Terms and Conditions

BACUP SHOE DIRECT LIMITED (REGISTRATION NUMBER 07870144)
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE

Definitions

 

In these conditions:

 

  • “the Company” means Bacup Shoe Direct Limited, Athertonholme Mill,

      Railway Street, Stacksteads, Bacup, Lancashire OL13 0LS;

  • “the Supplier” means the person, firm or company to whom the Order is addressed;
  • “the Customer” means the person, firm or company to whom the Order is to be resold to by the Company;
  • “the Goods” means the article, raw materials or any of them supplied by the

      Supplier to the Company pursuant to the Order;

  • “the Order” means a purchase order in respect of Goods issued by the Company to

      the Supplier and transmitted via an electronic data interchange link between the

      Company and the Supplier (EDI) or sent on the Company’s official purchase order

      form (unless an oral ordering procedure has previously been agreed in writing by

      the Company), together with all other documents referred to therein;

  • “loss means all losses, costs and expenses including without limitation loss of

      profit whether actual or contingent.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Application

 

 

These Conditions shall apply to and be incorporated in the contract between the Supplier and the Company for the supply of the Goods and shall be in substitution for any oral arrangements made between the Company and the Supplier and shall prevail over any inconsistent terms or conditions contained in or referred to in the Supplier’s quotation or any delivery note, consignment note, acceptance of order or correspondence or elsewhere agreed by trade custom or practice of course of dealing and no addition to or variation of or exclusion or attempted exclusion of the Order and/or these Conditions or any of them shall be binding upon the Company unless specifically agreed in writing and signed by a duly authorised representative of the Company. Only a Board Director of Bacup Shoe Direct Limited and the Company Secretary are authorised to alter or vary those conditions and may do so only in writing and the Supplier in accepting an order agrees that this is the only means by which a variation of these conditions and Orders made pursuant to them can be made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acceptance of Order

 

All orders will be placed with the Supplier by Bacup Shoe Direct Limited subject to these conditions. The Supplier’s execution or commencement of work or commencement of delivery pursuant to an order constitutes acceptance of an order upon these terms by the Supplier. The acceptance of an order is limited to and conditional upon acceptance by the Supplier of these conditions.

 

 

Purchase Orders

 

The Supplier shall sell Goods to the Company only pursuant to the Order.

 

 

Sale or Return Goods

 

If the Company requests in the Order that the Goods be supplied for sale or return, then such supplies shall be made on the following terms:

 

  • Such Goods will following delivery be available for sale by the Company for a period previously agreed by the parties;
  • Any such Goods not sold in this period will at the Supplier’s expense be packed and returned to the Supplier. The Supplier will invoice the Company for a sum equal to the total Price of such Goods sold by the Company and, to the extent that the expense of packing and returning such Goods is borne by the Company, the Company shall be entitled to set off against such invoiced sum an amount equal to such expense;
  • Risk in Goods supplied for sale or return shall pass to the Company on delivery thereof. Risk in any such Goods returned to the Supplier shall revert to the Supplier on leaving the Company’s premises;
  • Title to Goods supplied for sale or return shall remain with the Supplier until such time they are sold by the Company or are paid for by the Company.

 

 

Documentary Requirements

 

The Supplier shall comply with all documentary requirements and administrative procedures issued by the Company from time to time. In particular, the Supplier shall quote the Supplier number, the Order number, and the Company product number on all invoices, delivery, packing and advice notes as well as on any other correspondence relating to the order.

 

 

 

 

 

Conditions

 

The following provisions shall be conditions of the Order:

  • When delivered to the Company’s distribution centre at Athertonholme Mill, Railway Street, Stacksteads, Bacup, Lancashire, England the Goods must:

 

  • be of satisfactory quality, fit for their normal purpose (or any particular purpose made known to the Supplier by the Company) and free from any defects;
  • meet the specifications as to quantity, quality standards and description referred to in the Order or any other written specification supplied by the Company and to the extent not inconsistent therewith on any invoice relating thereto and on any wrapper(s), container(s) or other packaging of the Goods;
  • Where any sample of the Goods (or the related packaging or labelling) is supplied

       to and approved by the Company, the Goods (and the related packaging or   

       labelling) shall correspond in every respect to the approved sample; and

  • The Goods (and there packaging and labelling) will comply in each and every respect with all relevant legal or other Company requirements (including any applicable British Standard and origin marking requirement of the United Kingdom, European Union and of any other country into which they are imported or delivered pursuant to the Order which has been notified in writing by the Company to the Supplier prior to the date of the Order); and
  • Any instructions or recommendations relating to the handling, use, storage, life expectancy and durability of the Goods, whether express or implied, shall comply with all relevant statutory or other legal requirements for the time being in force and shall be complete and accurate and enable the goods to be sold, used, stored and retained safely and without any deterioration in their nature, substance or quality.

 

 

Supplier Factory

 

  • The Supplier will use only factories to produce the Goods which have been specifically nominated and agreed by the Company in writing at the time the Order was placed by the Company with the Supplier.
  • The Supplier will produce and supply the Goods to the Company at the pre-agreed factories at a pre-agreed price, stated at the time when the Order was placed by the Company.
  • The Supplier will pay a $50,000 fine for every individual violation of (a) and (b) above.
 
Inspection, Quality Control and Company Assistance

 

In order to ensure that the Goods will comply with all relevant legal or other Company requirements (including in particular applicable safety regulations and any applicable British Standard) the Supplier shall:

 

  • At the request of the Company and at the Supplier’s own expense submit samples of the Goods for testing by the Company against the Company’s applicable written product specification; and
  • Allow the Company, its employees and agents after reasonable notice, unrestricted access to the Supplier’s premises to inspect the Supplier’s processes of manufacture and or assembly of the Goods or to review results or relating Quality Control tests and to remove samples of the Goods for testing (at the Supplier’s expenses) by the Company or by an independent body specified by the Company and in the case of the Supplier who sub-contracts works to procure similar arrangements are made to allow the Company to do the same in respect of the sub-contractor’s premises and processes and
  • At its own expenses make all necessary changes to its processes of manufacture and/or assembly as the Company or the independent body may require as a result of testing described in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above and
  • Pay the Company for any such services and related expenses, provided by the Company to the Supplier or its sub-contractors, as:

 

  • The provision of Company personnel to provide technical assistance in the bulk production of the Goods on Order; or
  • The provision of Company personnel to provide quality control assistance in the bulk production of the Goods on Order; or
  • Hire charges for the provision of Company plant, machinery or moulds to be used in the bulk production of Goods on Order;
  • The cost to the Company of repairing or re-modifying any plant, machinery or moulds hired-out by the Company to the Supplier, as in (iii) above, such that the state and condition of the plant, machinery or moulds is the same as when first provided to the Supplier or its sub-contractor.

 

The Company reserves the right to suspend, vary or cancel the Order if as a result of such inspection or testing the Company requires implementation of the changes referred to herein under the clause entitled “Inspection and Quality Control” above.

 

 

 

 

 

Use of Restricted Substances

 

The Supplier will ensure that all Goods do not contain any of the substances stated on pages 1 to 17 at Appendix 1. If the Goods supplied do contain such substances then the Supplier agrees to fully indemnify the Company of any resulting customer fines plus expenses incurred as a result of this violation. Each page at Appendix 1 will be initialled by the Supplier.

