirements, since the environment and quaity often go hand in hand. This means that a rdic Ecoabe icence can aso be seen as a mark of quaity. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 3 (23)

What can carry the rdic Ecoabe? The product group aundry detergents and stain removers encompasses aundry detergents and stain removers in powder, tabets, iquids, ge or any other form. The products sha be used for washing of texties, and are intended to be used in househod machines, but not excuding the use in aunderettes and common aundries. The ecoabe criteria distinguish between heavy-duty detergents and ow-duty detergents. Heavy-duty detergents are defined as detergents used for reguar washing of white and coored texties at any temperature. Low-duty detergents are defined as detergents promoting specia fabric care: e.g. use for deicate fabrics such as viscose, woo, sik, microfiber or other fabric requiring specia care. Specia care coud be e.g. no beach, no enzymes and gente wash in excess water. Liquid detergents for norma washing of white and coored texties are not considered ow-duty detergents. The product group does not comprise products that are excusivey used for handwashing and products that are dosed via carriers such as sheets, coths or other materias. The product group does not comprise mutipe function detergents such as 2 in 1 products with both detergent and fabric softening effects/caims. Products for professiona aundries can not be abeed according to this criteria document. rdic Ecoabeing has criteria for Laundry detergents for professiona use. How to appy Each requirement is marked with the etter R (requirement) and a number. A requirements must be fufied to be awarded a icence. The requirements section can aso be used as a checkist. Each requirement is foowed by two checkboxes, and, to indicate whether the requirement is met. Icons in the text The text describes how the appicant sha demonstrate fufiment of each requirement. There are aso icons in the text to make this cearer. These icons are: ( Encose The requirement checked on site Appication Appications are made to the nationa ecoabeing organisation and the appication is vaid for 12 months. Appications may be processed by another ecoabeing organisation according to agreement between the organisations. The appicant is notified of this. Companies ocated outside the rdic countries make appications to the nationa ecoabeing organisation of the primary market. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 4 (23)

The appication must consist of a competed appication form together with a of the documentation required to demonstrate compiance with the requirements specified in the criteria document (this is specified for each requirement). The appication form must specify in which rdic countries the products in question are to be sod and the estimated turnover from the products in each country. Further information and assistance may be avaiabe. Visit the reevant nationa website for information. Saes in the rdic region Once granted, a icence is vaid throughout the rdic region. The icence document specifies in which rdic countries the products are sod according to the information provided on the appication. The products are pubished on rdic Ecoabeing s website(s). The icensee undertakes to inform rdic Ecoabeing of any changes as to where the product is sod. If the product is to be sod in other rdic countries than those initiay specified in the appication, the icensee must provide written notification of this and submit any extra documentation required to rdic Ecoabeing in the country that issued the icense. On-site inspection In connection with handing of the appication, rdic Ecoabeing normay performs an on-site inspection to ensure adherence to the requirements. For such an inspection, data used for cacuations, origina copies of submitted certificates, test records, purchase statistics, and simiar documents that support the appication must be avaiabe for examination. Costs An appication fee is charged to companies appying for a icence. There is an additiona annua fee based on the turnover of the rdic ecoabeed aundry detergents and stain removers. Enquiries Pease contact rdic Ecoabeing if you have any queries or require further information. See page 2 for addresses. What are the requirements of rdic Ecoabeing? To be awarded a rdic Ecoabe icence: A requirements must be fufied. rdic Ecoabeing must inspect the site of production. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 5 (23)

1 Environmenta requirements The ecoabe criteria for aundry detergents and stain removers are based on a functiona unit expressed in g/kg wash (grams per kiograms wash), this is caed the reference dosage. The reference dosage used for cacuation of the environmenta requirements sha correspond to the dosage used in the performance test in g/kg wash as we as the dosage recommended by the manufacturer to consumers on the package. For in-wash stain removers the dosage recommended by the producer is used. For stain removers that are used as pre-treatment the dosage is estimated to a dosage of 2 m per appication and 6 appications per wash in a 4,5 kg machine. The performance must be documented according to the present rdic Ecoabe Criteria (Appendix 5), which uses soft water (5.5 dh). The chemica requirements regarding dosage, toxicity and biodegradabiity in chapter 1.3 are based on the recommended dosage for soft water. The on-pack recommended dosage for aundry detergents is often stated for different intervas of wash oads, e.g. 3-5 kg or 6-8 kg. The reference dosage used for the performance test and for cacuation of the ecoogica criteria must, however, correspond to the average oad size. If the dosage is e.g. 50 g per 3-5 kg, then a dosage of 50 g/4 kg = 12.5 g/kg wash must be used to demonstrate performance and for cacuation of the environmenta requirements. Uness otherwise specified, the requirements in Chapter 1 appy to a ingoing substances in the fina product (aundry detergent/stain remover). The term ingoing substances refers to a substances in the ingredients incuding additives (such as preservatives and stabiisers) but does not incude impurities from primary production. Impurities are defined as residua products from primary production that can be found in the fina product in concentrations 100 ppm (0.010 wt%, 100 mg/kg ). Substances that are added intentionay to an ingredient or to the product are not considered impurities irrespective of their concentration. Impurities present in concentrations > 1.0% in the raw materia shoud be counted as an ingoing substance. Even known substances reeased from constituent ingredients are considered as ingoing substances. For cacuation of the chemica requirements, reference is made to the Detergents Ingredient Database ist (DID ist), which is further described in Appendix 1. The DID ist contains the most widey used ingredients used in detergent formuations. For substances not present on the DID ist, guidance is given on how to cacuate or extrapoate the reevant data. If a substance is isted on the DID ist, the DID ist vaues are to be used. The DID ist is avaiabe at the websites of the rdic Ecoabeeing. The DID ist adopted at January 2007 or ater versions wi appy for cacuation of the ecoogica criteria. 1.1 Product description R1 Description of the product and packaging The fu formuation of the product and a description of the primary packaging must be submitted to rdic Ecoabeing. The products fu formuation must contain: Chemica name for ingoing substances Trade name and CAS nr for ingoing substances DID-nr for substances that can be paced on the DID-ist Ingoing amounts incuding and excuding water Function of a ingoing substances (regardess of concentration) Are the requirements met? rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 6 (23)

( Fu formuation with specification of trade name, chemica name, CAS no., DID no., ingoing quantity incuding and excuding water and the function of a ingoing substances (regardess of concentration) in the product. ( Safety data sheet (MSDS) compying with appicabe egisation in the country of appication such as Annex II of REACH (Counci Reguation 1907/2006/EEC) for each ingredient. ( Description of the packaging of the product: Composition and weight of packaging materia. Documentation for the percentage of recyced materia. DID no. is the number of the substance on the Detergent Ingredient Database ist (DID ist), and is used in cacuating the chemica requirements. The DID ist can be found on the websites of the rdic Ecoabeing, see page 2. 1.2 Excuded or imited substances and mixtures Are the requirements met? R2 Product cassification The product must not be cassified with any of the foowing hazard casses and associated hazard codes: Hazard Cass Hazard code and hazard statement (Reguation 1272/2008 1 ) Acute toxicity* Acute tox. 1-4 H300, H301, H302, H304, H310, H311, H312, H330, H331, H332 Skin corrosion Respiratory/skin sensitization Specific target organ toxicity singe/repeated exposure Hazardous to the aquatic environment Skin corr. 1A, 1B, 1C H314 Resp. Sens. 1 H334 Skin Sens. 1 H317 STOT SE 1-2 H370, H371 STOT RE 1-2 H372, H373 Aquatic Acute 1 H400 Aquatic Chronic 1-4 H410, H411, H412, H413 Corresponding Hazard Designation and risk phrase (Directive 67/548/EEC 2 ) Harmfu to heath (Xn) R20, R21, R22, R65 Toxic (T) R23, R24, R25 Highy Toxic (T+) R26, R27, R28 Corrosive (C) R34, R35 Harmfu to heath (Xn) R42 Sensitizing (Xi) R43 Harmfu to heath (Xn) R48/20, R48/21, R48/22 R68/20, R68/21, R68/22 Toxic (T) R39/23, R39/24, R39/25 R48/23, R48/24,R48/25 Highy Toxic (T+) R39/26, R39/27, R39/28 Dangerous for the environment (N) / (-) R50, R52, R53 R50/53, R51/53, R52/53 1 Appicabe from Dec. 2010 2 Appicabe during the transition to Reguation 1272/2008 from Dec. 2010 unti June 2015 * Stain removers may be cassified as acutey toxic Cat 4 with H302 /Xn; R22 (Harmfu if swaowed). ( Product safety data sheet in according with the appicabe egisation and/or product abe. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 7 (23)

R3 CMR substances The product must not contain substances that are cassified with any of the foowing hazard codes and hazard statements, or combinations thereof. Hazard Cass Carcinogenicity Germ ce mutagenicity Reproductive toxicity Hazard code and hazard statement (Reguation 1272/20081) Carc. 1A or 1B; H350 Carc. 1A or 1B; H350i Carc. 2; H351 Muta 1A; H340 Muta. 1B; H340 Muta. 2; H341 Repr. 1A or 1B; H360F Repr. 1A or 1B; H360D Repr. 2; H361f Repr. 2; H361d Lact. H362 Corresponding haxard designation and risk Phase (Directive 67/548/EEC2) Carc. Cat. 1 or 2; R45 Carc. Cat. 1 or 2: R49 Carc. Cat. 3; R40 Muta. Cat. 1; R46 Muta. Cat. 2; R46 Muta. Cat. 3; R68 Repr. Cat. 1 or 2; R60 Repr. Cat. 1 or 2; R61 Repr. Cat. 3; R62 Repr. Cat. 3; R63 R64 1 Appicabe from Dec. 2010 2 Appicabe during the transition to Reguation 1272/2008 from Dec. 2010 unti June 2015 The requirement aso appies to substances that may reease substances with the above cassifications. ( Competed and signed decaration of compiance from manufacturer and raw materia suppier sha be provided. Appendix 2 and 3 are to be used. R4 Sensitizing substances Substances cassified as respiratory sensitizers (according to Reguation 1272/2008 and Directive 67/548/EEC, respectivey) with H334/ R42 and/ or H317/R43 may not be used in the products. The foowing substances are exempted from the requirement above, except spray products: enzymes (incuding stabiizers and preservatives in the enzyme raw materia) if they are added as iquids or as encapsuated granuates beach-cataysts fragrance (see requirement R5) Enzymes can be used in spray products if a risk assessment is incuded in the documentation according to AISE s: Exposure measurements of enzymes for risk assessment of spray products, AISE, 6 October 2010. http://www.aise.eu/reach/documents/aise_sprayproducts_ October06%272010.pdf. ( Documentation on the fu formuation and safety datasheets as specified in requirement R1. ( Competed and signed decaration of compiance from manufacturer and raw materia suppier sha be provided. Appendix 2 and 3 are to be used. ( Documentation showing that the risk assessment done for enzymes in sprayproducts is done according to AISE s guideines Exposure measurements of enzymes for risk assessment of spray products, AISE, 6 October 2010. R5 Fragrances a) Fragrance substances encompassed by the decaration requirement in the Detergents Reguation 648/2004/EEC and its subsequent amendments must not be present in quantities > 100ppm ( >0.010%) per substance. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 8 (23)

b) Fragrance substances can be incuded even when cassified with H317/ R43 and/or H334/R42; the amounts have to be < 0,010% (100ppm). c) Any ingredients added to the product as a fragrance sha have been manufactured and/or handed foowing the code of practice of the Internationa Fragrance Association (IFRA). The recommendations of the IFRA Standards concerning prohibition, restricted use and specified purity criteria for materias sha be foowed by the manufacturer. ( Decaration of the amounts of fragrance in the product. Competed and signed decaration from the manufacturer (appendices 2 and 3). Decaration of the content of the substances encompassed by decaration requirements in the Detergents Reguation 648/2004/EEC and its subsequent amendments (appendix 3) and other reevant fragrance substances cassified with H317/ R43 and/or H334/R42 (appendix 3). ( Competed and signed decaration of compiance with IFRA s guideines from the manufacturer. R6 Other excuded substances The foowing substances must not be incuded in the product, neither as part of the formuation nor as part of any ingredient incuded in the formuation: APEO (akyphenoethoxyates) APD (akypheno derivatives) Substances fufiing the PBT (Persistant, Bioaccumuative and Toxic) and vpvb (very Persistant and very Bioaccumuative) criteria on the candidate ist for substances of very high concern (according to the criteria in Annex XIII of the REACH Reguation) Substances assessed as endocrine disrupters (EDC s) Cat I or Cat II within the EU Strategy on endocrine disrupters (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicas/endocrine/pdf/fina_report_2007.pdf) Substances considered as Substances of very high concern according to REACH artice 59, appendix XIV. (http://echa.europa.eu/chem_data/authorisation_process/candidate_ist_tabe_en.asp) Antimicrobia or disinfecting ingredients added for other purposes than preservation EDTA (ethyenediamine tetraacetate), DTPA (dietyenetriaminepentaacetat) Nitromusks and poycycic musks Chorine based beach Optica brighteners te the separate nationa egisation concerning phosphates and phosphorous under R7. te the nationa egisations concerning PFOA in the rdic countries. In rway PFOA is reguated in «Forskrift om begrensning i bruk av hese- og mijøfarige kjemikaier og andre produkter (produktforskriften)», 2-32. ( Competed and signed decaration of compiance from the manufacturer and raw materia suppiers. Appendix 2 and 3 are to be used. R7 Phosphorous This requirement incudes the tota amounts of a substances containing phosphorous, cacuated as P. The tota content of phosphorous (P) is imited according to the tabe beow: Type of product Heavy-duty aundry detergent (normay soied) Low-duty aundry detergent (ighty soied) Stain-removers (in-wash) Stain-removers (pre-treatment) Content of phosphorus (P) 0.030g/kg wash 0.030g/kg wash 0.010g/kg wash 0.0050g/kg wash rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 9 (23)

