Division Formaldehyde

United Kingdom

The concentration of formaldehyde shall not exceed 30 ppm as measured with EN ISO 14184-1. Alternatively it shall not exceed 0,01 mg/m³ as measured with the chamber test.

Assessment and verification: The applicant shall provide a test report, using the following test method: EN ISO 14184-1. Sample of 1 g with 100 g water heated to 40 °C for 1 hour. Formaldehyde in extract analysed with acetylacetone, photometric.

Alternatively, the emission chamber test may be used: ENV 13419-1, with EN ISO 16000-3 or VDI 3484-1 for air sampling and analysis.

Notes on Division

Footnotes

f1: OJ 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1.
f2: OJ L 200, 30.7.1999, p. 1.
f3: OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1.