 
Company Assets

 

On the request of a director of Bacup Shoe Direct Limited, the Supplier shall return to the Company, within a period of 14 days, any assets (including, moulds, mould plates, knives and machines) owned by the Company and made available to the Supplier or its sub-contractor. Failure to do so will deem that the Supplier has agreed to purchase the assets at their market value and will become liable to the Company for payment of such monies immediately.

 

Rejection of Orders

 

The Company shall notify the Supplier in writing (“the Notice”) of any Goods it may reject for return to the Supplier or of failure by the Supplier to deliver any Goods and shall be under no liability to pay for such Goods. The Notice shall constitute authority for the full recovery of the amount in respect of rejected Goods specified in the Order together with the costs incurred for their return and all loss and expense incurred by the Company as a result, direct or indirect, of their rejection or non-delivery. The recovery will be by means of:

  • deduction from any sums due to the Supplier; and/or
  • invoicing the Supplier for payment of the amount.

 

Rejected or returned Goods will be returned only when there has been a deduction of the full amount due from any sums due to the Supplier or when the Supplier has paid in full the invoice(s) for the returned Goods.

 

Any claim by the Supplier against the Company in relation to the rejected Goods must be received by the Company within two weeks of the relevant notice being issued and time is of the essence in this regard.

 

Title to the rejected Goods shall revert to the Supplier only when the Company has recovered in full the Price of the Goods.

 

The Company will not accept any repaired or replacement Goods without prior written authorisation to the Supplier.

 

Time stipulated for delivery of the Goods is of the essence of the performance by the Supplier of the Order.

 

Proof of delivery shall be established only by the signature of an employee of the Company through an official stamp of the Company on a delivery or advice note clearly detailing the Goods and the quantity thereof delivered.

 

Failure by the Supplier to deliver the Goods by the due date (or, where no date is stated, by such date as the Company may consider reasonable) shall give the Company the right to cancel or vary the whole or any uncompleted part of the Order, to purchase substitute items elsewhere, and to recover from the Supplier any loss or additional costs incurred.

 

If any delivery pursuant to the Order, or where the Goods are to be delivered in instalment, any instalment is made or delivered incomplete, the Company reserves the right (without prejudice to any of its other rights) top accept or reject all or part of the Goods so delivered and to cancel or vary the balance of the Order.

 

Any delivery note or advice note accompanying a delivery which is signed by the Company on or after delivery is simply an acknowledgement of delivery and shall not constitute an acceptance by the Company that the Goods comply with these Conditions or any of them.

 

The Supplier should not be liable for any delay or failure to supply goods arising from circumstances beyond its control (e.g. natural disasters, state embargo but not industrial dispute) on condition that it notifies the Company of such circumstances promptly and offers to supply on the same terms when such circumstances have passed. It does not entitle the Supplier to deliver late or amend the order but would not hold the Supplier liable for loss of profit due to non-delivery.

 

 

Surplus Products or Rejected/Returned Goods

 

If any surplus products or rejected/returned Goods are manufactured by the Supplier to the Company’s specifications and marked with any of the Company’s trade names or trade marks (whether or not registered) are not delivered to the Company (being surplus to requirements or otherwise) or are rejected for any reason by the Company, then such surplus products or rejected/returned Goods may not be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Supplier without the permission in writing of a director of the Company.

 
 
 
Customer Contact by the Supplier

 

Under no circumstances may the Supplier contact the Customer with a view to displaying, sampling, supplying or facilitating the Customer with any footwear product in a period of less than twelve months after the fulfilment of all outstanding Orders from the Company to the Supplier on behalf of the Customer.

 

Supervening Events

 

In the event that any legal or regularity requirement changes or varies the terms of implementation of the Order, or affects the agreed price of the Goods concerned, the Company reserves the right to cancel or amend the Order accordingly without prejudice to the Company’s rights and interests in Goods already delivered and accepted.

 

Title

 

Save in relation to Goods sold pursuant to that clause herein entitled Sale or Return Goods, title to and risk in any Goods shall not pass from the Supplier to the Company until the earlier of:

 

  • Actual delivery of the Goods to the Company’s distribution centre at Athertonholme Mill, Railway Street, Stacksteads, Bacup, Lancashire and not to any carrier or in the case of Goods ordered on carriage forward terms or free on board until actual delivery to a carrier authorised in writing by the Company; or
  • Payment for the Goods by the Company to the Supplier.
 
Termination

 

Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies to which the Company may be entitled it may terminate the Order forthwith and without liability in the event that:

 

  • The Supplier makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors or commits an act of bankruptcy or if a receiving order is made against him or being a company an order is made or a resolution is passed for the winding up of the Supplier or the Supplier has a receiver or administrator appointed of the whole or part of its assets or undertaking or circumstances arise which entitle the Court or a creditor to appoint a receiver or manager or which entitle the Court to make a winding up or administration order or if the Supplier takes or suffers any similar or analogous action consequence of debt; or
  • The Supplier commits any breach of this or any contract between the Supplier and the Company.

 

Information

 

All specifications, drawings, sketches, models, samples, tools, designs, technical information or data or other proprietary information, written oral or otherwise furnished to the Supplier by the Company or on its behalf shall remain the property of the Company and shall be returned promptly to the Company (together with all copies) at the Company’s request. Such information shall be treated as strictly confidential, shall be kept safely and shall not be used or disclosed by the Supplier except strictly as required in the course of performance of any Order.

 

Waiver

 

Failure on the part of the Company to exercise or enforce any rights under the contract for the supply of the Goods or at law shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any such right nor operate so as to bar its exercise or enforcement at any future time or times.

 

Intellectual Property

 

Where the Supplier prepares or has prepared on the Company’s behalf or at the Company’s request any drawings, information, designs, specifications, formulae, tooling, labels, models, samples, photographs or other material whatsoever (“Material”) the Supplier agrees that all intellectual and industrial property rights whatsoever existing in the Material including copyright, registered and unregistered design rights, trade mark rights and patent rights shall vest in the Company and the Supplier hereby assigns to the Company all such rights (whether presently existing or to be created in the future) to the full extent to which the Supplier is able. The Supplier further agrees to execute all documents and to do any other act reasonably necessary for further assuring the Company’s title to such rights in the Material. Where the Supplier engages the assistance of third parties in preparing the Material for the Company it shall ensure that such third parties also assign any such intellectual or industrial property rights to the Company upon request and the Supplier shall indemnify and hold the Company harmless for any loss or damage whatsoever suffered by the Company due to any failure by the Supplier to obtain such assignment.

 

 

 

Product Design Rights

 

At all times the Company shall have exclusive use of any product design rights attached to the Goods. The Supplier will not make any use of such product design rights without the specific written instruction of a Director of the Company. In the event that the Supplier does not comply with this condition, the Supplier agrees to pay the Company $50,000 for each violation within seven days of its occurrence.

 

Supply of Footwear to the United Kingdom Retail Market by the Supplier

 

The Supplier or the departmental division of the Supplier which trades, has traded or is planning to trade with the Company, agrees to exclusively supply footwear and footwear-related products into the United Kingdom via the Company. In the event that the Supplier does not comply with this condition, the Supplier agrees to pay the Company $50,000 for each violation within seven days of its occurrence.