te the nationa egisations concerning phosphorous in the rdic countries. In Sweden phosphorus is reguated in Reguation 1998:944. In rway phosphorus is reguated in «Forskrift om begrensning i bruk av hese- og mijøfarige kjemikaier og andre produkter (produktforskriften)», 2-12 and 2-14. ( Documentation of the content of phosphorous in the product and cacuations of the product s tota content of P. ( Documentation of the fufiment of nationa egisation (Sweden and rway). R8 Coouring agents Coouring agents may be added to iquid products provided that the coouring agent in question has been approved for use in foodstuffs or is not bioaccumuabe. Coouring agents are not regarded as bioaccumuabe if BCF < 500 or ogk ow < 4.0. If information is avaiabe on both BCF and ogk ow, the information on BCF must be used. ( Documentation of BCF or ogk ow, aternativey E-number. 1.3 Dosage, ecotoxicity and biodegradabiity The requirements in chapter 1.3 (requirements R9-R12) are based on the recommended dosage for soft water*, i.e. the reference dosage. This is aso the reference dosage used for testing the performance according to the rdic Ecoabeing criteria. * Tabets/capsues/pods which have the same dosage (1 unit) regardess of water hardness do a cacuations and performance test according to 1 dosage (ie one dose is used to cacuate amount of detergent in grams per kg aundry). Are the requirements met? If the on-pack recommended dosage is stated for specific wash oad intervas (e.g. 3-5 kg), the reference dosage used for cacuation of the ecoogica criteria must be cacuated based on the average oad size (for exampe 4 kg). For in-wash stain removers the dosage recommended by the producer is used. For stain removers that are used as pre-treatment the dosage is estimated to a dosage of 2 m per appication and 6 appications per wash in a 4,5 kg machine. If the product is dosed as a unit containing a water-soube foi intended not to be removed before washing, the foi must be considered to be part of the product formuation in requirements R1-R12. R9 Maximum dosage The reference dosage is cacuated as the recommended dosage in g/kg wash for normay soied texties (heavy-duty detergents) and ighty soied texties (ow-duty detergents), respectivey. (Dosage = in-wash dosage, exc. content of water in the formuation, ie active content). The dosage sha not exceed the foowing amounts: Product type Water hardness Dosage: Heavy-duty aundry detergent (normay soied) Soft 14.0 g/kg wash Low-duty aundry detergent (ighty soied) Soft 14.0 g/kg wash Stain-removers (in-wash) A 4.5 g/kg wash Stain-removers (pre-treatment) A 2.7 g/kg wash* * Estimated average dose to be used in CDV cacuations. Actua dosing wi depend on number of stains in any given wash-oad. The estimated dose is based on a dosage of 2 m per stain and 6 appications per wash-oad of 4.5 kg (iquid stain removers). rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 10 (23)

Dosage for middehard and hard water The recommended dosage for middehard water must not exceed 130% of the recommended dosage for soft water. The recommended dosage for hard water must not exceed 160% of the recommende dosage for soft water. For tabets/pods/capsues, this coud impy a maxiumum dosage span of 150% from soft to hard water (e.g. from 2 to 3 tabets). Dosage for ighty or heaviy soied texties (heavy-duty detergents) If a specific dosage is recommended for ighty soied texties, this dosage must not exceed 70% of the recommended dosage for normay soied texties. If a specific dosage is recommended for heaviy soied texties, this dosage must not exceed 130% of the recommended dosage for normay soied texties. For tabets/pods/capsues, this coud impy a maxiumum dosage span of 150% from normay soied texties to heaviy soied texties (e.g. from 2 to 3 tabets). Prewash and subsequent wash If recommendations for both prewash and subsequent wash appy, the tota recommended dosage (prewash + subsequent wash) has to compy with the maximum dosage eve. ( Product abe or artwork incuding dosage recommendations. R10 Environmentay hazardous substances The content of substances cassified as environmentay hazardous (according to Reguation 1272/2008 and Directive 67/548/EEC, respectivey) with the beneath hazard statements/risk phrases must not exceed the foowing vaue: Dosage (g/kg wash)*(100* conc H410 + 10* conc H411 + conc H412) 0.18 g/kg wash or Dosage (g/kg wash)*(100* conc R50/53 + 10* conc R51/53 + conc R52/53) 0.18 g/kg wash where conc is part of the substance in the product with the designated cassification (indicated as a number between 0.00 and 1.00). If no information is avaiabe regarding the environmenta hazard of a constituent substance, it wi be regarded as environmentay hazardous with H410 (R50/53). (Limit based on recommended dosage for soft water). Surfactants cassified with H412 are exempted from the requirement, provided that they are readiy degradabe* and anaerobicay degradabe**. Protease/Subtiisin cassified with Aquatic Chronic 2 (H411) is exempted from the requirement, see requirement R4 concerning how to hande enzymes. Beware that a products need to fufi requirement R2 regarding cassification of the product. * In accordance to the DID-ist or test method. 301 A-F or. 310 in OECD guideines for testing of chemicas or other equivaent test methods. ** In accordance to the DID-ist or ISO 11734, ECETOC. 28 (June 1988) or other equivaent test methods, where a minimum of 60% degradabiity under anaerobic conditions is achieved. ( Decaration of surfactants that are exempted from the requirement (quantity, cassification, degradabiity). ( Documentation on the formuation and the safety datasheets as specified in requirement R1. Cacuation of the content of environmentay hazardous substances according to the above formua. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 11 (23)

R11 Critica Diution Voume (CDV) The critica diution voume CDV chronic or CDV acute must not exceed the foowing imits: Product type Water hardness CDV chronic CDV acute Heavy-duty aundry detergent (normay soied) Low-duty aundry detergent (ighty soied) Stain-removers (in-wash) Stain-removers (pre-treatment) Soft Soft t appicabe t appicabe The CDV is cacuated by the beow formua: 45 000 /kg wash 15 000 /kg wash 7 500 /kg wash 3 500 /kg wash CDV (chronic) = Σ CDV s = Σ (dose s * DF s * 1,000 / TF (chronic)s ) Or CDV (acute) = Σ CDV s = Σ (dose s * DF s * 1,000 / TF (acute)s ) where: 100 000 /kg wash 55 000 /kg wash 30 000 /kg wash 30 000 /kg wash dose s (weight) = the weight of the substance s per recommended dose DF s = the degradation factor of the substance s as stated in the DID ist TF (chronic)s = the chronic toxicity factor of the substance s as stated in the DID ist. TF (acute)s = the acute toxicity factor of the substance s as stated in the DID ist. The vaues of the DF and TF parameters sha be as given in the DID ist. If the substance is not found on the DID ist, the parameters must be cacuated using the guideines contained in part B of the DID ist and the associated documentation must be attached. A ingoing substances incuding preser vatives, coouring agents and fragrance present in the product must be incuded in the CDV cacuation even if the concentrations is ower than 100 ppm (0.010%). te that if chronic toxicity data are not avaiabe then acute data and the associated safety factors are used to estimate the chronic toxicity factor for CDV chronic. Products with mutipe areas of usage (such as stain removers that can be used in wash and as pretreatment) have to fufi CDVimits for a areas of usage. ( Cacuation of the CDV chronic or CDV acute of the product. The DID ist and a spreadsheet for cacuation of this requirement is avaiabe on the nationa websites of rdic Ecoabeing. R12 Biodegradabiity - aerobic (anbo) and anaerobic (annbo) a) A surfactants must be aerobicay and anaerobicay biodegradabe. b) The content of organic substances in the product that are aerobicay non-biodegradabe (not readiy biodegradabe) (anbo) and/or anaerobicay non-biodegradabe (annbo) must not exceed the foowing imits (i.e both the imit for anbo and for annbo sha be fufied): Product type Water hardness anbo annbo Heavy-duty aundry detergent (normay soied) Soft 1.00 g/kg wash 1.00 g/kg wash Low-duty aundry detergent (ighty soied) Soft 0.50 g/kg wash 0.50 g/kg wash Stain-removers (in-wash) t appicabe 0.20 g/kg wash 0.20 g/kg wash Stain-removers (pre-treatment) t appicabe 0.10 g/kg wash 0.10 g/kg wash (Limits based on recommended dosage for soft water) rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 12 (23)

( Cacuation of anbo and annbo for the product. ( Reference to the DID ist. For ingoing substances which are not incuded in the DID ist, the reevant information from iterature or other sources, or appropriate test resuts, showing that they are aerobicay and anaerobicay biodegradabe sha be provided (see Appendix 1). A spreadsheet for cacuation of this requirement is avaiabe on the nationa websites of rdic Ecoabeing. te that the foowing exceptions appy: TAED (DID no 128) shoud be considered anaerobicay biodegradabe (DID ist states no data ). Cumenesuphonates (DID no 139) has data on the DID-ist that isn t the same as data pubished in the HERA-project. Therefore the foowing data can be used in the appications (instead of the DIDist vaues): anbo = R or DF = 0,05. Since BCF = 1,41 and ogk ow = -2,7 cumene suphonates can, according to appendix 1, be exempted from the cacuation of annbo. 1.4 Quaity and traceabiity of renewabe ingredients R13 Origin and traceabiity of vegetabe raw materias This requirement incudes fatty acids, soap and ois consisting of 75% vegetabe based materias* and which are present in the fina product in concentrations > 1.0% (by weight). * Refers to the part of the substance/moecue originating from vegetabe based raw materias. The foowing shoud be fufied: 1) The name and geographica origin of the type of pant species used to extract the vegetabe raw materias must be specified. 2) The detergent manufacturer must furthermore have a written routine for purchasing of vegetabe raw materias to ensure that it does notcome from environments with a arge need for protection for bioogica and/ or socia reasons and must have a written poicy documenting this. The vegetabe raw materias must not come from Protected areas or areas that are under evauation for protection Areas with uncertain ownership or userrights Iegay harvested vegetabe raw materias Geneticay modified vegetabe raw materias/pants (enzymes and other GMO used in cosed systems are not incuded) Certificates ensuring sustainabe production (e.g. RSPO, organic farming) and ega harvest (e.g. estabished traceabiity system) may be incuded in the written routines to strengthen the documentation to the rdic Ecoabeing. Impurities of up to 0,9% GMO vegetabe raw materias are aowed, if it is either uninteniona or unavoidabe, as in EU reguation 1829/2003 about abeing of genetic modified foods or feedstock. ( Data from suppier of vegetabe raw materias indicating the name (in Latin and Engish/rdic anguage) and the geographica origin (country/state and region/province/municipaity) of the pant species used to manufacture the ingoing vegetabe based raw materias. Appendix 4 is to be used. ( A written routine from the manufacturer of the aundry detergent or stain remover describing how the requirement is fufied. The rouine sha describe how the origin of the raw materias is ensured. In the event of uncertainty about vegetabe based raw materias deriving from environments with a high need for protection for bioogica and/or socia reasons, rdic Ecoabeing may require further documentation. Are the requirements met? rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 13 (23)

