PAHs Directive (2005/69 / EC) and the German GS certification PAHs requirements

The EU Directive on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs Directive  2005/69 / EC) issued in 2005 limits the use of 16 PAHs including benzopyrene (Bap).   
Based on the fact that the PAHs of imported products found in German ports have exceeded the standard, ZLS-ATAV provides that all GS Marking Certification agencies will add PAHs to the project from April 1, 2008 onwards. Products that pass the PAHs test will not get the GS certification and enter Germany smoothly.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) standards require the testing of more than 16 PAHs. In the EU REACH, benzo [a] pyrene, benzo [e] pyrene, benzo [a] anthracene, flexor, benzo [b] fluoranthene, benzo [j] fluoranthene and benzo [k] fluoranthene , Dibenzo [a, h] anthracene and other eight kinds of PAHs classified as restricted substances, the provisions of the order directly into the market or added to the oil used to manufacture tires should meet the following technical parameters: Benzo [a] pyrene (BaP) content shall not exceed 1 mg / kg, while the total content of 8 PAHs should be less than 10 mg / kg; this is in line with earlier directive 2005/69 / EC.
    Although the above two directives have no specific requirements on the use of materials that may be involved in PAHs in other fields, some large traders and relevant industry bodies in the EU have organized themselves since 2005 to require the promotion of the tools and Electric appliances have limited control to reduce the potential harm caused by PAHs. German Safety Technical Certification Center Experience Exchange Office AtAV November 20, 2007 Passing a proposal to require the mandatory inclusion of PAHs polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the GS mark certification, the regulation came into force on April 1, 2008. German GS certification PAHs limited requirements:
(1) Consumer products: Benzo (a) pyrene & lt; 20 mg / kg, total of 16 PAHs & lt; 200 mg / kg in contact with the skin for less than 30 seconds or not; , Benzo (a) pyrene & lt; 1 mg / kg, sum of 16 PAHs & lt; 10 mg / kg;
    (2) toys, food, child care products and products that can enter the mouth: exposure to food or other products that may enter the mouth, benzopyrene (a) pyrene <0.2 mg / kg, total of 16 PAHs <0.2 mg / kg; other products, benzo (a) pyrene & lt; 1 mg / kg, sum of 16 PAHs & lt; 10 mg / kg.
    PAHs are generic names for a group of aromatic compounds that may be found in: Charcoal, Crude, Crude Oil, Tar   (Natural), Pharmaceuticals, Dyes, Plastics, Rubber, Pesticides   (Engineered), Lubricants, Release Agents, Capacitors Electrolyte, Mineral Oil, Asphalt   (Artificial), Insecticide, Fungicide, Mosquito Inhaler, Smoking, Gasoline Inhibitor   (Artificial) etc. Incomplete combustion of organic matter and generator may also produce PAHs. PAHs are strong carcinogens, damage the reproductive system, easily lead to skin cancer, lung cancer, upper gastrointestinal cancer, arteriosclerosis, infertility and so on.
 16 kinds of PAHs are:
1 Naphthalene  naphthalene
2 Acenaphthylene   acenaphthene    
3 Acenaphthene  苊    
Fluorene  fluorene 5 Phenanthrene  Philippines   
Anthracene   anthracene   
7 Fluoranthene  Fluoranthene
8 Pyrene  Pyrene   
9 Benzo (a) anthracene   Benzo (a) Anthracene    
10 Chrysene  flex   
11 Benzo (b) fluoranthene  Benzo (b) fluoranthene   
12 Benzo (k) fluoranthene  Benzene   (k) Fluoranthene
Benzo (a) pyrene  Benzo (a) pyrene
14 Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene  Indene (1,2,3-cd) Pyrene
15 Dibenzo (a, h) anthracene   Dibenzo (a, n) anthracene    
16 Benzo (g, hi) perylene  Benz (ghi) North (Perylene)