 

Safety or Foreign Object Hazards

 

The Supplier is responsible for ensuring that there are adequate protection systems in place within the Supplier’s manufacturing/packaging process environment, and they can demonstate “due diligence” in ensuring the safety of the Supplier’s employees, the Company’s employees and the Company’s customers; their employees and their customers.

 

The Supplier agrees to keep documented and traceable records for the issuing and the recovery of knives and other similar hazardous objects.

 

A “hazardous object” is defined as anything that could potentially cause damage or injury to an unsuspecting person or their property, and should not have been contained within or connected to the Company’s product or its respective packaging.

 

A “foreign object” may not be hazardous by its very nature, but could cause concern, worry or distress to the finder of them, and should not have been contained within or connected to the Company’s product or its respective packaging.

 

The Supplier will indemnify the Company against all claims made against the Company by its customers following the discovery of a knife, knife blade or similar hazardous/foreign object, originating from any part of the supply chain prior to delivery to the Company.

 

 

Take-off-Sales

 

The Supplier agrees to inform the Company of known product defects/failures, as soon as they have been discovered.

 

The Supplier agrees to indemnify the Company against any claim made against the Company by its customers following the removal or “take-off-sale” of Supplier products due to product defects/failures.

 

Governing Law

 

This agreement shall be construed according to the laws of England or China and the parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of England or China respectively, at the discretion of the Company.

 

Non-Assignment

 

Neither the rights nor the obligations of the Supplier under these Conditions may be assigned, transferred, sub-contracted or otherwise disposed of, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE STANDARDS

Substance

Page

 

Substance

Page

Azo Dyes

2

 

Azo Dyes

13

Dyes - Carcinogenic

2

 

Disperse Dyes - Allergenic

13

Chrome(VI)

2

 

Dye Carriers

13

Volatile Organic Compounds and Solvents (VOCs / VOSs)

2

 

Dyes - Carcinogenic

13

Formaldehyde

2

 

Alkyl phenols– APs, APEOs, NP and NPEO

14

Alkyl phenols– APs, APEOs, NP and NPEO

3

 

Benzene

14

PCP and other Phenols

3

 

PCP and other Phenols

14

Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs)

3

 

Volatile Organic Compounds and Solvents (VOCs / VOSs)

14

Biocide Finishes

4

 

Biocide Finishes

15

Organotins

4

 

Organotins

15

Triclosan

4

 

Triclosan

15

PFOA

4

 

Formaldehyde

15

PFOS

4

 

PFOA

16

Phthalates

6

 

PFOS

16

PVC

6

 

Toxic Heavy Metals

16

Toxic Heavy Metals

6

 

Phthalates

16

Pesticides and Insecticides

7

 

Cadmium

17

Dimethyl Fumarate (DMFu)

7

 

Dimethyl

17

Alkyl phenols– APs, APEOs, NP and NPEO

8

 

Fumarate (DMFu)

17

 

Benzene

8

 

PVC

17

Volatile Organic Compounds and Solvents (VOCs / VOSs)

8

 

Pesticides and Insecti-cides

17

Organotins

8

 

Cadmium

18

Formaldehyde

9

 

Phthalates

18

Phthalates

9

 

PVC

18

PVC

9

 

Toxic Heavy Metals

18

Toxic Heavy Metals

10

 

Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases and HFCs & PFCs

19

Synthetic Musks

10

 

Lead

19

Cadmium

11

 

Nickel

20

Lead

11

 

Toxic Heavy Metals

20

Toxic Heavy Metals

11

 

Cadmium

20

Pesticides & Insecticides

12

 

Lead

20

Woods - allergenic

12

 

 

 

Dimethyl Fumarate (DMFu)

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix 1: Restrictive Substance Standards

 

FOOTWEAR - LEATHER COMPONENTS (page 1 of 5)                                        

RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE STANDARDS

Including - all leather grades and bonded leather.

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Dyes and Colorants

Azo Dyes

Some azos break down forming carcinogenic aromatic amines

Nb Applicable to Azo dyes only and not Azo pigments.

 

N.B. Legislation covers dyes only, pigments excluded, therefore PVC & PU coated leathers do not need to be tested

Carcinogen

Carcinogen

 

Azo Dyes


or


or

 

BS EN ISO 17234

A composite test of 3 components is acceptable

All leather components in direct & prolonged skin contact

All grippable attached leather components & trims.
None Detected

(20ppm (0.002%) acceptable on certain products ~ see Next Policy in Azo dye Information sheet for details)

 

Dyes - Carcinogenic

9 specific dyes known to be carcinogenic

Carcino-gen

Carcino-gen

 

Dyes - Carcinogenic


or

 

 

DIN 54231

All leather components.
None detected

 

Chrome(VI)

Type of chromium. Formed in chrome tanned leathers only.  Toxic, carcinogenic & skin irritant, environment hazard.  High Risk - poorly tanned chrome leathers

Irritant, carcinogen

Toxic, carcinogen

Chrome(VI)


or


or

 

BS EN ISO 17075:2007

All leather components in direct & prolonged skin contact.

All leather components on pram shoes & all grippable attached components on all other children's shoes -

3ppm (0.0003%)

 

Auxiliaries

Volatile Organic Compounds and Solvents (VOCs / VOSs)

Solvents that evaporate at room temp.  Used for spot cleaning, thinners in inks, paints, lacquers and in glues.  Various human hazards, contribute to ozone depletion, and climate change

Irritant

Irritant

Volatile Organic Compounds and Solvents (VOCs / VOSs)

 


or

 

 

 

 

See VOCs/VOSs information sheet for full details of restrictions in use

 

Formaldehyde

Volatile compound used in tanning & finishing (syntans), glues, resins & some surface coatings. Skin & respiratory irritant & carcinogenic.  1All products must comply, not just those in direct skin contact, as Formal.  is volatile & can leach though layers of fabric etc

1Irritant, carcinogen

Irritant, carcinogen

 

Formaldehyde


or 

 

 

EN ISO TS 17226 (free)

All leather components on children’s footwear
Free - 20ppm (0.002%)

 

All leather components on women's & men's footwear

Free - 75 ppm (0.0075%)


 

 

FOOTWEAR - LEATHER COMPONENTS (page 2 of 5)                             

RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE STANDARDS

 

Including - all leather grades and bonded leather.

 

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

 

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

 

Auxiliaries cont.

Alkyl phenols– APs, APEOs, NP and NPEO

Used as detergents, degreasing & emulsifying agents.  Skin irritants & environmental hazard
APs - alkyl phenols / APEOs - alkyl phenol ethoxylates

NP - nonyl phenol / NPEO - nonyl phenol ethoxylate

OP - octyl phenol /                                       OPEO - octyl phenol ethoxylate

Irritant

Irritant

NP & NPEO

OP & OPEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APEO* ~ In house methods based on HPLC-MS and GC-MS

 

* APEO testing will detect NP / NPEO / OP /OPEO in one test

All leather components NP & NPEO, OP & OPEO

~ 1000ppm (0.1%) sum total

 

 

PCP and other Phenols

Fungicides & preservatives to prevent mildew & rot.  Toxic, suspected carcinogen, environmental hazard
PCP - pentachlorophenol
TeCP - tetrachlorophenol
TCP - trichlorophenol

Carcinogen

Toxic, carcinogen

PCP & its salts and esters


or

 

 

BS EN ISO 17070

or

Accelerated KOH extraction

All leather components on footwear (excluding trims)
5ppm (0.0005%)

 

 

TeCP & TCP

 

 

 

All leather components on footwear
Notify Next of use

 

 

Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs)

Softeners in oils & fats used for processing leather.  Environmental hazard, toxic to aquatic animals

 

 

Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs)

 

 

 

All leather components on footwear
1000ppm (0.1%)

weight for weight of component

 

 

(Not to be used in production in substances or preparations in concs.