1.5 Packaging Are the requirements met? R14 Weight/utiity ratio (WUR) The weight/utiity ratio of the product and its packaging must not exceed the foowing vaues: Product type Powders Others (iquids, tabets, ges, etc) WUR 1.2 g/kg wash 1.5 g/kg wash The WUR is cacuated ony for primary packaging (incuding caps, abes, handes, spraying devices etc) using the formua beow: WUR = Σ [(Wi + Ui)/(Di * ri)] Where: Wi = the weight (g) of the packaging component (i) incuding the abe if appicabe. Ui = the weight (g) of non-recyced (virgin) materia in the packaging component (i). If the proportion of recyced materia in the packaging component is 0 % then Ui = Wi. Di = the number of functiona units contained in the packaging component (i). The functiona unit = reference dosage in g/kg wash. ri = recycing figure, i.e. the number of times the packaging component (i) is used for the same purpose through a return or refi system. The defaut vaue for r is set to 1 (= no re-use). Ony if the appicant can document that the packaging component is re-used for the same purpose and how many times, a higher vaue for r can be used in the cacuation. ( Cacuation of the WUR of the product. Account for the content of recyced materia in the packaging. For approva of refi packaging, the appicant and/or retaier must document that the refis wi be avaiabe for purchase by the consumer. A spreadsheet for cacuation of this requirement is avaiabe on the nationa websites of rdic Ecoabeing. R15 Pastic packaging Haogenated pastic must not form part of the packaging incuding the abe. Primary packaging consisting of pastic must be abeed according to Commission Decision 97/129/EC of 28 January 1997 or ISO 11469:2000 Pastics - Generic identification and marking of pastics products or simiar. Caps, stoppers, hand pumps/spraying devices are, however, exempted from the abeing requirement. ( Competed and signed decaration of compiance from the suppier of pastic packaging. Appendix 5 is to be used. 1.6 Consumer guidance R16 Dosage intructions Water hardness for the recommended dosage must be stated in German degrees of hardness (ºdH). Water hardness must be expressed in ranges that are reevant to the geographic areas in which the product is on sae. See aso requirement R9 regarding dosage imits for different degrees of soiing. ( Product abe or artwork incuding dosage recommendations. If the product is going to be sod in more than one rdic country the abes or artwork with dosage recommendation sha be submitted in a reevant anguages. Are the requirements met? rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 14 (23)

R17 Mandatory consumer guidance on packaging The rdic Ecoabe with correct icense number sha be present on the packaging. The abe/packaging must ceary indicate the temperature at which the product has been performance tested, e.g. Efficient at 40 C (In R19 it is stated which test temperatures shoud be used for the different product types). The foowing washing advices (or equivaent) sha appear on the packaging of aundry detergents (not appicabe for stain removers). The washing advices may be present either as text or symbos. Preferaby wash with fu oad Dose correcty according to soi and water hardness. Overdosing does not make the aundy ceaner and is harmfu for the environment Reduce the temperature of your norma wash programmes to safeguard the environment If you are aergic to house dust, aways wash bedding at 60 C or above Run a 60 C wash now and again with a beach containng detergent (white wash powder detergent) and foow the machine manufacturer s recommendations regarding maintenance Leave the machine open between washes In cases where the whoe text on the abe must to appear in two or more anguages, e.g. due to officia anguage minority considerations in the country, and the size of the packaging is to sma to incude a the washing advices above on the (for the size of the product) ordinary abe, the appicant can be excepted from writing the ast three washing advices on the abe. In these cases the appicant has to ensure that the information regarding the ast three washing advices wi be avaiabe for the consumers otherwise (e.g. via advertising materia or homepage). ( Product abe or artwork incuding dosage recommendations, ecoabe with icence number, temperature caim and washing advices. R18 Caims on the packaging Products marketed as cod water products* shoud pass the performance test in R19 at the owest indicated temperature where the effect of the product is stated - but maximum at 20 C. Reference is sti washed at 40 C. *i.e. cod water product or simiair text or symbo (for exampe washtub with 20 C), indicating a norma user temperature at < 30 C. A stain remover must aways pass the performance requirements (R19) for any specific stain type for which the product caims to be effective. Documentation for other performance reated caims sha be made avaiabe to rdic Ecoabeing on request. If caims are made regarding the content of certified raw materias (e.g. organicay grown ingredients), the tota content in weight percent of these ingredients must be ceary stated on the pack (e.g. contains x% organic ingredients ). The certification body, system or standard must be indicated. Documentation for certified ingredients must be provided according to R11. ( Product caims sha be documented though appropriate test reports or other reevant documentation. Certificates for certified ingredients must be provided if a content of such is caimed on the package. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 15 (23)

1.7 Performance Are the requirements met? R19 Fitness for use The fitness for use sha be documented by use of the rdic Ecoabeing Performance Test for aundry detergents and stain removers (Appendix 6). The performance of cooursafe detergent at the recommended dosage on normay soied cothing must be satisfactory at 30 C compared to the reference detergent tested at 40 C. For detergents for white wash and for stain removers the performance of the products must by the recommended dosage on normay soied cothing be satisfactory at 40 C compared to the reference detergent tested at 40 C. For detergents for deicates the performance must be satisfactory at the recommended dosage to ighty soied cothing at 30 C compared to water, which aso is tested at 30 C. Pease note that a the products aways need to pass the performance test at the owest temperature stated on the packaging or in another marketing materia. If ower washing temperature than the norma temperature for the product type is stated (for exampe 30 C stated on white wash), the washing efficiency has to be determined at this temperature. For cod water products (see the definition R18), the temperature shoud maximum be 20 C. The reference is sti to be washed at 40 C for a product types except for detergents for deicates, where the reference is to be washed at 30 C. The performance test is performed with The reference dosage mutipied with 3.5 for washes in 3-5kg washing machines or The reference dosage mutipied by 4.5 for washes in 4-5kg washing machines. The reference dosage = the recommended dosage to 1 kg aundry (see section 1 Environmenta reqiorements). See Appendix 1 (part 1B) concerning the requirements appicabe to test institutions. Heavy-duty aundry detergents: The tabe beow summarises the imit vaues for the performance parameters tested for heavy-duty aundry detergents according to the rdic Ecoabeing Performance test: Heavy-duty, white wash Heavy-duty, cooured wash Ceaning effect: Y 10* * Y for one staintype may be < 20 10* * Y for one staintype may be < 20 M 10 10 Average M < 5 < 5 Secondary effects: Greying < 2.8 t appicabe Encrustation < 0.6% < 0.6% Chemica wear < 1.0 Rhes t appicabe Y is defined as foows: Y = Yr Yp; where Yr is the mean refectance vaue for the reference detergent and Yp is the mean reectance vaue for the test product. M is defined as foows: M = Mr Mp; where Mr is the mean refectance vaue for the soi type (beachabe, enzymatic (protease and amyase) or genera) for the reference detergent and Mp is the mean refectance vaue for the soi type for the product. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 16 (23)

Low-duty aundry detergents: The Y for a soi strips must be ess than -5. Y for one of the tested stain type can be 0,0. The dimension changes in reation to water must not exceed ± 2%. Y is defined as foows: Y = Yw Yp; where Yv is the mean refectance vaue for water and Yp is the mean refectance vaue for the product. Products for washing of sik and products without specific decaration on type of textie must in addition meet the foowing requirements: Coour maintenance must be ower (better) than or equa to the average vaue for water. Stain removers Documentation must be submitted of the performance for a stain types for which the product is caimed to have an effect. If no particuar stains are emphasised on the product, the product must be tested on a minimum of four different stain strips and the reasons for the choice of stains must be given. The foowing performance requirement must be met for the stain types tested. Stain removers with subsequent washing The normaised wash resut for each stain type must be at east 110% in reation to the reference product. Stain removers without subsequent washing Stain removers that are used without subsequent washing (stain removers used e.g. for carpets or uphostry furniture) must fufi one of the foowing two requirements: Visua evauation: the ruting sum of the score must be at east 10 for each textie within each stain type. resut must be ower than a score of 2 Mechanica evauation: the Y vaue of the ceaned textie must be at east 80% in reation to the unsoied textie ( A test report from a testing institute (as described in appendix 1, part B) describing a the reevant test parameters as given in the rdic Ecoabe Performance Test (Appendix 6). Exceptions to the above requirements: rdic Ecoabeing may possiby grant exemptions from the requirements for re-testing of efficiency if minor changes are made to the composition of the product during the period of vaidity of the icense which wi not impact the overa performance. Reasoning for the exemption must be submitted by the appicant and approved by rdic Ecoabeing in accordance with Appendix 7. See aso Appendix 1 concerning the requirements appicabe to test institutions. rdic Ecoabeing wi consider in the individua case whether the documentation provided in accordance with Appendix 7 is sufficient for an exemption to be granted. ( Reasoning and documentation as provided for in Appendix 7. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 17 (23)

2 Quaity and reguatory requirements Are the requirements met? To ensure that rdic Ecoabeing requirements are fufied, the foowing procedures must be impemented. If the manufacturer s environmenta management system is certified to ISO 14 001 or EMAS, and the foowing procedures impemented, it is sufficient for the accredited auditor to certify that the requirements are observed. R20 Legisation and reguations The icensee must guarantee adherence to safety reguations, working environment egisation, environmenta egisation and conditions/concessions specific to the operations at a sites where the rdic Ecoabeed product is manufactured. documentation is required, but rdic Ecoabeing may revoke the icense if the requirement is not fufied. R21 License administrators The company sha appoint a person responsibe for ensuring the fufiment of the rdic Ecoabe requirements, and a contact person for communications with rdic Ecoabeing. ( A chart of the company s organizationa structure detaiing who is responsibe for the above. R22 Documentation The icensee must be abe to present a copy of the appication and factua and cacuation data supporting the documents submitted on appication (incuding test reports, documents from suppiers and suchike). Checked on site. R23 Quaity of the product The icensee must guarantee that the quaity of the production of the ecoabeed product is maintained throughout the vaidity period of the icense. ( Procedures for coating and, where necessary, deaing with caims and compaints regarding the quaity of the ecoabeed product. R24 Panned changes Written notice must be given to rdic Ecoabeing of panned changes that have a bearing on the rdic Ecoabe requirements. ( Procedures detaiing how panned changes are handed. R25 Unpanned nonconformities Unpanned nonconformities that have a bearing on the rdic Ecoabe requirements must be reported to rdic Ecoabeing in writing and journaised. ( Procedures detaiing how unpanned nonconformities are handed. R26 Traceabiity The icensee must have a traceabiity system for the production of the ecoabeed products. ( Description of/procedures for the fufiment of the requirement. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 18 (23)

R27 Take-back system Reevant nationa reguations, egisation and/or agreements within the sector regarding the recycing systems for products and packaging sha be met in the rdic countries in which the ecoabeed products are marketed. In Finand this can be documented through membership of PYR, in Sweden through membership of REPA and in rway throgh membership of Green Point (Grønt Punkt). In Denmark there are no such obigations at the time of criteria adoption. ( Decaration from the appicant regarding adherence to existing recycing/ take-back agreements. Appendix 2 can be used. R28 Marketing Marketing of the ecoabeed products must compy with Reguations for the rdic Ecoabeing of products 22 June 2011 or ater versions. ( Appendix 8 duy competed. Marketing The rdic Ecoabe, is a very we-known and we-reputed trademark in the rdic region. Ecoabeed products and services may be marketed using the rdic Ecoabe so ong as the associated icense is vaid. The abe must be positioned so that there is no doubt as to what the abe refers and so that it is cear that the product is ecoabeed. More information on marketing can be found in Reguations for the rdic Ecoabeing of products 22 June 2011 or ater versions. Design of the rdic Ecoabe Design of the rdic Ecoabe: icense number Each icense has a unique six-figured icense number that must be dispayed aong with the abe. More information on the design of the abe can be found in Reguations for the rdic Ecoabeing of products 22 June 2011 or ater versions. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 19 (23)

Foow-up inspections rdic Ecoabeing may decide to check whether the product continues to compy with the rdic Ecoabe requirements during the icense period. This may invove a site visit, random samping or simiar test. The icense may be revoked if it is evident that the product does not meet the requirements. Random sampes may aso be taken in-store and anaysed by an independent aboratory. If the requirements are not met, rdic Ecoabeing may charge the anaysis costs to the icense hoder. How ong is a icense vaid? rdic Ecoabeing adopted version 7.0 of the criteria for aundry detergents and stain removers on 15 December 2011. The criteria are vaid unti 31 December 2014. The Secretariat Manager s Meeting adopted a few minor changes in the document on 16 February 2012. The new version is caed 7.1 and is vaid unti 31 December 2015. At the Secretariat Manager s Meeting 12 September 2012 foowing changes was agreed: Sae in other rdic countries: The text in this paragraph in the Danish criteria document is changed from rwegian to Danish to ensure that the whoe criteria document is written in the same anguage. R2 Product cassification: When transating the od EU cassification to CLP R65 wi be transated into H304. H304 has been inserted in the text of the requirement in version 7.2. R4 Sensitizing substances: The text of the requirement has been atered to emphasize that preservatives and stabiizers cassified as sensitizing may form part of the enzyme raw materia, if the enzyme raw materia is added as iquids or as encapsuated granuates. R9 Maximum dosage: The text under the tabe has been atered to faciitate the understanding and to ensure conformity with paragraph 1 environmenta requirements in the criteria document. R10 Environmentay hazardous substances: The wording has been atered to faciitate the understanding of the cacuation. R17 Mandatory consumer guidance on the packaging: An exception to the requirement has been added to consider the ack of space on sma abes where more anguages is required in these cases three of the six mandatory washing advices may be omitted. Furthermore, minor aterations have been made in the text of the requirement to faciitate the understanding. R18 Caims stated on the packaging: The text of the requirement has been atered to faciitate the understanding. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 20 (23)

