EPA Announces the "Footwear Products" Environmental Protection Label Specification Standard

The EPA recently announced that the standard for footwear products applies to products conforming to CNS 3478 plastic shoes, CNS 8632 cloth shoes, CNS 8634 leather casual shoes, CNS 8635 rubber athletic shoes, CNS 9754 rubber casual shoes, and CNS 10632 leather shoes.

After evaluating the environmental factors and health considerations of products during raw material acquisition, manufacturing, use and disposal, and with reference to the environmental protection label specification standards of South Korea, the European Union and Japan, the control focus includes the heavy metal content of products, dimethyl fumarate and pentachlorophenol in leather shoes and leather casual shoes, total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and benzo[a]pyrene in plastic shoes, the prohibition of toxic chemical substances and substances controlled under the Montreal Protocol in products and manufacturing processes, formaldehyde, organotin compounds, azo dyes and phthalate esters in materials used for each type of footwear such as textiles, leather and artificial leather, halogenated solvents in adhesives used, the prohibition of halogenated plastics in plastic materials used, and the control of eco-friendly packaging materials and other provisions.

If a manufacturer's product conforms to the provisions of this standard, upon voluntary application and approval through review to obtain an environmental protection label use certificate, the environmental protection label may be displayed on the product or packaging to provide a reference for the public, government agencies, and private enterprises and organizations in selecting eco-friendly products.

The standard can be found on the Green Living Information Website of the Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan (http://greenliving.epa.gov.tw/public) / Information Search / Environmental Protection Label Specification Standards by entering 151 or entering the name of this standard to search and download. Manufacturers are welcome to apply for the environmental protection label, fulfill their corporate social responsibility of maintaining a sustainable Earth, and jointly respond to green production and consumption.