> 10,000ppm (1%))

 

 


 


FOOTWEAR - LEATHER COMPONENTS (page 3 of 5)                             

RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE STANDARDS

Including - all leather grades and bonded leather.

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Specialist Finishes

Antimicrobial & antiallergy Finishes etc

Biocide Finishes

Anti - allergy/bacterial/fungalmicrobial finishes.  Can contain harmful chemicals
High Risk - shoes

 

Biocide Finishes


or

 

 &

See Test Requirements Table on Biocide Finishes information sheet.  Biocide finishes must be permanently fixed to the product.

 

Organotins

Active ingredient in antimicrobial finishes.  Preservative on skins.  Used in chemicals to stop them going mouldy.  Additives in PVC, PU & silicone coatings.  Toxic, environmental hazardous
TBT - tri-butyl-tin / TPT triphenyltin / TBTO Bis(tributyltin) oxide / DOT di-octyl-tin / DBT - di-butyl-tin / MBT - mono-butyl-tin

Irritant

Irritant, carcinogenic

TBT, TPT, TBTO, DOT, DBT and MBT

or


or

 

In house test methods based on GC-MS (SIM) analysis or ISO 17353

All leather components on all footwear
TBT, TPT, TBTO, DOT, DBT, MBT

1ppm (0.0001%) of each

 

Triclosan

Active ingredient in antimicrobial finishes.  Environmental hazard.
High Risk - non-branded antimicrobials

 

Toxic

Triclosan

 

 

 

Consult Bacup Technologist

All leather components on footwear
None detected

 

Water & Stain Resist Finishes

PFOA

Used in water repellent (fluorocarbon finishes). Environmental pollutant
High Risk - non-branded stain & water resist finishes.  Low Risk - branded finishes
PFOA
– perfluorooctanoic acid

 

 

PFOA


or

&

Solvent extraction & LCMS

All leather footwear with Non-Branded Fluorocarbon Finishes
1ppm (0.0001%)

Branded Finishes
- no need to test (see PFOA info sheet for details)

 

PFOS

Historically used in some fluorocarbon stain & water resist finishes (rarely used now).  Environmental pollutant & suspected carcinogen
High Risk - non branded stain & water resist finishes.  Low Risk - branded finishes
PFOS - perfluorooctane sulphate

 

Carcinogen

PFOS


or

 

&

Solvent extraction & LCMS

- use CEN/TS 15968 once published

All leather footwear with Non-Branded Fluorocarbon Finishes
1ppm (0.0001%)

Branded Finishes - no need to test (see PFOS info sheet for details)

 

All leather footwear
Banned in production in concs. > 50ppm (0.005%)

 

FOOTWEAR - LEATHER COMPONENTS (page 4 of 5)                              

RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE STANDARDS

Including - all leather grades and bonded leather.

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Coated Leathers

Phthalates

Liquids added to plastics to increase flexibility.  Toxic. 

 

High Risk - PVC coated leathers e.g. patent leather or PVC mock leathers. 

Low Risk - PU coated or PU mock leathers.

Toxic

Toxic

 

Phthalates


or


or

 

BS EN 15777

Pram shoes - all plastic coated leather components

i) 1000ppm (0.1%) Sum total of DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIDP, DNOP*

ii) 1000ppm (0.1%) DIBP*


All other plastic coated leather components of all other shoes

iii) 1000ppm (0.1%) of each DEHP, DBP, BBP and DIBP*

 

*weight for weight per component

 

PVC

Used to coat leathers.  Contains hazardous vinyl chloride monomer, cadmium, lead, mercury, organotins & phthalates, released during production, use & disposal.  High Risk - plastic coated leathers

Toxic, carcinogen

Toxic, carcinogen

PVC

 

 

 

Test to identify PVC
- Beilstein test followed by FTIR for confirmation

All PVC coated leather components in footwear


No testing required.  Use alternatives wherever possible.

If PVC is used it must comply with Legislation and Next Policy on Phthalates.

 

Miscellaneous

Toxic Heavy Metals

Various metal elements which are soluble.  Toxic with various negative effects depending on the metal

 

Toxic

 

Toxic Heavy Metals - Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead,
Mercury, Selenium


or


or

 

BS EN 71 part 3

Pram shoes - all leather parts.
All other children's shoes – grippable attached leather components & trims.

Antimony – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Arsenic – 25 ppm (0.0025%)
Barium – 1000 ppm (0.1%)
Cadmium – 75 ppm (0.0075%)
Chromium – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Lead – 90 ppm (0.009%)
Mercury – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Selenium – 500 ppm (0.05%)

 

Chrome Tanned Leather only

Limit values as above except for Chromium

– if Chromium >60ppm test to BS6684 

Chromium 250ppm (0.025%) max.

 

 

FOOTWEAR -  LEATHER COMPONENTS  (page 5 of 5)                           

RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE STANDARDS

Including - all leather grades and bonded leather.

 

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Miscellaneous Cont.

Pesticides and Insecticides

Biologically active substances killing pests and insects on animals & skins.  Toxic, respiratory & skin irritant.  Environmental hazard.  Low Risk - on finished products, washed off during processing

Toxic, carcinogen

Toxic, carcinogen

Pesticides and Insecticides

 

 

 

 

No testing on footwear.  See Pesticides and Insecticides information sheet for further details

 

Bacup Policy - Farmers must follow worldwide legislation on best practice on use & handling.
Legislation - Use & handling covered by numerous laws & international conventions.

 

Dimethyl Fumarate (DMFu)

White crystals often found in small sachets in packaging for leather and textile goods.  Extreme skin & respiratory irritant.

High Risk - leather shoes

Lower Risk - textile shoes

Irritant

Irritant

 

Dimethyl Fumarate (DMFu)

 

 

 

In house test methods based on GC-MS analysis

All footwear

None detected

 

See also Bacup Policy on Silica Gel Sachets

 

 

 

 

FOOTWEAR - PLACEMENT (SCREEN) PRINTS (page 1 of 3)            

RESTRICTED SUSBTANCE STANDARDS

Including - all special effect placement prints e.g. foil, glitter, puff, flock & metallic.  Excluding - continuous / rotary printing (see Textiles Table).