Appendix 6A Test description for detergents: In paragraph 1 the wording regarding cod water products for whitewash has been changed to ensure the understanding that cod water is considered as < 30 C regardess of whitewash or cooursafe detergent. Appendix 3: A new sentence has been added to carify that the appicant aways have to tick off a box if the raw materia contains some of the substances mentioned in the decaration irrespective of the appearance in the raw materia as poutants or not. In addition minor aterations have been made in R9 Maximum dosage and R19 Fitness for use. In R9 the requirement for the recommended dosage for prewash and the subsequent wash has been carified. In R9 it has been carified that the performance test for detergents for deicates has to be performed on ighty soied cothing (not normay soied cothing). Furthermore, the text of the requirement has been atered to faciite the understanding. The new version is caed 7.2. On 12 December 2012 the rdic Ecoabeing Board adopted a change in R10. In addition minor aterations have been made, especiay in Appendix 6 rdic Ecoabe Performance Test. The new version is caed 7.3. On June 19 2013 the rdic Ecoabeing Board adopted a change in R19, the change is a change of the requirement to Y 10 and M 10. The new version is caed 7.4. On 11 December 2013 the rdic Ecoabeing Board decided to proong the criteria with two years. The new version is caed 7.5 and is vaid unti 31 December 2017. At the Secretariat Manager s Meeting 19 February 2014 it was decided to make severa adjustments and carifications in the criteria document. This was mainy done done in R1, R9, R11, R18, R19 and in the appendicies 1 (part 1B), 6A and 7. The background document was updated at the same time. The new criteria version is caed 7.6. The Board of Directors decided on 22 October 2014 to make an exemption for the enzyme protease in the requirement R10. The new criteria version is caed 7.7. The ecoabe icense is vaid providing the criteria are fufied and unti the criteria expire. The vaidity period of the criteria may be extended or adjusted, in which case the icense is automaticay extended and the icensee informed. Revised criteria sha be pubished at east one year prior to the expiry of the present criteria. The icensee is then offered the opportunity to renew their icense. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 21 (23)

New criteria Future ecoabe criteria for aundry detergents and stain removers shoud give attention to the foowing topics: Possibiity of requiring ower temperature for whites and stain removers (30 C). Evauation of the performance test to remove the exemption for iquid products for whites to be compared to a reference without beach. The requirements for CDV in connection with the requirements at ower temperature (30 C) for whites and stain removers shoud be evauated. Evauation of the requirements set for the test aboratories. Possibiity of harmonisation with the revised EU Ecoabe performance test for aundry detergents (adopted by the EU Ecoabe Apri 28, 2011). Evauation of the requirements for stain removers and the number of stains to be incuded in the performance test. Possibiity of imposing requirements promoting the the use of renewabe, sustainabe raw materias in detergents. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 22 (23)

Abbreviations and definitions anbo annbo CDV CMR Cod water product DF dh DID ist EC50 Functiona unit Heavy-duty detergent IFRA Aerobicay non biodegradabe substances Anaerobicay non biodegradabe substances Critica Diution Voume (/kg wash) Substances cassified as either carconigenic, mutagetic or toxic to reproduction A cod water product is in the context of the ecoabe defined as products that have a documented washing performance at 20 ºC Degradation Factor (used in CDV cacuation) German degrees of hardness. 1ºdH equivaent to 7,1 mg/ cacium and 4,3 mg/ magnesium. Detergents Ingredients Database ist Haf maxima effective concentration (effective concentration, 50%) The quantity of detergent (in grams) used per kg textie during one wash/treatment Detergents used for reguar washing of white and cooured texties Internationa Fragrance Association LC50 Median Letha Concentration (etha concentration 50%) Low-duty detergent SDS NOEC PBT/vPvB Detergents promoting specia fabric care: e.g. use for deicate fabrics such as viscose, woo, sik, microfiber or other fabric requiring specia care Safety Data Sheet Observed Effect Concentration Persistant, Bioaccumuative, Toxic/very Persistant and very Bioaccumuative PPM Parts per miion. Measuring unit (100 ppm = 0.010%) RSPO TF Water hardness WUR Round Tabe of Sustainabe Pam Oi) Toxicity Factor (used in CDV cacuation) Water hardness expressed in german degrees of hardness (dh) for soft, middehard and hard water in ranges reevant for the geographica area Weight-Utiity ratio rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7 23 (23)

Appendix 1 Anaysis and test aboratories The aboratory performing samping/anaysis must be impartia and competent. Raw data must be avaiabe for checking by the ecoabeing organisation during the period of vaidity of the icense. The appicant is responsibe for the cost of documentation and anaysis. 1A) Testing individua substances Requirements on the anaysis aboratory The anaysis aboratory used sha fufi the genera requirements of standard EN/ISO/IEC 17025 or have officia GLP status. The appicant s anaysis aboratory/test procedure may be approved for anaysis and testing if: The manufacturer can demonstrate agreement between a first-time test conducted at the manufacturer s own aboratory and testing carried out in parae at an independent test institute, and the manufacturer takes sampes in accordance with a fixed samping schedue. Biodegradabiity, aerobic Aerobic biodegradabiity is tested using OECD Guideine for testing of chemicas. 301 (A to F), 310 or other equivaent test methods. Biodegradabiity, anaerobic Anaerobic degradabiity is tested using ISO 11734, ECOTOC. 28 (June 1988), OECD Guideine for testing of chemicas. 311 or equivaent test methods. The requirement is a minimum of 60% degradabiity under anaerobic conditions. In the case of substances that are not surfactants and that are not toxic to aquatic organisms (LC50/EC50/IC50>10 mg/), the foowing exceptions for testing anaerobic degradabiity may be appied: The substance is readiy degradabe and not bioaccumuabe (see section on bioaccumuation beow), or The substance is readiy degradabe and has ow adsorption (A < 25%) or high desorption (D > 75%). Adsorption/desorption is tested using OECD Guideine for testing of chemicas. 106 or ISO CD 18749 Water Quaity Adsorption of substances on activated sudge. Aquatic toxicity (Acute/Chronic) Acute aquatic toxicity is tested using OECD guideine for testing of chemicas. 201, 202 and 203 or other equivaent test methods. Chronic toxicity is tested using OECD guideine for testing of chemicas. 210, 211, 215, 229 or other equivaent methods. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Bioaccumuabiity Uness evidence to the contrary is presented, the substance wi be considered to be bioaccumuabe if ogk ow = 4.0 in accordance with OECD guideine for testing of chemicas 107 or 117 or the equivaent. The bioaccumuabiity of a substance of this nature may be tested on fish in accordance with OECD guideine for testing of chemicas. 305 A-E. If the bioconcentration factor (BCF) of the substance is = 500, the substance wi be viewed as bioaccumuabe, and if BCF < 500 the substance wi be viewed as non-bioaccumuabe. Where a BCF vaue is avaiabe, the highest measured BCF vaue shoud be used instead of ogk ow. This means that a substance with a ogk ow 4.0 is not considered as bioaccumuative if the highest BCF is < 500. OECD test method 107 is not suitabe for use on surface active substances with both oi and water soube properties. Given the current state of knowedge, evidence providing a high degree of certainty must be presented to show that such substances and their degradation products do not represent a ong-term hazard to organisms in aquatic environments. The DID ist The DID is a joint ist for the EU Ecoabeing scheme and rdic Ecoabeing. The ist was deveoped in co-operation with interested parties both from consumer and environmenta organisations and the industry, and contains information on the toxicity and degradabiity of a number of substances that coud be used in chemica products. The substances contained in the DID ist do not express the substances found in ecoabeed products. The DID ist cannot be used for documenting the toxicity of individua substances for the purposes of the cassification rues. Information must be taken from product safety data sheets, from the itterature or obtained from raw materia manufacturers for this purpose. If a substance is found on the DIDist the data on the DIDist must be used. The DID ist is avaiabe from the ecoabeing organisation or via the websites of the individua countries, see page 2. For these criteria the DID ist adopted at January 2007 or ater versions wi appy. 1B) Performance testing of aundry detergents and stain removers Requirements for aboratories used for performance testing The test aboratory must fufi the genera requirements contained in the EN /ISO/IEC 17025 standard or ISO9001 or have GLP status. Provided that the foowing requirements have been met, the manufacturer s test aboratory may be approved to perform tests used as documentation of performance: The ecoabeing organisation must have access to monitor the performance of the test. The ecoabeing organisation must have access to a data on the product and a test resuts (raw data). The tests must be anonymised for the test aboratory. The performance of the performance tests must be described in the quaity contro system. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Appendix 2 Decaration for manufacturers of aundry detergents and stain removers This decaration is based on the best of our knowedge concerning the product, based on tests and/or decarations from rawmateria suppiers, at the time of appication. Product name(s): Product type: Constituent substances are defined, uness otherwise stated, as a substances in the fina product, incuding additives in the ingredients (e.g. preservatives or stabiizers), exempted are poutants from the production of raw materias. Poutants are defined as traces from raw materia production, present in concentrations under100 ppm (0.0100% by weight, 100 mg/kg) in the fina product, but not substances that are deiberatey added to a raw materia for a purpose, irrespective of quantity. Poutants present in concentrations > 1% in the raw materia shoud be counted as an constituent substance. Even known substances reeased from ingredients are considered as constituent ingredients. R3: Does the product contain substances that are cassified as carcinogenic (Carc), mutagenic (Muta), toxic to reproduction (Repr.) or harmfu for breastfed chidren (Lact.)? R4: Does the product contain substances that are cassified as sensitising (H334/R42 and/or H317/R43) (inc. stabiisers and other auxiiary compounds in these preparations)? R4: Are enzymes added either as iquids or as non-dusting granues? R5: Are fragrances added to the product? If yes: has the fragrance been added in acordance with the IFRA Guideines? R6: Does the product contain: APEO (akyphenoethoxyates)? APD (Akypheno derivatives)? Substances fufiing the PBT and vpvb criteria on the candidate ist for substances of very high concern (Annex XIII of the REACH Reguation)? Substances assessed as endocrine disrupters (EDC s) Cat I or Cat II within the EU Strategy on endocrine disrupters? Substances considered as Substances of very high concern, according to REACH artice 59, appendix XIV Antimicrobia or disinfecting ingredients added for other purposes than preservation EDTA (ethyenediamine tetraacetate), DTPA (dietyenetriaminepentaacetat) Nitromusks and poycycic musks Chorine based beach Optica brighteners rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

