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Public consultation on Cleaning agents for use in the food industry 070

April 10 – June 11, 2025

During the consultation period, Nordic Ecolabelling gives you the opportunity to comment on our proposal for new criteria for Cleaning agents for use in the food industry 070.

Nordic Ecolabelling are revising the requirements for cleaning agents for use in the food industry. The product group comprises professional cleaning agents intended for cleaning production areas and equipment within the food industry, fishing, and aquaculture. The product group includes automatic and manual dosing products, which may only be marketed to professional users. You are welcome to respond to the proposal no later than June 11, 2025.

Consultation documents

How can response be sent in?

We prefer to receive your response via this form: RESPONSE FORM. You can send your response in Nordic or English languages. 

A compilation of the consultation responses, with answers from Nordic Ecolabelling and the names of the responding organisations, will be published on the Nordic Swan Ecolabel web page.

Most important issues

  • The product group definition has been clarified regarding the activities and NACE codes included. Additionally, cleaning agents used in catering kitchens have been excluded from the product group.
  • The new EUH hazard classifications for endocrine disruptors, PBT (Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic)/vPvB (Very Persistent and Very Bioaccumulative), and PMT (Persistent, Mobile, and Toxic)/vPvM (Very Persistent and Very Mobile) have been added to both the list of prohibited product classifications and the list of prohibited classifications for ingoing substances. Furthermore, hazard classifications for specific target organ toxicity due to repeated exposure (STOT RE 1) and substances hazardous to the ozone layer have been added to the prohibited classifications for ingoing substances.
  • The list of substances that are excluded from use in products has been extended to include aminopolyphosphonates, bisphenols and bisphenol derivatives, boric acid, borates, and perborates, LAS (linear alkylbenzene sulphonates), NTA (nitrilotriacetic acid) and its salts, per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) and siloxanes D4, D5, D6 and HMDS.
  • Surfactants classified as H411 and H412 are no longer exempt from the requirement on long-term environmental effects. Additionally, the exemption for protease/subtilisin regarding the H411 classification has been removed. The multiplying factor M for H410, as described in the CLP Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, has also been included in the calculation.
  • The limit values for biodegradability and Critical Dilution Volume (CDV) have been tightened, and the separate limit values for ready-to-use products have been removed.

For more information about the consultation process in general, read here.

For specific questions regarding the consultation, please contact product manager Caroline Karlsson, caroline.karlsson@svanen.se. Please note that consultation responses should not be submitted via this email address.