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Where found

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Pigment Prints

Water Based Prints

Plasticol Prints

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Auxiliaries

Alkyl phenols– APs, APEOs, NP and NPEO

Surfactants found in pigment concentrates for discharge and water based printing inks.  Skin irritant & environmental hazard.
APs - alkyl phenols.
APEOs - alkyl phenol ethoxylates (one specific group of APs)
NP
- nonyl phenol / NPEO - nonyl phenol ethoxylate (belong to the APEO group)

 

Irritant

Irritant

NP & NPEO

OP & OPEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

APEO* ~ In house methods based on HPLC-MS and GC-MS

 

* APEO testing will detect NP / NPEO / OP /OPEO in one test

Placement prints on all footwear

 

NP & NPEO, OP & OPEO

~ 1000ppm (0.1%) sum total

 

Benzene

Volatile solvent, not likely to be used directly but could be found as contamination from petrol used for cleaning screens. 
Highly toxic, carcinogenic, skin irritant.  Contributes to air pollution & ozone depletion.

Irritant, carcinogen

Irritant, carcinogen

Benzene


or

 

 

In house test methods based on multiple headspace GC/MS

Placement prints on all footwear
5ppm (0.005%)

 

Volatile Organic Compounds and Solvents (VOCs / VOSs)

Solvents that evaporate at room temp.  Used for ink thinners & screen cleaners.  Various human & environmental hazards.  High Risk - plasticol prints (shorter curing times).  Med Risk - some water based discharge prints.  Low Risk - water based prints (longer curing times & washing off process).
Benzene, toluene, dichloromethane - main solvents used in solvent based inks.

Irritant

Irritant

Volatile Organic Compounds and Solvents (VOCs / VOSs)

 

 

 

See VOCs/VOSs information sheet for full details of restrictions in use.

 

√ or

 

 

In house test methods based on chamber headspace GC/MS – incubation temp. 23°C

Placement prints on all pram shoes.
Total VOCs (C6 to C16) - 500µg/m3 (0.5mg/m3)

Organotins

Used as catalysts especially on flock prints.  Not usually in actual prints, though can be found as contaminants in pigment prints and solvents.  Toxic endocrine disruptors, irritants &  environmental hazard.
TBT - tri-butyl-tin / TPT triphenyltin / TBTO Bis(tributyltin) oxide / DOT di-octyl-tin / DBT - di-butyl-tin / MBT - mono-butyl-tin

Irritant

Irritant, toxic

TBT, TPT, TBTO, DOT, DBT and MBT

√ or

 

 

In house test methods based on GC-MS (SIM) analysis or ISO 17353

Placement prints on all footwear
TBT, TPT, TBTO, DOT, DBT, MBT

1ppm (0.0001%) of each

 

FOOTWEAR - PLACEMENT (SCREEN) PRINTS (page 2 of 3)            

RESTRICTED SUSBTANCE STANDARDS

Including - all special effect placement prints e.g. foil, glitter, puff, flock & metallic.  Excluding - continuous / rotary printing (see Textiles Table).

 

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Where found

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Pigment Prints

Water Based

Plasticol Prints

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Miscellaneous 1

Formaldehyde

Volatile compound used as a cross linking agent in printing.  Skin & respiratory irritant, carcinogenic.
High risk - discharge prints.  Glitter, foil and flock prints (formaldehyde found in adhesives)
Low risk - not usually an issue in water based inks.

Irritant, carcinogen

Irritant, carcinogen

 

Formaldehyde


or

 Accepted for Product Class 1 only

 

BS EN 14184 -
part 1 (free)

† use 2.5g sample

‡ use 1g
sample

 

Placement prints on all pram shoes.

Free† - absorbency value 0.05

 

 

Placement prints in direct and prolonged skin contact on footwear for children 3 years & over (olders).

Free - 20ppm (0.002%)‡

 

 

Placement prints in direct and prolonged skin contact on footwear for women's & men's footwear.

Free - 75ppm (0.0075%)‡

Phthalates

Liquids added to plasticised prints to increase flexibility.  Toxic.

 

Toxic

Toxic

 

Phthalates


or


or

 

BS EN 15777

Placement prints on all pram shoes. 
i) 1000ppm (0.1%) – sum total of DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIDP, DNOP

ii) 1000ppm (0.1%) DIBP

 

 

Placement prints on all other shoes

ii) 1000ppm (0.1%) of each DEHP, DBP, BBP and DIBP

PVC

All plasticol prints used to contain PVC, now gradually being phased out.  Possible to use water based prints instead.  PVC contains many hazardous chemicals which can be released during production, use & disposal.

 

 

Toxic, carcinogen

Toxic, carcinogen

PVC

 

 

 

Test to identify PVC
- Beilstein test followed by FTIR

Placement prints on all footwear
No testing required. 
Placement prints should be PVC free wherever possible. 
If PVC is used it must comply with Legislation and Bacup Policy on Phthalates.

 

 

 

 

FOOTWEAR - PLACEMENT (SCREEN) PRINTS (page 3 of 3)          

RESTRICTED SUSBTANCE STANDARDS

Including - all special effect placement prints e.g. foil, glitter, puff, flock & metallic.  Excluding - continuous / rotary printing (see Textiles Table).

 

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Where found

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Pigment Prints

Water Based

Plasticol Prints

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Miscellaneous 2

Toxic Heavy Metals

Soluble metals.  Toxic with various negative effects depending on the metal.
Found in pigments, inks, metallic, foil and glitter prints.

 

Toxic

 

Toxic Heavy Metals - Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead,
Mercury, Selenium


or


or

 

BS EN 71 part 3

Placement prints on pram shoes.
Antimony – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Arsenic – 25 ppm (0.0025%)
Barium – 1000 ppm (0.1%)
Cadmium – 75 ppm (0.0075%)
Chromium – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Lead – 90 ppm (0.009%)
Mercury – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Selenium – 500 ppm (0.05%)

 

Scented

Synthetic Musks

Scented prints only.  Synthetic scents, replacing natural scent from Musk Deer.  Various hazards to humans & the environment
Natural - musk & ambrette
Synthetic - ambrette, xylene, ketone

Carcinogen

Toxic, carcinogen

Natural Musk, Natural & Synthetic Ambrette, Musk Xylene & Ketone


or

 

&

In house test methods based on GC/MS

All scented placement prints - Natural Musk and Natural Musk Ambrette – none detected.

 

All scented placement prints
Synthetic Musk Ambrette – none detected.
Musk Xylene – 300ppm (0.03%)
Musk Ketone – 420ppm (0.042%)

 

 

 

Specialist Placement Print Effects

Specialist print effects could be printed using any type of printing system (pigment, water or plasticol).  No additional testing is needed for special print effects as testing for each printing system is covered in the tables above.

Glitter prints

Usually polyester.  Adhesives used to attach glitter could be high in formaldehyde.  Toxicity might be an issue.

Metallic prints

Use metallic powder - aluminium and copper.  Toxicity could be an issue.

Foil prints

Could be polyester, viscose or nylon.  Adhesives used to attach glitter could be high in formaldehyde.  Toxicity could also be an issue as well as phthalates.

Flock prints

Could be polyester, viscose or nylon.  Adhesives used to attach glitter could be high in formaldehyde. 

Puff prints

No information.

 

ICE compliance - Dyehouses, laundries and printers who achieve ICE accreditation are exempt from chemical testing. Three levels of certification are available which exempt the supplier from submitting certain paperwork to Bacup ~ click on Ice Compliance for further details.

 

FOOTWEAR - WOOD BASED COMPONENTS (page 1 of 2)                       

RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE STANDARDS

 

Including – Solid woods, bonded wood products and cork; plus paints and surface coatings used on wood 

 

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Paints & surface coatings used on wood

Cadmium

Natural metal that does not rust.