R7: Does the product contain phosphorous? R8: Does the product contain cououring agents? If yes, state og Kow, BCF or E-number: R10: Does the product contain substances with the foowing hazard statements/risk phrases? H410 / R50/53 H411 / R51/53 H412 / R52/53 R27: Are reevant nationa reguations, egisation and/or agreements within the sector regarding the recycing systems for products and packaging fufied in the rdic countries in which the ecoabeed products are marketed? Finand (e.g. PYR) Sweden (REPA) rway (Grønne Punkt) If the yes box is ticked of for any of the above questions, pease indicate name, CAS no., concentration and reason for presence of the substance(s) in question: In the event of changes to the composition of the product a new decaration of compiance must be submitted to rdic Ecoabeing. Pace and date: Company/stamp: Responsibe person: Signature of responsibe person: rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Appendix 3 Decaration for suppiers of raw materias This decaration is based on the best of our knowedge at the time of appication. Name of raw materia(s): Constituent substances are defined, uness otherwise stated, as a substances in the fina product, incuding additives in the ingredients (e.g. preservatives or stabiizers), exempted are poutants from the production of raw materias. Poutants are defined as traces from raw materia production, present in concentrations under100 ppm (0.0100% by weight, 100 mg/kg) in the fina product, but not substances that are deiberatey added to a raw materia for a purpose, irrespective of quantity. Poutants present in concentrations > 1% in the raw materia shoud be counted as an constituent substance. Even known substances reeased from ingredients are considered as constituent ingredients. In this decaration it has to be indicated if any of the beow mentioned substances appear in the raw materia irrespective of it is as poutants or not. This shoud be expained thoroughy at the end of this decaration. R3: Does the raw materia contain substances that are cassified as carcinogenic (Carc), mutagenic (Muta), toxic to reproduction (Repr.) or harmfu for breastfed chidren (Lact.)? R4: Does the raw materia contain substances that are cassified as sensitising (H334/ R42 and/or H317/R43) (inc. stabiisers and other auxiiary compounds in these preparations)? R5: Does the raw materia contain perfume? a-b) If yes, does the perfume contain perfume substances cassified as H317/R43 and/or H334/R42 and/or perfume substances encompassed by decaration requirements in the Detergents Reguation 648/2004/EEC and its subsequent amendments? If yes, indicate which perfume substances and what concentrations beow this tabe. c) Is the perfume handed according to IFRA s guideines? R6: Does the raw materia contain: APEO (akyphenoethoxyates)? APD (Akypheno derivatives)? Substances fufiing the PBT and vpvb criteria on the candidate ist for substances of very high concern (Annex XIII of the REACH Reguation)? Substances assessed as endocrine disrupters (EDC s) Cat I or Cat II within the EU Strategy on endocrine disrupters? Substances considered as Substances of very high concern, according to REACH artice 59, appendix XIV Antimicrobia or disinfecting ingredients added for other purposes than preservation EDTA (ethyenediamine tetraacetate), DTPA (dietyenetriaminepentaacetat) Nitromusks and poycycic musks Chorine based beach Optica brighteners R7: Does the raw materia contain phosphorous? R8: Does the raw materia contain cououring agents? If yes, state og Kow, BCF or E-number: rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

R10: Does the raw materia contain substances with the foowing hazard statements/risk phrases? H410 / R50/53 H411 / R51/53 H412 / R52/53 If the yes box is ticked of for any of the above questions, pease indicate name, CAS no., concentration and reason for presence of the substance(s) in question (eg unpurities from production): In the event of changes to the composition of the raw materia a new decaration of compiance must be submitted to rdic Ecoabeing. Pace and date: Company/stamp: Responsibe person: Signature of responsibe person: rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Appendix 4 Decaration for suppiers of vegetabe based ingredients (R13) The documentation sha be suppied for fatty acids, soaps and oisconsisting of 75% vegetabe based materias* and which are present in the fina product in concentrations > 1.0% (by weight). * Refers to the part of the substance/moecue originating from vegetabe based raw materias. Trade name of ingredient Percentage vegetabe raw materia in the ingredient (%) Name of pant species (Latin and Engish/rdic anguage) Geographica origin of vegetabe raw materia (country/state/region / province/municipaity) It is hereby decared that the vegetabe raw materias isted above do not come from: Protected areas or areas that are under evauation for protection Areas with uncertain ownership or userrights Iegay harvested vegetabe raw materias Geneticay modified vegetabe raw materias/pants (enzymes and other GMO used in cosed systems are not incuded) Pace and date: Company/stamp: Responsibe person: Signature of responsibe person: rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Appendix 5 Decaration for suppiers of pastic packaging Specification/name of packaging materia: Pastic type: R15: Does the packaging or abe contain haogenated pastic? Is the pastic packaging abeed according to Commission Decision 97/129/EC of 28 January 1997 or ISO 11469:2000? (This criterion does not appy to caps, stoppers, handpumps/spraying devices) In the event of changes of the pastic packaging a new decaration of compiance must be submitted to rdic Ecoabeing Pace and date: Company/stamp: Responsibe person: Signature of responsibe person: rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Appendix 6 rdic Ecoabe Performance Test (fitness for use) 6A) Heavy-Duty detergents 6B) Low-duty detergents 6C) Stainremovers with subsequent wash 6D) Stain removers without subsequent wash rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

6A) Test description for heavy-duty aundry detergents This appendix contains a description of how the performance of heavy-duty aundry detergents is to be documented to rdic Ecoabeing. Contents 1 Summary of the function test 2 Washing machines and wash programmes 3 Water quaity 4 Materias 5 Procedure 6 Evauation 7 Limit vaues 8 Report References Washing effect EN 60456: 2005 or ater issues and adaptions Cothes washing machines for househod use Methods for measuring the performance ISO 607: 1980 Surface active agents detergents Method of sampe division ISO 697: 1981 Surface active agents Washing powders Determination of apparent density method by measuring the mass of a given voume Secondary effects ISO 2267: 1986 Surface active agents Evauation of certain effects of aundering Methods of preparation and use of unsoied cotton contro coth ISO 4312: 1989 Surface active agents Evauation of certain effects of aundering Methods of anaysis and use of unsoied cotton contro coth Suppiers addresses EMPA Testmaterias AG Mövenstrasse 12 Te: +41 (0)71 311 80 55 CH-9015 St. Gaen, Schweiz Fax: +41 (0)71 311 80 57 http://www.empa-testmaterias.ch E-mai:info@empa-testmaterias.ch WfK Testgewebe GmbH Christenfed 10 Te: +49 (0)2151 77 00 72 D-41379 Brueggen, Tyskand Fax: +49 (0)2151 77 00 75 http://www.testgewebe.de E-mai: info@testgewebe.de Center for Testmaterias (CFT) B.V. Stoomoggerweg 11 Te: +31 104 603 955 Vaardingen, Zuid Hoand Fax: +31 104 340 236 3133 KT, Hoand rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

1 Summary of the performance test The performance test must be performed in accordance with this appendix. The ceaning effect is partiay based on EN 60456 and measured after 5 wash cyces. The secondary effects are measured in accordance with ISO 4312 and measured after 10 wash cyces. Deviations from the specified standards are described in this appendix. The performance test has been designed for testing detergents for coour and white wash in accordance with the product group definition in the Section headed What products may be ecoabeed. The method is not designed for use on specia aundry detergents for deicate texties such as woo and sik, see Appendix 6B. The ceaning effect for cooursafe detergents are determined by washing soied coths (strips) in a washing machine at 30 C* using a specified programme and are evauated by means of a comparison of the wash resuts of the test product with the resuts produced by a reference product at 40 C. For detergents for white wash the performance is tested by washing soied coths (strips) in a washing machine at 40 C* using a specified programme and is evauated by means of a comparison of the wash resuts of the test product with the resuts produced by a reference product at 40 C. *With cod-water products for which it is stated on the packaging, or in some other form of marketing, that the product can be used for cod wash (e.g. cod-water wash or equivaent wording or symbo that indicates a norma usage temperature of < 30 C), the washing performance wi be determined at the owest stated temperature at which the detergent is caimed to be effective and maximum at 20 C. The reference detergent must sti be tested at 40 C. Before the test starts, the washing machine must be put through a ceaning programme. The reference product, water and test product must be tested in the foowing order: First the test product, then the reference product and finay 5 wash cyces for primary effect pus 5 extra cyces for secondary effects. After each wash cyce a ceaning programme must be run. A aundry detergent with poor dispersion abiity or high oxidization capacity may cause secondary effects, which do not become apparent unti after many washes. The secondary effects that are to be measured are: Greying, encrustation and chemica wear. These are measured after ten wash cyces with the test product. At east five of these washes must be from the testing of ceaning effect. The performance test described in this appendix is based on a tota of 4.5 kg of aundry for Wascator and 3.5 kg of aundry for Miee votronic (other cacuations in this criteria document are based on 1 kg of aundry). rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

2 Washing machines and wash programmes 2.1 Washing machines The reference machine must meet the requirements of EN 60456:2005, Annex A, Tabe 1A. Wascator FOM 71 MP fufis these requirements. Later modes of Wascator may be used instead. There is no need for a test with water if a Wascator FOM 71 MP is used. Aternativey a Miee votronic W375 may be used (technica specifications: Programmabe eectronic washing machine with connection to drainage outet and set at medium performance) or other modes of Miee e.g. W3375 (has repaced W3365) or oder modes such as WM918, WM986, W5000-series or W3365. *Programmabe eectronic Miee househod washing machines with a rated capacity of 5 6 kg which fufi the foowing requirements: Cotton wash program (at 40 ºC, 30ºC, 20ºC 1, 15ºC 1 ) Deicate program 2 (at 30ºC, 20ºC 1, 15ºC 1 ) Duration Main Wash 50 70 min 30 40 min Tota Program Duration 100 120 min 55 65 min Water Quantity Main Wash 15 ± 2 20 ± 2 Tota Water Quantity 55 ± 5 64 ± 5 Number of Rinse Cyces 3 3 Fina spin speed 1200 rpm 600 rpm 1 For cod water products 2 Some newer Miee washing machines offer an equivaent synthetic program If more than one machine is used the wash cyces must be run on different machines in order to prevent effects caused by specific differences between the washing machines. However, the same type of machine has to be used in the same test. 2.2 Wash programmes Ceaning program Reference machine Domestic machine Wash programme for cotton at 60 C. Wash with reference detergent without beach: 19 g IEC-A*/kg. Wash programme for cotton in accordance with EN 60456:2005, Annex A, tabe A2 with the foowing modifications: The washing temperature sha be max. 40 C and the washing time is 30 minutes. Wash programme for a norma cotton wash at max. 40 C. 3 Water quaity Water with a hardness of 5.5 dh ± 0.5 equivaent to 1.0 mmo CaCO 3 / must be used. The temperature shoud be 15 C ± 2 and ph must be 7-9. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