1Highly toxic & suspected carcinogen if leaches out of product when swallowed see Toxic Heavy Metals otherwise hazardous to environment  if total amount in product is too high.  High Risk - Paint, lacquers & polymeric coatings

 

1Toxic, carcinogen

Cadmium

 

 

BS EN 1122 – Test Method B
A composite test of 3 components is acceptable

Surface coatings on woods only (paint, lacquers, enamels, varnishes etc.).

100ppm (0.01%) total cadmium content

 

Lead

Natural metal.  Highly toxic, suspected carcinogen, environmental hazard
High Risk - Paint

 

Toxic, carcinogen

Lead

 

 

 

Lead compounds banned in all surface coatings on woods (paint, lacquers, enamels, varnishes etc.).


Commercial decisions may be made by the Bacup Technologist on products that pass Toxic Heavy Metals testing.

 

Toxic Heavy Metals

Soluble metals.  Toxic with various negative effects depending on the metal
High Risk - wood coated with paints, lacquers or polymeric coatings
Low Risk - uncoated wood

 

Toxic

 

Toxic Heavy Metals


or


or

 

BS EN 71

part 3

Pram shoes - all wooden parts.
All childrens shoes – grippable attached wooden components & trims only

Antimony – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Arsenic – 25 ppm (0.0025%)
Barium – 1000 ppm (0.1%)
Cadmium – 75 ppm (0.0075%)
Chromium – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Lead – 90 ppm (0.009%)
Mercury – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Selenium – 500 ppm (0.05%)

 

All wooden components on Footwear must also comply with Bacup’s Timber Policy

 

FOOTWEAR - WOOD BASED COMPONENTS (page 2 of 2)                       

RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE STANDARDS

Including – Solid woods, bonded wood products and cork; plus paints and surface coatings used on wood

 

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Wood

Pesticides & Insecticides

Biologically active substances killing pests & insects on wood.  Toxic, respiratory & skin irritant.  Environmental hazard. 

Toxic, carcinogen

Toxic, carcinogen

 √

Pesticides and Insecticides

 

 

 

 

No testing on footwear.  See Pesticides and Insecticides information sheet for further details.

 

Woods - allergenic

Woods that can cause skin irritations and allergenic reactions

Irritant

 

 

Woods - allergenic

 

 

 

The woods listed in the table on the Woods - allergenic information sheet, should not be used for footwear in prolonged skin contact.

Nb. The use of these woods may be possible if a suitable durable coating is applied; such as a varnish, lacquer or paint.  Consult your technologist to discuss.

 

Biocides

Dimethyl Fumarate (DMFu)

White crystals often found in small sachets in packaging for leather and textile goods.  Extreme skin & respiratory irritant.

High Risk - leather shoes

Lower Risk - textile shoes

Irritant

Irritant

 

Dimethyl Fumarate (DMFu)

 

 

 

In house test methods based on GC-MS analysis

All footwear

None detected

 

See also Bacup Policy on Silica Gel Sachets

 

All wooden components on Footwear must also comply with Bacup’s Timber Policy

 

 

 

 

FOOTWEAR - TEXTILE COMPONENTS (page 1 of 5)                              

RESTRICTED SUSBTANCE STANDARDS

Including - PVC/PU, mock leathers, borgs, fleeces, faux furs and non-wovens

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Where found

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Cellulosics

Proteins

Synthetics

PVC/PU Fabrics

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Dyes and Colorants

Azo Dyes

Some azos break down forming carcinogenic aromatic amines
High Risk - Brown, black on cotton.  Red/orange on polyester.  Multicoloured prints.  Med Risk - silk, wool, viscose, synthetics

N.B. Legislation covers dyes only, pigments excluded therefore there is no  need to test PVC and PU fabrics

 

Carcinogen

Carcinogen

 

Azo Dyes


or


or

 

EN 14362 Parts 1&2*

A composite test of 3 components is acceptable

 

*use new BS EN 14362 parts 1 & 3 when published

All textile components in direct & prolonged skin contact

All grippable attached textile components & trims.
None Detected

(20ppm (0.002%) acceptable on certain products ~ see Bacup Policy in Azo dye Information sheet for details).

 

Disperse Dyes - Allergenic

Disperse dyes causing skin irritation. 
High risk; synthetic linings in footwear

 

 

 

Irritant

 

 

Disperse Dyes - Allergenic


or

 

 

DIN 54231

All textile components
None detected

 

Dye Carriers

Dyeing auxiliaries for dyeing polyester at low temperatures.  skin irritant, toxic, carcinogenic
High Risk - polyester dyed at low temps, polyester/wool blends

 

 

 

 

Irritant

Toxic, carcinogen

 

Dye Carriers

 

 

 

DIN 54232 (di/tri chlorophenol & toluenes) and in house methods based on GC-MS (OPP etc)

All textile components
None detected

 

Dyes - Carcinogenic

Specific dyes known to be carcinogenic.  Used on all fibre types.

 

Carcinogen

Carcinogen

 

Dyes - Carcinogenic


or

 

 

DIN 54231

All textile components
None detected

 

 

FOOTWEAR - TEXTILE COMPONENTS (page 2 of 5)                               

RESTRICTED SUSBTANCE STANDARDS

Including - PVC/PU, mock leathers, borgs, fleeces, faux furs and non-wovens

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Where found

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Cellulosics

Proteins

Synthetics

PVC/PU Fabrics

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Auxiliaries

Alkyl phenols– APs, APEOs, NP and NPEO

Used as detergents, wetting & emulsifying agents.  Skin irritant & environmental hazard
APs - alkyl phenols / APEOs - alkyl phenol ethoxylates

NP - nonyl phenol / NPEO - nonyl phenol ethoxylate

OP - octyl phenol /                                       OPEO - octyl phenol ethoxylate

High Risk - silks and linens

Low Risk - wools

 

Irritant

Irritant

NP & NPEO

OP & OPEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

APEO* ~ In house methods based on HPLC-MS and GC-MS

 

* APEO testing will detect NP / NPEO / OP /OPEO in one test

All textiles components NP & NPEO, OP & OPEO

~ 1000ppm (0.1%) sum total

 

Benzene

Volatile solvent used as dyeing auxiliary & in printing inks and glues.  Highly toxic, carcinogenic, skin irritant.  Contributes to air pollution & ozone depletion
High Risk - placement prints

 

Irritant, carcinogen

Toxic, carcinogenic

Benzene

 

 

 

In house test methods based on multiple headspace GC/MS

All textile components
5ppm (0.0005%)

 

PCP and other Phenols

Fungicides to prevent mildew & rot, often used on greige fabric.  Rarely used now on textiles.  Toxic, suspected carcinogen, environment hazard
PCP - pentachlorophenol
TeCP - tetrachlorophenol
TCP - trichlorophenol

 

 

 

Carcinogen

Toxic, carcinogen

PCP & its salts and esters


or

 

 

BS EN ISO 17070

or

Accelerated KOH extraction

All textile components
5ppm (0.0005%)

 

TeCP & TCP

 

 

 

All textile components
Notify Bacup of use

 

Volatile Organic Compounds and Solvents (VOCs / VOSs)