4 Materias The fronts of the test strip must be marked before washing. Test materias must be handed and stored in accordance with the manufacturer s recommendations. Test materias from the same batch must be used in a washes (this is particuary important for test strips). 4.1 Laundry Preparation of the baast: Before the start of the wash cyces the standard cotton strips (untreated contro strips wfk 11A) for a products incuding the reference and huckaback towes to be used as support for the soi strips must be washed three times at 95 C cotton programme without prewash (the water pus on the Miee votronic W375 and other Miee machines must be pressed). The basic powder from the ECE standard for coour fastness (without beach, phosphate and optica brightener) must be used at a dose of 91.0 g per 4 kg aundry (detergents in accordance with ISO 6330 must be used). The standard cotton strips must not be ironed unti after the third wash (setting: 2 dots without steam). The oad distribution specified for the abovementioned standard must be used in the case of the domestic machine but not in the case of the Wascator. The specification of the baast must fufi EN 60456, Section 6.1.1. Baast must not be switched between the test products each test product accordingy has its own baast. This means that there are in tota two or three baasts: one for the reference detergent, one for the test detergent and - if a Wascator is not used - one for water. The aundry oad comprises: test strips (see Section 4.2), artificia sois (see Section 4.2), two sheets, six piowcases and sufficient towes and contro strips wfk 11A (test products ony) to make up a 4.5 kg oad of washing. In order to fi up a machine with 3.5 kg oad there has to be used 2 sheets, 3 piowcases and a sufficient amount of towes and contro strips wfk 11A (ony for test products). The baast (sheets, piowcases and towes) must be handed in accordance with EN 60456, Section 6. 4.2 Test strips and contro strips The ceaning effect is determined by using test strips comprising sampes of soied standard texties. Test strips have to be standardized of the types sod by WfK, Empa, CFT or simiar companies. This means that the soi strips have good sensitivity, a wide measuring area and are reproducibe. It must be proven if soi strips are not used from Empa, WfK or CFT. Standard cotton 100% pure cotton, beached (Tristimuus Y > 85) Weave pain 1/1 Weight (ISO 12127) 170 ± 10 g/m 2 Thread count Warp Weft 7 ± 2 threads/cm 7 ± 2 threads/cm rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Yarn count (ISO 2060) Warp 29.5 ± 1 Tex Weft 29.5 ± 1 Tex Standard poyester/cotton Poyester/cotton 65/35, heat treated, beached (Tristimuus Y > 85) Weave pain 1/1 Weight (ISO 12127) 170 ± 10 g/m 2 Thread count Warp Weft 7 ± 2 threads/cm 7 ± 2 threads/cm Yarn count (ISO 2060) Warp 29.5 ± 1 Tex Weft 29.5 ± 1 Tex Test strips (soied standard texties): For measuring beaching effect (not reevant for detergents for cooured aundry): Red wine on standard cotton, aged (e.g. wfk 90LI, empa 114 or CFT CS-03) Back tea on standard cotton (e.g.10j, empa 167 or CFT BS-01) For measuring enzyme effect: Egg/pigment on standard cotton (e.g. wfk 10N or CFT CS-37) Starch on standard cotton (potato or rice) (e.g. wfk 10R, empa 161 or CFT CS-27) For measuring the genera ceaning effect: Sebum/pigment on standard cotton (e.g. wfk 10D, or empa 118 or CFT CS-33) Sebum/pigment on standard poyester/cotton (e.g. wfk 20D or empa 119) Cocoa/mik on standard cotton, aged (e.g. wfk 90MF, empa 112 or CFT CS-02) This means that five different soi strips are used for detergents for cooured wash, whie seven different soi strips are used for detergents for white wash. Each soi strip measures 100x100 mm ± 5 mm and they are stitched together so that they make a fu test strip. Four whoe test strips must be incuded in each wash, each stitched to the ongest side of a towe. Artificia baast sois (added to each wash): To gain information on the anti-depositing capacity of the detergent during the test and its easticity to soi aundry, artificia sois are added. This represents the type (sebum, pigment, grease, protein, starch, sats etc.) and quantity (tota 40 g) of sois that are generay found in normay soied aundry. It must be added to each wash cyce eveny distributed in the washing drum. Ready mixed sois are avaiabe from WfK (wfk SBL2004), consisting of a mixture of sebum, pigment and greasy sois, proteins and starch and sats on cotton. In this case 4 pieces of wfk SBL2004 anaogous to 32 gram of sois have to be added to a Wascator and 3 pieces of wfk SBL2004 equivaent to 24 grams of soiing to a Miee. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Secondary effects are measured on a contro strip as described in ISO 2267. A contro strip measuring approximatey 40x90 cm is incuded in the wash for the test detergents ony. Artificia baast sois must be added. 4.3 The reference detergent Reference detergent, IEC-A*, consists according to the standard EN 60456:2005 appendix F of the foowing: Linear sodium aky benzene suphonate 8.8% Ethoxyated fatty acoho C12-18 (7 EO) 4.7% Sodium soap 3.2% Anti foam DC2-4248S 3.9% Sodium auminium siicate zeoote 4A 28.3% Sodium carbonates 11.6% Sodium sat of a copoymer from acryic and maeic acid (Sokaan CP5) 2.4% Sodium siicate 3.0% Carboxymethyceuose 1.2% Phosphonate, Dequest 2066 2.8% Optica brightener 0.2% Sodium suphate 6.5% Enzyme, protease 0.4% Tota Base Powder 77% Perborate 20.0% TAED 3.0% The reference detergent, IEC-A*, is deivered in three separate parts consisting of the basic powder, perborate and TAED. If the function reates to the aundry detergent consisting of beaching agents, the reference detergent s basic powder has to be added perborate and TAED in the described proportion (quantity is described in the passage beow). Laundry detergents, not containing beaching agents have to be tested against the reference detergent s basic powder without containing perborate and TAED, see section beow. This appies to iquid detergents that are marketed as products for white wash (white, utra or equivaent) that do not contain beaching agents. Such products sha be tested against the reference detergent s basic powder without containing perborate and TAED but test strips for measurement of beach effect sha be incuded in the test. Dosage for the reference detergent Reference washing machine (4.5 kg oad) Reference detergent with beaching agent (basic powder added perborate and TAED) consisting of: 86.7 g IEC-A* (basic powder), 22.5 g perborate and 3.3 g TAED Reference detergent without beaching agent: 85.5 g IEC-A* (basic powder) Domestic machine (3.5 kg oad) Reference detergent with beaching agent (basic powder added perborate and TAED) consisting of: 67.5 g IEC-A* (basic powder), 17.5 g perborate and 2.6 g TAED. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Reference detergent without beaching agent: 66.5 g IEC-A* (basic powder). 4.4 Samping The manufacturer must ensure that the sampes of the test product are seected in a representative way, in other words the aundry detergent must be seected/purchased from three different batches and mixed to produce a representative sampe. 4.5 Test detergent If a domestic washing machine is used, the detergent is dosed in accordance with the manufacturer s recommendations for a machine size of 3.5 kg*. If a 4.5 kg machine is used, the test detergent shoud be dosed according to the foowing cacuation: (Recommended dosage at 4.5 kg) = (Recommended dosage at 3.5 kg) * 4.5/3.5 (dosage adjusted to machine size as with the reference detergent) * Dosage for 3-5kg machines is cacuated as the reference dosage, which is the dosage to 1kg aundry (see section 1 Environmenta requirements), mutipied by 3.5. If information is not given by the producer, the voume weight of the test detergent is determined according to test method ISO 697 and a representative sampe is taken in accordance with ISO 607 by the producer, or according to section 4.4. 4.6 Fiing the washing machine The washing machine is fied in accordance with EN 60456:2005 annex C5, where the method of fiing machine is handed as described in detai with photographs, the direction of the drum etc. 5 Procedure 5.1 Wash The reference detergent, test detergents and if appicabe water are tested in the foowing order: First the test product, then the reference product (5 wash cyces for primary effect pus 5 extra for secondary effect). A ceaning programme is run after each wash cyce. Ceaning effect Washes are performed with the test detergent, reference detergent. The wash cyces are run at east five times with each detergent using new test strips each time. New artificia sois are added to each wash cyce (equivaent to stain monitor). In addition it is important to add fier sois since it is not the function of the stain monitor to add the correct quantity of sois to the wash. Washes with the test detergent, reference detergent are performed five times each. Secondary effects A further five wash cyces is performed for the secondary effects where the contro strips from the ceaning effect with the test product is used. Artificia baast sois must be added (e.g. 4 pieces wfk SBL2004 in a Wascator and 3 pieces of wfk SBL2004 in a Miee). rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

5.2 After treatment After washing the test strips and contro strips must be dried by pressing them at a temperature of between 130 C and 150 C. Press between two ayers of materias to prevent the test strips or contro strip from becoming shiny or discooured. The oad is tumbedried after each wash. 6 Evauation Cacuation of ceaning effect The product wi have fufied the performance requirements as to ceaning effect if the foowing imits are met: The difference in mean vaue for each soi type ( M) must be ess than or equivaent to 10. The difference in mean vaue between the reference detergent and the test detergent ( Y; for beach stains or stains with a genera ceaning effect) must be ess than or equivaent to 10. However, in the case of one mean vaue the resut must be ess than 20. The average of the mean vaues for each type of soiing ( M) must be ess than 5. The refectance of the washed test strips, equivaent to the measured resut Y in the CIE system, is measured after washing using a coorimeter or spectrophotometer with the foowing instrument settings: D-65, 10 Observer, refectance. Prior to each measurement the instrument must be caibrated in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions. Measurements must be taken on the front of the test strip (as marked, cf. the beginning of Section 4). Measurements are performed by pacing the test strips on top of each other in four ayers and measuring each soi in at east three paces. When using an instrument with a measurement opening of 20 mm diameter, four measurements must be taken (EN 60456: 2005, Section 8.3.4, figure 2). The mean vaue (Y) for the above measurements is taken for each test strip, in other words for each soi type attached to the test strip. In this case, with a measurement opening of 20 mm in diameter, Y is the average of four measurements per test strip per soi type. The mean vaue must be specified to one decima pace. The difference between the mean vaue for the reference detergent and the test detergent is referred to as Y. In other words: Y = Y reference Y test detergent. The overa average vaue (M type ) is cacuated on the basis of four measurements of Y per wash and soi type. M type is then cacuated for the five washes according to soi type. The difference between the mean vaue for the reference detergent and the test detergent is referred to as M. This means that: M = M reference, soi type M test product, soi type. M is determined for each type cassified as foows: beaching (red wine and tea); enzymatic, protease (egg/pigment); enzymatic, amyase (starch); genera ceaning effect (sebum/pigment on cotton, sebum/pigment on poyester/cotton and cocoa). rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

The foowing tabe provides an exampe of how the test resuts can be presented. The figures in the tabe are an average of the four measurements registered with a 20 mm measuring instrument. Since this test is an exampe conducted on a Wascator, there are no resuts for cean water. If the performance test is performed on a Miee votronics the resuts can be presented in a simiar way with the addition of the resuts for water. The resut for water is not used to determine the efficiency of the test detergent. Detergent Reference detergent (r) Wash cyce 1 2 3 4 5 Red wine 69.6 71.9 72.6 72.9 73.0 Tea 68.3 70.4 71.9 71.5 72.3 Egg/ pigment 73.6 71.7 71.5 73.1 74.0 Starch 42.2 43.0 43.3 44.7 45.1 Sebum/ pigment on cotton 71.4 71.9 72.3 72.2 73.1 Sebum/ pigment on PE/ cotton 68.1 71.1 72.0 72.1 72.0 Cocoa 47.5 47.8 46.3 48.2 47.0 Mean vaue (Y r ) 72.1 70.9 72.8 43.7 72.2 71.1 47.4 Mean vaue (M type ) 71.5 72.8 43.7 63.6 Test detergent (t) 1 2 3 4 5 66.5 64.8 65.7 65.1 65.2 65.9 65.5 66.6 66.2 64.1 77.2 75.3 76.3 75.8 76.2 46.6 44.1 46.5 44.2 44.0 68.9 70.2 71.5 70.3 69.9 57.2 63.1 70.1 67.6 62.3 45.1 48.8 57.5 53.0 45.9 Mean vaue (Y t ) 65.5 65.7 76.2 45.1 70.1 64.1 50.1 Mean vaue (M type ) 65.6 76.2 45.1 61.4 Y=Y r -Y t 6.6 5.2-3.4-1.4 2.1 7.0-2.7 M type = M type,r - M type,t 5.9-3.4-1.4 2.2 Average M 0.8 Secondary effects The secondary effects are determined by means of measurements in accordance with ISO 4312. ISO 4312, cause 4: Determination of intrinsic greying ISO 4312, cause 7: Determination of increase in incineration residue (ash) aso referred to as encrustation ISO 4312, cause 9: Determination of decrease in breaking strength resuting from chemica degradation of ceuose due to aundering (chemica wear) 7 Limit vaues If the product achieves the foowing resuts, it wi be considered to have a satisfactory ceaning effect at the temperature in question: M must be ess than or equivaent to 10 for a soi types. The average of M must be ess than 5 for a types of soiing. Y for beached stains or stains with a genera ceaning effect must be ess than or equivaent to 10. Y for one soi stain is permitted to be ess than 20. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Greying must be ess than 2.8 (aundry detergent for white wash ony). Encrustation must be ess than 0.6 %. Chemica wear must be ess than 1.0 Rhes (= 10 (Pa.s) -1 ) (aundry detergent for white wash ony). 8 The report The test report must contain the foowing: References to this appendix The washing machine used for testing Wash programmes Water quaity and hardness The dosage of reference detergent Description of the test product The dosage of the test product Opening diameter of measuring instrument when measuring refectance Number of measuring points Evauation in accordance with the exampe in Section 6 or in a comparabe way Comments on measurement points that deviate from other resuts Limit vaues according to the requirement in R17 of the criteria document or Section 7 of this appendix or a comparabe method Any deviation from the specified standards and/or this appendix must be stated and expained rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Appendix 6B Test description for ow-duty aundry detergents (for deicate texties etc) This appendix contains a description of how the performance of owduty aundry detergents for deicate texties is to be documented to rdic Ecoabeing. Contents 1 Summary of the function test 2 Washing machines and wash programmes 3 Water quaity 4 Materias 5 Procedure 6 Evauation 7 Limit vaues 8 Report 1 Summary of the performance test The performance test has been designed to test aundry detergents for deicate texties such as woo and sik. The effect of the aundry detergent on sois and changes in dimensions must be determined. The coour fastness requirements (except woo) must aso be met. The performance test must be conducted in accordance with this appendix. The ceaning effect and changes in dimensions are in part based on EN 60456 with deviations as outined in this appendix. The tests must be conducted at a water temperature of 30 C. The water hardness must be in the range of 5.0 dh to 15.1 dh. Test strips as described in Section 4.1 must be used. The ceaning effect is determined by washing soied pieces of textie (soi strips) in a washing machine using a specified programme. The performance of the aundry detergent is assessed by means of a comparison with the performance of water. The test is conducted five times. The effects of the aundry detergent on the dimensions of the fabrics are determined by washing woo strips in a washing machine at a water temperature of 30 C. The resuts for the detergents and water are compared. The effect of the detergent must not exceed ± 2 % compared to water. 2 Washing machines and wash programmes 2.1 Washing machines The reference machine must meet the requirements of EN 60456:2005, annex A, tabe A.1. Aternativey a Miee votronic W375 may be used (for technica specifications: see annex C) or other modes of Miee e.g. WM918, WM986, W5000-series, W3365, W986 or W918. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

2.2 Wash programme A wash programme in accordance with EN 60456:2005, annex A, tabe A.4, must be used for the reference machine, with a washing temperature of 30 C. A domestic washing machine must aways use the woo programme at 30 C. 3 Water quaity Water with a hardness of 5.5 dh - 15.1 dh (1.0-2.5 mmo CaCO 3 /) must be used. The temperature shoud be 15 C ± 2 and ph shoud not exceed 9. 4 Materias The fronts of the test strip must be marked before washing. Test materias must be handed and stored in accordance with the manufacturer s recommendations. Test materias from the same batch must be used in a washes (this is particuary important for test strips). 4.1 Wash The oad comprises baast and test strips stitched together on a poyester strip. The baast must be the same quantity and materias as specified in EN 60456, Section 6.1.3. The test strips must be compied by the foowing (avaiabe e.g. from WfK): Sebum/pigment on standard acryic (for products for generay deicate texties) Sebum/pigment on standard woo (for products for woo and generay deicate texties) Sebum/pigment on standard sik (for products for sik and generay deicate texties) Oive oi/pigment on standard woo (for products for woo and generay deicate texties) A compete soi oad for the test strips stitched on a poyester strip in accordance with EN 60456 Section 6.3 and on pieces of a poyester textie based oad with the foowing exceptions: The test strips must measure 100x100 mm. Three fu poyester strips must be used for each oad. 4.2 Samping The detergent manufacturer must ensure that the sampes of the test product are seected in a representative way, in other words the aundry detergent must be seected/purchased from three different batches and mixed to produce a representative sampe. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

4.3 Test detergent The test detergent must be dosed in accordance with the manufacturer s recommendation for ighty soied aundry and with a oad of 1 kg. If the manufacturer has not given information on the voume weight of the detergent, it is determined in accordance with test method ISO 697 and a representative sampe is taken in accordance with ISO 607 by the manufacturer or according to section 4.2. 5 Procedure 5.1 Wash Ceaning effect The washes are performed in accordance with EN 60456, Section 8 with the foowing exception: Washes with the test detergent and water are performed five times, each in random order, with new stitched poyester strips used each time for each detergent. Secondary effects Changes in dimension are measured in accordance with EN 60456, Section 12 in reation to water at a temperature of 30 C and water hardness in the range of 5.0-15.1 dh. The effect of the test detergent must not exceed ± 2% compared with water. Coour fastness must (woo excepted) aso be measured. Measurements must take pace after the first and fifth washes. Coour fastness (woo excepted): Four readymade garments are used to determine coour fastness (e.g. sweatshirt, T shirt, chidren s trousers and underwear, or other fabrics, with a coour fastness at 40 C of 4 in accordance with ISO105 C06 with a scae of 1-5). These are washed 20 times at 40 C in a programme for deicate fabrics. Coour change in the four reaistic pieces of fabric is assessed mechanicay by measuring the coour range E in accordance with ISO J01 and J03 using a spectrophotometer (e.g. Data Coor Spectrafash 500 or 600 with 10 Observer, ight source D65 without refection and without UV ight) after 20 wash cyces. The average of the E vaues must be ower than (better than) or equa to the resut of water. 5.2 After treatment After washing, the test strips and contro strips must be dried by pressing them at a temperature of between 130 C and 150 C. Press between two ayers of materias to prevent the test strips or contro strip from becoming shiny or miscooured (EN 60456, Section 8.2 and 8.3.4). The cooured pieces of cothes, which have to be determinated of coour constancy, and washed 20 times aso, have to be dried the same way. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

6 Evauation Cacuation of ceaning effect The refectance of the washed test strips, equivaent to the measured resut Y in the CIE system, is measured after washing using a coorimeter or spectro photometer with the foowing instrument settings: D-65, 10 Observer, Tristimuus Y vaue. Prior to each measurement the instrument must be caibrated in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions. Measurements must be taken on the front of the test strip (as marked, cf. the beginning of Section 4). Measurements are performed by pacing the test strips on top of each other in four ayers and measuring each soi in at east three paces. When using an instrument with a measurement opening of 20 mm diameter, four measurements must be taken (EN 60456: 2005, Section 8.3.4, figure 2). The mean vaue (Y) for the above measurements is taken for each test strip, in other words for each soi type attached to the test strip. In this case, with a measurement opening of 20 mm in diameter, Y is the average of four measurements per test strip per soi type. The mean vaue must be specified to one decima pace. The difference between the mean vaue for the reference detergent and the test detergent is referred to as Y. In other words: Y = Y water Y test detergent. An exampe of the way in which the test resuts might be presented is provided in Appendix 3. Secondary effects Changes in dimension are measured in accordance with EN 60456, Section 12. Coour fastness (except woo) is measured in accordance with ISO 05 J01 and J03. 7 Limit vaues The product wi be considered to have a satisfactory ceaning effect if it achieves the foowing resuts: Y must be ess than 5.0. Y for one of the tested stain types can be 0,0. Dimensiona changes must not exceed ± 2 % compared with water. Coour fastness (except woo) must be ower than (better than) or equa to the average vaue for water. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

8 Report The test report must contain the foowing: References to this appendix The washing machine used for testing Wash programmes Water quaity and hardness Description of the test product The dosage of the test product Opening diameter of measuring instrument when measuring refectance Number of measuring points Evauation in accordance with the exampe in Section 6 or in a comparabe way Limit vaues according to the requirement in R17 in the criteria document or Section 7 of this appendix or a comparabe method Any deviation from the specified standards and/or this appendix must be stated and expained rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Appendix 6C Test description for stain removers with subsequent washing This test is used for testing stain removers where the textie is subsequenty washed in a washing machine. In other words, the test is for use on products that are used as stain removers for cothing, for soaking, as a wash enhancer or for pre-washes or other equivaent functions. Contents 1 Summary of the function test 2 Washing machines and wash programmes 3 Water quaity 4 Materias 5 Procedure 6 Evauation 7 Limit vaues 8 Report 1 Summary of the performance test The performance test is based on a test used for heavy-duty aundry detergents described in Appendix 6A. The intention is that the test shoud show that stain removers make a positive contribution to the washing resut. This is achieved by performing a wash test for the standard reference and comparing this resut with the resut of an equivaent wash test for the standard reference with a stain remover added. The wash test must be passed for a soi types that the product is caimed to have an effect on. If no specific types of sois are specified on the product at east four different soi types must be tested and the reevant reasons for the choice of sois must be stated. The performance requirement must be met for the soi types tested. 2 Washing machines and wash programmes 2.1 Washing machines The reference machine must meet the requirements of EN 60456:2005, Annex A, Tabe A.1. Wascator FOM 71 MP fufis these requirements. Later versions of Wascator may be used instead. Aternativey a Miee votronic W375 may be used (technica specifications: Programmabe eectronic washing machine with connection to drainage outet and set at medium performance), or other modes of Miee e.g. WM918 or WM986,, W5000-series, W3365, W986 or W918. If more than one machine is used the wash cyces must be run on different machines in order to prevent effects caused by specific differences between the washing machines, however the same machine mode has to be used for the same test. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

2.2 Wash programmes Ceaning program Reference machine Domestic machine Wash programme for cotton at 60 C. Wash with reference detergent without beach: 19 g IEC-A*/kg. Wash programme for cotton in accordance with EN 60456:2005, Annex A, tabe A2 with the foowing modifications: The washing temperature sha be max. 40 C and the washing time is 30 minutes. Wash programme for a norma cotton wash at 40 C. 3 Water quaity Water with a hardness of 5.5 dh ± 0.5 equivaent to 1.0 mmo CaCO 3 / is to be used. The temperature shoud be 15 C ± 2 and ph must be 7-9. 4 Materias The fronts of the test strip must be marked before washing. Test materias must be handed and stored in accordance with the manufacturer s recommendations. Test materias from the same batch must be used in a washes (this is particuary important for test strips). 4.1 Laundry The aundry oad comprises: test strips (see Section 4.2), artificia sois (see Section 4.2), two sheets, six piowcases and sufficient towes and contro strips Wfk 11A (test products ony) to make up a 4.5 kg oad of washing. In order to fi up a machine with 3.5 kg oad 2 sheets, 3 piowcases and sufficient towes have to be used in order to account for 3.5 kg oad. The baast (sheets, piowcases and towes) must be handed in accordance with EN 60456, Section 6. 4.2 Test strips and contro strips The ceaning effect is determined by using test strips comprising sampes of soied standard texties. Test strips have to be standardized of the types sod by WfK, Empa, CFT or simiar companies. This means that the soi strips have good sensitivity, a wide measuring area and are reproducibe. It must be proven if soi strips are not used from Empa, WfK or CFT. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Standard cotton 100 % pure cotton, beached (Tristimuus Y>85) Weave pain 1/1 Weight (ISO 12127) 170 ± 10 g/m 2 Thread count Warp Weft Yarn count (ISO 2060) Warp Weft Standard poyester/cotton 7 ± 2 threads/cm 7 ± 2 threads/cm 29.5 ± 1 Tex 29.5 ± 1 Tex Poyester/cotton 65/35, heat treated, beached (Tristimuus Y>85) Weave pain 1/1 Weight (ISO 12127) 170 ± 10 g/m 2 Thread count Warp Weft Yarn count (ISO 2060) Warp Weft 7 ± 2 threads/cm 7 ± 2 threads/cm 29.5 ± 1 Tex 29.5 ± 1 Tex Each of the soi strips measures 100x100 mm ± 5 mm and they are stitched together so that they make a fu test strip. Four whoe test strips must be incuded in each wash, each stitched onto the ong side of a towe. At east four different soi strips must be seected with reevant reasons given for the choice of sois. If a product is caimed to remove specific type s of sois, then these must be incuded in the test - irrespective of number. Artificia baast sois (added to each wash): To gain information on the anti-depositing capacity of the detergent during the test and its easticity to soi aundry, artificia sois are added. This represents the type (sebum, pigment, grease, protein, starch, sats etc.) and quantity (tota 40 g) of sois that are generay found in normay soied aundry. It must be added to each wash cyce eveny distributed in the washing drum. Ready mixed sois are avaiabe from WfK (wfk SBL2004), consisting of a mixture of sebum, pigment and greasy sois, proteins and starch and sats on cotton. In this case 4 pieces of wfk SBL2004 anaogous to 32 gram of sois have to be added to a Wascator and 3 pieces of wfk SBL2004 equivaent to 24 grams of soiing to a Miee. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

4.3 The reference detergent Reference detergent, IEC-A*, consists of the foowing standard EN 60456:2005 appendix F: Linear sodium aky benzene suphonate 8.8% Ethoxyated fatty acoho C12-18 (7 EO) 4.7% Sodium soap 3.2% Anti foam DC2-4248S 3.9% Sodium auminium siicate zeoote 4A 28.3% Sodium carbonates 11.6% Sodium sat of a copoymer from acryic and maeic acid (Sokaan CP5) 2.4% Sodium siicate 3.0% Carboxymethyceuose 1.2% Phosphonate, Dequest 2066 2.8% Optica brightener 0.2% Sodium suphate 6.5% Enzyme, protease 0.4% Tota Base Powder 77% Perborate 20% TAED 3.0% The reference detergent, IEC-A*, is deivered in three separate parts consisting of the basic powder, perborate and TAED. If the function reates to a detergent containing a beaching agent, the reference detergent s basic powder must be added perborate and TAED in the described quantity (quantity is given in the paragraph beow). Detergents not containing beaching agents are tested against the reference detergent basic powder without the addition of perborate and TAED, see paragraph beow. Dosage for the reference detergent Reference washing machine (4.5 kg oad) Reference detergent with beaching agent (basic powder added perborate and TAED) consisting of: 86.7 g IEC-A* (basic powder), 22.5 g perborate and 3.3 g TAED. Reference detergent without beaching agent: 85.5 g IEC-A* (basic powder) Domestic machine (3.5 kg oad) Reference detergent with beaching agent (basic powder added perborate and TAED) consisting of: 67.5 g IEC-A* (basic powder), 17.5 g perborate and 2.6 g TAED. Reference detergent without beaching agent: 66.5 g IEC-A* (basic powder). 4.4 Samping The manufacturer must ensure that the sampes of the test product are seected in a representative way, in other words the product must be seected/purchased from three different batches and mixed to produce a representative sampe. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