Solvents that evaporate at room temp.  Used in placement printing, for spot cleaning, wetting agents, thinners in inks, paints, lacquers, glues.  Various human hazards, contribute to ozone depletion, air pollution and climate change

Irritant

Irritant

Volatile Organic Compounds and Solvents (VOCs / VOSs)

 


or

 

 

 

 

See VOCs/VOSs information sheet for full details of restrictions in use

 


 

FOOTWEAR - TEXTILE COMPONENTS (page 3 of 5)                                   

RESTRICTED SUSBTANCE STANDARDS

Including - PVC/PU, mock leathers, borgs, fleeces, faux furs and non-wovens

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Where found

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Cellulosics

Proteins

Synthetics

PVC/PU Fabrics

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Antimicrobial& antiallergy

Biocide Finishes

Anti - allergy/bacterial/fungal/microbial finishes.  Can contain harmful chemicals

 

 

 

Biocide Finishes


or

 

 &

See Test Requirements Table on Biocide Finishes information sheet

 

Organotins

Active ingredient in antimicrobial finishes  Preservative in fabrics & as additives in PVC & PU.  Used in chemicals to stop them going mouldy.  Toxic endocrine disruptors, environmental hazard

TBT - tri-butyl-tin / TPT triphenyltin / TBTO Bis(tributyltin) oxide / DOT di-octyl-tin / DBT - di-butyl-tin / MBT - mono-butyl-tin

Irritant

Irritant, toxic

TBT, TPT, TBTO, DOT, DBT and MBT

√ or

√or

 

In house test methods based on GC-MS (SIM) analysis or

ISO 17353

All textile components on all footwear
TBT, TPT, TBTO, DOT, DBT, MBT

1ppm (0.0001%) of each

 

Triclosan

Active ingredient in antimicrobial finishes.  Environmental hazard
High Risk - non-branded antimicrobials

 

 

Toxic

Triclosan

 

 

 

Consult Bacup Technologist

All textile components
None detected

 

Textiles using Resins & Adhesives

Formaldehyde

 

Volatile compound found in adhesives used in foil & glitter & flock prints & laminated fabrics.  Skin & respiratory irritant, carcinogenic

 

High Risk - Resin backers on furs.  Glues and resins.

 

1All products must be tested not just those in direct skin contact as Formaldehyde is volatile and can leach though layers of fabric etc.

 

 

Irritant, carcinogen1

Irritant, carcinogen

 

Formaldehyde


or 

Accepted for Product Class 1 only

 

BS EN 14184 -

part 1 (free)

† use 2.5g sample

‡ use 1g sample

All textile components for children's footwear for under 3 yrs (newborn & babies)

Free - absorbency value 0.05†

 

All textile components for children's footwear for 3 years & over (olders)

Free - 20ppm (0.002%)‡

All textile components for women's* & men's*  footwear

Free - 75ppm (0.0075%)‡

 

 

FOOTWEAR - TEXTILE COMPONENTS (page 4 of 5)                    

RESTRICTED SUSBTANCE STANDARDS

 

 

Including - PVC/PU, mock leathers, borgs, fleeces, faux furs and non-wovens

 

 

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Where found

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

 

 

Cellulosics

Proteins

Synthetics

PVC/PU Fabrics

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

 

 

Water & Stain Resist Finishes

PFOA

Used in stain & water resist finishes. Environmental pollutant
High Risk - non branded stain & water resist finishes.  Low Risk - branded finishes e.g. Teflon®, Scotchguard®
PFOA – perfluorooctanoic acid

 

 

 

PFOA


or

&

Solvent extraction & LCMS

All footwear with Non-Branded Fluorocarbon Finishes
1ppm (0.0001%)

Branded Finishes
- no need to test (see PFOA info sheet for details).

 

 

 

PFOS

Historically used in some fluorocarbon stain & water resist finishes (rarely used now). Environmental pollutant & suspected carcinogen
High Risk - non branded stain & water resist finishes.  Low Risk - branded finishes
PFOS – perfluorooctane sulphate

 

 

Carcinogen

PFOS


or

 

&

Solvent extraction & LCMS

- use CEN/TS 15968 when published

All footwear with Non-Branded Fluorocarbon Finishes
1ppm (0.0001%)

Branded Finishes - no need to test (see PFOS info sheet for details).

 

 

 

All footwear
Banned in production in concs. > 50ppm (0.005%)

 

 

Miscellaneous 1

Toxic Heavy Metals

Soluble metals.  Toxic with various negative effects depending on the metal
High Risk - PVC and plastic fabrics. 

Low Risk - dyed textiles.

 

Toxic

 

Toxic Heavy Metals - Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead,
Mercury, Selenium


or


or

 

BS EN 71 part 3

Pram shoes - all textile parts.
All other children's shoes – grippable attached textile components & trims.

Antimony – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Arsenic – 25 ppm (0.0025%)
Barium – 1000 ppm (0.1%)
Cadmium – 75 ppm (0.0075%)
Chromium – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Lead – 90 ppm (0.009%)
Mercury – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Selenium – 500 ppm (0.05%)

 

 

 

Phthalates

Liquids added to plastics to increase flexibility.  Toxic.
High Risk - soft plastics, PVC, plasticised/rubberised, non-water based prints

 

 

 

Toxic

Toxic

 

Phthalates


or


or

 

BS EN 15777

Pram shoes - all textile components

i) 1000ppm (0.1%) Sum total of DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIDP, DNOP

ii) 1000ppm (0.1%) DIBP

 

All other textile components of all other shoes

ii) 1000ppm (0.1%) of each DEHP, DBP, BBP and DIBP

 

 

 

FOOTWEAR - TEXTILE COMPONENTS (page 5 of 5)                                      

RESTRICTED SUSBTANCE STANDARDS

Including - PVC/PU, mock leathers, borgs, fleeces, faux furs and non-wovens

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Where found

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Cellulosics

Proteins

Synthetics

PVC/PU Fabrics

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Miscellaneous 2

Cadmium

Used as a stabiliser in PVC and PU fabrics.  1Highly toxic & suspected carcinogen if leaches out of product when swallowed see Toxic Heavy Metals otherwise hazardous to environment  if total amount in product is too high

 

 

 

 

Toxic, carcinogen1

Cadmium

 

 

BS EN 1122 – Test Method B*

All PVC & PU fabrics for footwear

100ppm (0.01%)

 

* A composite of 3 components is acceptable

 

Dimethyl

Fumarate (DMFu)

White crystals often found in small sachets in packaging for leather and textile goods.  Extreme skin & respiratory irritant.

High Risk - leather shoes

Lower Risk - textile shoes

Found in sachets in Packaging

Irritant

Irritant

 

Dimethyl Fumarate (DMFu)

 

 

 

In house test methods based on GC-MS analysis

All footwear

None detected

 

See also Bacup Policy on Silica Gel Sachets

 

PVC

Contains hazardous vinyl chloride monomer, cadmium, lead, mercury, organotins & phthalates, released during production, use & disposal

 

 

 

Toxic, carcinogen

Toxic, carcinogen

PVC

 

 

 

Test to identify PVC
- Beilstein test followed by FTIR for confirmation

All textile components
No testing required. 

 

Use alternatives wherever possible. 

 

If PVC is used it must comply with Legislation and Bacup Policy on Phthalates.

 

Pesticides and Insecti-cides

Biologically active substances killing pests & insects on textile fibres.  Toxic, respiratory & skin irritant.  Environmental hazard.  Low Risk - on finished products, washed off during processing

 

 

Toxic, carcinogen

Toxic, carcinogen

Pesticides and Insecticides

 

 

 

 

No testing on footwear.  See Pesticides and Insecticides information sheet for further details

 

 

ICE compliance - Dyehouses, laundries and printers who achieve ICE accreditation are exempt from chemical testing. Three levels of certification are available which exempt the supplier from submitting certain paperwork to Bacup ~ click on Ice Compliance for further details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOTWEAR - PLASTIC AND RUBBER COMPONENTS (page 1 of 2) RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE STANDARDS

Including - Solid plastic & rubber trims, components and soles and EVA. See FOOTWEAR - TEXTILE COMPONENTS section for PVC and PU fabrics

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Miscellaneous 1

Cadmium

Natural metal that does not rust.  Used as stabilisers in PCV/PU and in colorants for plastics especially red, orange and yellow.  1Highly toxic & suspected carcinogen if leaches out of product when swallowed see Toxic Heavy Metals otherwise hazardous to environment  if total amount in product is too high

 

1Toxic, carcinogen

Cadmium


or

 

 

BS EN 1122 – Test Method B

A composite test of 3 components is acceptable

All plastic and rubber components.
All plastics including PVC & PU and all surface coatings (plating, paint, lacquers & polymeric coatings).

100ppm (0.01%) total cadmium content

 

Phthalates

Liquids added to plastics to increase flexibility.  Toxic.
High Risk - soft plastics, PVC, plasticised/rubberised, non-waterbased prints

Toxic

Toxic

 

Phthalates


or


or

 

EN 14372

Pram shoes - all plastic and rubber components

i) 1000ppm (0.1%) Sum total of DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIDP, DNOP

ii) 1000ppm (0.1%) DIBP


All other plastic and rubber components of all other shoes (only test if component is >10% of shoe or sole)

iii) 1000ppm (0.1%) of each DEHP, DBP, BBP and DIBP

 

PVC

Contains hazardous vinyl chloride monomer, cadmium, lead, mercury, organotins & phthalates.  Released during production, use & disposal

Toxic, carcinogen

Toxic, carcinogen

PVC

 

 

 

Test to identify PVC
- Beilstein test followed by FTIR for confirmation

All plastic and rubber components.

No testing required. 

Use alternatives wherever possible. 

If PVC is used it must comply with Legislation and Bacup Policy on Phthalates.

 

Toxic Heavy Metals

Soluble metals.  Toxic with various negative effects depending on the metal

 

Toxic

 

Toxic Heavy Metals - Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead,
Mercury, Selenium


or


or

 

BS EN 71 part 3

Pram Shoes - all plastic and rubber components.
All children's shoes – grippable attached plastic and rubber components & trims (including lace ends).


Antimony – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Arsenic – 25 ppm (0.0025%)
Barium – 1000 ppm (0.1%)
Cadmium – 75 ppm (0.0075%)
Chromium – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Lead – 90 ppm (0.009%)
Mercury – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Selenium – 500 ppm (0.05%)

Next Policy - Restricted limits from products as shown.


Legislation - None. BS EN 71 part 3 followed on Children’s Products in many legal cases.

FOOTWEAR - PLASTIC AND RUBBER COMPONENTS (page 2 of 2)

  RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE STANDARDS

 

Including - Solid plastic & rubber trims, components and soles and EVA. See FOOTWEAR - TEXTILE COMPONENTS section for PVC and PU fabrics

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

 

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

 

Misc. Cont.

Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases and HFCs & PFCs

Environmental hazard - Gases that contribute to ozone depletion and climate change

 

 

Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases and HFCs & PFCs

 

 

 

Consult Bacup Technologist

All cushioned air filled soles

 

Not to be used in cushioned air filled soles. 

Gels or Non Fluorinated Gases to be used instead.

 

 

Paints & surface coatings

Lead

Natural metal.  Highly toxic, suspected carcinogen, environmental hazard

 

Lead

 

 

 

All plastic and rubber components - Lead compounds banned in all paint & surface coatings (lacquers, enamels & varnishes). 

 

Commercial decisions may be made by the Bacup Technologist on products that pass Toxic Heavy Metals testing, this will include products that need testing for Lead migration e.g. pram shoes and grippable attached components & trims

 

 

See also Cadmium on page 1

 

 

FOOTWEAR - METAL COMPONENTS (page 1 of 1)                                      

RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE STANDARDS

Including - All metal components e.g. eyelets, buckles, clasps, sliders, poppers, zips etc.

Category

Restricted Substance (general)

Information on Restricted Substance

Exposure

Restricted Substance (specific)

Method

Test Method

Applicable Products &
Maximum Limit Value on Finished Products

 

Skin contact

Swallow / Inhale

Environment

Self Certify

Oeko-Tex

Testing

Notify Bacup

Miscellaneous

Nickel

Natural metal added to alloys to increase hardness, corrosion resistance & polish.  Skin irritant, suspected carcinogen

Irritant

 

 

Nickel


or


or

 

BS EN 1811: 1999 (release)

BS EN 12472: 2005
(wear and corrosion)

All footwear  - Metal trims & components in direct and prolonged skin contact only
0.5µg/cm2/week.

 

Toxic Heavy Metals

Soluble metals.  Toxic with various negative effects depending on the metal

 

Toxic

 

Toxic Heavy Metals - Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead,
Mercury, Selenium


or


or

 

BS EN 71 part 3

Childrens Footwear only -

Pram Shoes - all metal parts.
All childrens shoes – grippable attached components & trims made of metal.

Antimony – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Arsenic – 25 ppm (0.0025%)
Barium – 1000 ppm (0.1%)
Cadmium – 75 ppm (0.0075%)
Chromium – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Lead – 90 ppm (0.009%)
Mercury – 60 ppm (0.006%)
Selenium – 500 ppm (0.05%)

 

Paints & Surface Coatings

Cadmium

Natural metal that does not rust.  1Highly toxic & suspected carcinogen if leaches out of product when swallowed see Toxic Heavy Metals otherwise hazardous to environment  if total amount in product is too high

 

1Toxic, carcinogen

Cadmium


or

 

 

BS EN 1122 – Test Method B

A composite test of 3 components is acceptable

 

 All metal components - Surface coatings on metals only (plating, paint, lacquers & polymeric coatings).

100ppm (0.01%) total cadmium content

 

Lead

Natural metal.  Highly toxic, suspected carcinogen, environmental hazard

 

Toxic, carcinogen

Lead

 

 

 

All metal components on footwear

Lead compounds banned in all paint & surface coatings (lacquers, enamels & varnishes)
Commercial decisions may be made by the Bacup Technologist on products that pass Toxic Heavy Metals testing.

 

 

 

 

Note on Metal Detection: Bacup’s policies on metal detection must be followed at all times (consult relevant Bacup Technologist for details).  Metals passing through the metal detector must be non-ferrous.  To test trims and components for ferrous content pass them through the metal detector before attachment - no laboratory testing of these products is needed.