4.5 Test detergent The test detergents consist of a reference detergent with a stain removers added. The stain removers may be appied directy onto the textie, in the drum, in the soap tray, combinations thereof or in some other equivaent way. The reference detergent is dosed as described in Section 4.3, the stain removers is dosed in accordance with the dosage instructions provided on the product. If the product performs severa functions, the test must be conducted on the primary function and on the function with the owest dosage. 5 Procedure 5.1 Wash The reference detergent and test detergents are tested in the foowing order: First the test product and then the reference product (5 wash cyces). A ceaning programme is run after each wash cyce. Ceaning effect Washes are performed with the test detergent and reference detergent. The wash cyces are run at east five times with each detergent using new test strips each time. Washes with the test detergent and reference detergent are performed five times each. 5.2 After treatment After washing the test strips and contro strips must be dried by pressing them at a temperature of between 130 C and 150 C. Press between two ayers of materias to prevent the test strips or the contro strip from becoming shiny or miscooured. The oad is tumbe-dried after each wash. 6 Evauation The refectance of the washed test strips, equivaent to the measured resut Y in the CIE system, is measured after washing using a coorimeter or spectro photometer with the foowing instrument settings: D-65, 10 Observer, Tristimuus Y vaue. Prior to each measurement the instrument must be caibrated in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions. Measurements must be taken on the front of the test strip (as marked, cf. the beginning of Section 4). Measurements are performed by pacing the test strips on top of each other in four ayers and measuring each soi in at east three paces. When using an instrument with a measurement opening of 20 mm diameter, four measurements must be taken (EN 60456: 2005, Section 8.3.4, figure 2). The mean vaue (Y) for the above measurements is taken for each test strip, in other words for each soi type attached to the test strip. In this case, with a measurement opening of 20 mm in diameter, Y is the average of four measurements per test strip per soi type. The mean vaue must be specified to one decima pace. The normaised wash resut is achieved by subtracting the resut for water from both the reference product and the test product. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

The foowing tabe provides an exampe of how the test resuts can be presented. The figures in the tabe are an average of the four measurements registered with a 20 mm measuring instrument. Detergent Reference detergent (r) Wash cyce 1 2 3 4 5 Lipstick 41.6 41.2 42.3 40.0 41.4 Motor oi/ Pigment 46.0 46.8 47.5 45.3 46.2 Tea Chocoate Oive oi Cocoa 55.2 56.0 56.2 54.3 54.1 67.0 68.1 67.9 66.9 67.4 38.0 37.5 38.3 37.3 38.5 56.0 55.5 56.4 55.7 56.1 Mean vaue (Y r ) 41.3 46.4 55.2 67.5 37.9 55.9 Test detergent (t) 1 2 3 4 5 42.8 48.3 47.1 45.9 46.1 61.2 63.9 66.8 64.7 62.9 61.4 60.4 62.3 62.0 61.8 68.0 68.6 69.5 67.9 69.4 42.2 40.5 44.2 41.9 42.7 57.6 58.2 60.1 58.3 58.9 Mean vaue (Y t ) 46.0 63.9 61.6 68.7 42.3 58.6 rmaised resut 134% 236% 140% 113% 127% 119% 7 Limit vaues The product wi be considered to have a satisfactory performance at 40 C if it achieves the foowing resuts: The normaised ceaning effect must be greater than 110% for each soi type compared to the reference detergent. 8 Report The test report must contain the foowing: References to this appendix The washing machine used for testing Wash programmes Water quaity and hardness and the reason for choice of water hardness The dosage of the reference detergent Description of the test product Dosage of test product Opening diameter of measuring instrument when measuring refectance Number of measuring points Evauation in accordance with the exampe in Section 6 or in a comparabe way Limit vaues according to the requirement in R17 in the criteria document or Section 7 of this appendix or a comparabe method Any deviation from the specified standards and/or this appendix must be stated and expained rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Appendix 6D Stain removers used without subsequent washing This test may be used for stain removers where the textie is not subsequenty washed in a washing machine. In other words, the test is used on products that are appied directy to texties such as carpets, furniture uphostery or the ike to remove stains. Contents 1 Summary of the function test 2 Materias 3 Procedure 4 Assessment 5 Limit vaues 6 Report 1 Summary of the performance test The procedure in this test description is divided into two different methods: One is inspired by the performance test for dishwashing detergents (visua evauation); the second is inspired by the test of the performance test of stain removers with subsequent washing (mechanica evauation). In the case of the method invoving visua evauation (cf. rdic Ecoabeing s criteria for ecoabeing of dishwashing detergents), the principes in the test are that the reevant texties are soied and then ceaned in accordance with the instructions for use provided on the product. The ceaned texties are then compared with the unsoied sampes and the degree of ceanness is evauated visuay using a predetermined scae. In the case of the method using mechanica evauation (cf. Section A of the appendix) the principes in the test are that the reevant texties are soied and then ceaned in accordance with the instructions for use provided on the product. The refectance of the ceaned texties is then measured on a coorimeter or spectrophotometer and compared with mea-surements taken on unsoied texties. The product must pass the performance test for a soi types that the product is caimed to be effective on. If the product makes no caims as regards particuar types of sois, at east four different soi types must be tested and reevant reason for the choice of soi types must be stated. If no proposas for soi types are made, the foowing may be used: red wine, tea, oive oi and cocoa. Pease note however that the soi must be on the reevant textie(s). 2 Materias If the product can be used on severa different types of texties, then it must be tested on sampes of a types, e.g. carpet, curtains, furniture uphostery fabric etc. The size of the textie must be at east 100x100 mm. Tests must be conducted on three paraes. Simiary tests must be conducted using a soi types on which the product can be used. If standardised soi strips are avaiabe, these may be used, provided that the textie is equivaent to the areas of use stated on the product. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

3 Procedure Tests are to be conducted ony in accordance with one of the described procedures. 3.1 Method using visua evauation Each of the reevant texties (three paraes) is soied with each of the soi types on which the product is caimed to be effective. Three paraes must be conducted on each soi type and each textie. If no specific types of sois are specified on the product at east four different soi types must be tested and the reevant reasons for the choice of sois must be stated. In the absence of suggestions for sois the foowing may be used without further justifi-cation: red wine, tea, oive oi and cocoa. The textie swatches are soied with a quantity of sois equivaent to 0.2 m/cm 2, after which the textie is eft for at east 5 minutes. The textie is ceaned with the test product in accordance with the instructions for use provided on the product. The ceanness of the textie swatches is assessed visuay on a scae from 0-5 where 0 is not cean and 5 is entirey cean, using an unsoied swatch as a reference. 3.2 Method using mechanica evauation Each of the reevant textie swatches (three paraes) is soied with each of the soi types stated on the product. Three paraes must be conducted of each soi type. If no specific types of sois are specified on the product at east four different soi types must be tested and the reevant reasons for the choice of sois must be stated. In the absence of suggestions for sois the foowing may be used without further justification: red wine, tea, oive oi and cocoa. The textie swatches are soied with a quantity of sois equivaent to 0.2 m/cm 2, after which the textie is eft for at east 5 minutes. The textie is ceaned with the product in accordance with the instructions for use provided on the product. The refectance of the textie swatches is measured (five measuring points on each) and compared with measuring points on unsoied textie swatches (five measuring points). 4 Evauation The test resuts must be evauated ony in accordance with the reevant procedure. 4.1 Visua evauation of ceanness The ceanness of the textie swatches is evauated visuay on a scae from 0-5 where 0 is not cean and 5 is entirey cean, using an unsoied textie swatch as a reference. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

The evauation scae is as foows: 5 residua sois 4 1 to 4 sma stains, in tota ess than 1% of the area of the textie swatch 3 5 to 10 sma stains, in tota ess than 1% of the area of the textie swatch 2 >10 sma stains, in tota ess than or equa to 10% of the area of the textie swatch 1 a tota of more than 10% of the area of the textie swatch but ess than 40% of the area of the textie swatch 0 >40% of the area of the textie swatch is soied The tabe beow provides an exampe of how the test resuts might be presented. Textie Parae Red wine Tea Oive oi Cocoa Carpet 1 2 3 4 4 5 Tota 13 14 10 11 Furniture fabric 1 2 3 5 5 5 Tota 15 14 11 13 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4.2 Mechanica evauation of ceanness The refectance of the ceaned textie swatches, equivaent to the measurement resut Y in the CIE system, is measured after ceaning using a coorimeter or a spectrophotometer. The mean vaue (Y) of the aforementioned measurements is taken for each textie swatch. The mean vaue is specified to one decima point. The mean vaue of the soied texties is compared with the mean vaue of the unsoied texties swatches. The tabes beow provide an exampe of how the test resuts might be presented. The figures in the tabes are averages of the four measurements taken with a 20 mm measurement instrument. Textie Measurement Red wine Tea Oive oi Cocoa Reference. carpet (unsoied) 1 2 3 4 5 80.6 81.5 79.9 80.3 81.0 Mean vaue (Y r ) 80.7 Carpet 1 2 3 4 5 67.9 68.4 66.2 68.3 67.6 75.6 76.3 77.0 77.2 75.8 72.6 71.4 73.9 74.0 72.8 66.6 67.8 67.9 66.1 66.0 Mean vaue (Y t ) 67.7 76.4 72.9 66.9 Resut for carpet 84% 95% 90% 83% rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Textie Measurement Red wine Tea Oive oi Cocoa Reference, furniture fabric (unsoied) 1 2 3 4 5 90.3 89.6 91.0 89.3 90.2 Mean vaue (Y r ) 90.1 Furniture fabric 1 2 3 4 5 75.3 74.2 74.0 73.8 75.0 81.3 80.9 82.6 81.7 80.6 83.9 84.2 85.1 82.0 83.4 72.6 73.4 73.0 74.2 72.9 Mean vaue (Y t ) 74.5 81.4 83.7 73.2 Resut for furniture fabric 83% 90% 93% 81% 5 Limit vaues The test resuts need fufi ony the imit vaues for the reevant evauation. 5.1 Limit vaues for visua evauation The performance of the stain removers wi be considered to be satisfactory if the foowing imit vaues are met: The resuting tota must be at east 10 for each textie within each soi type. individua resut may ie beow a score of 2. 5.2 Limit vaues for mechanica evauation The performance of the stain removers wi be considered to be satisfactory if the foowing imit vaues are met: Y for the ceaned textie must be at east 80% in reation to the unsoied textie for each textie and soi type. 6 Report The test report must contain the foowing: References to this appendix Description of the test product Dosage of the test product If reevant: Measurement opening on the measuring instrument when measuring refectance Number of measuring points Evauation in reation to the exampe in Section 4 or an equivaent method Limit vaues in reation to requirement R17 of the criteria or Section 5 of this appendix or specified in some equivaent way Any deviation from the specified standards and/or this appendix must be specified and the reasons given rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Appendix 7 Preconditions for exemptions from re-testing the performance requirements in accordance with Appendix 6 1) In the event of changes to the composition of the product during the period of vaidity of the icence or in connection with new appications or the extension of a icence for a formuation which is identica or virtuay identica to a product for which the appicant aready hods a icence: The appicant must provide thorough detais of a) differences in the formuations b) why the performance of the new products is considered to be equa to the comparative product c) why an exemption from a compete test is justified 2) If a test is to be performed, the appicant may choose between testing against a standard reference product (see Appendix 6A-6C) or against the comparative product (the originay icensed product): a) If testing is against a standard reference product, the new formuation must meet the requirements specified in the reevant appendix (Appendix 6) b) If the test is against the origina product, the test must show that the new formua is at east as good as the origina formua, in other words Y must be equa to or ess than 0 for a soi types. Y is defined as: Y = Yo Yn, where Yo is Y of the origina product, and Yn is Y of the new formuation of the product 3) If the cooursafe detergent has been tested according to the performance requirements specified in criteria version 5.1 or ater (product tested at 40 C against the reference product tested at 40 C ) and have the same formuation/recipe as in the performance test for version 5.1, the appicant may perform a comparative in-house testing (even if the aboratory does not fufi the requirement for test aboratories in appendix 1B) of the product at 30 C and 40 C against the reference detergent tested at 40 C in order to document that the performance is met at 30 C. This test must be conducted according to the performance test protoco as described in Appendix 6. rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7

Appendix 8 Marketing of rdic Ecoabeed aundry detergents and stain removers We hereby certify that we are we acquainted with the reguations governing the use of the rdic Ecoabe, as detaied in Reguations for the rdic Ecoabeing of products 22 June 2011 or ater versions. We agree to foow these reguations when marketing the rdic Ecoabeed products. Further, we confirm that we are famiiar with the criteria document regarding the rdic Ecoabeing of aundry detergents and stain removers. We undertake to advise those individuas within the company invoved in marketing the rdic Ecoabeed products of the criteria for rdic Ecoabeing of aundry detergents and stain removers and Reguations for the rdic Ecoabeing of products 22 June 2011 or ater versions. Date and pace Company Signature, responsibe person Carification of name Phone Signature, marketing director Carification of name Phone In case of a change in personne, a new decaration must be submitted to rdic Ecoabeing rdic Ecoabeing of Laundry detergents and stain removers 7.7