European EN Standards and ISO standards Dangerous Substances Footwear Shoes Boots Dangerous Chemicals Test Methods EU legislation on Chemical Products and Substances REACH CLP BPR GDPR General Product Safety Regulation
Leather - Chemical tests for the determination of certain azo colorants in dyed leathers - Part 2: Determination of 4-aminoazobenzene (ISO 17234-2:2011)
60.60 Standard published
Textiles - Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants - Part 3: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants, which may release 4-aminoazobenzene (ISO 14362-3:2017)
60.60 Standard published
Textiles - Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants - Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants accessible with and without extracting the fibres (ISO 14362-1:2017)
60.60 Standard published
Leather - Chemical tests for the determination of certain azo colourants in dyed leathers - Part 1: Determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colourants (ISO 17234-1:2024)
60.60 Standard published
Leather - Chemical determination of formaldehyde content - Part 1: Method using high-performance liquid chromatography (ISO 17226-1:2021)
60.60 Standard published
Textiles - Determination of formaldehyde - Part 1: Free and hydrolysed formaldehyde (water extraction method) (ISO 14184-1:2011)
60.60 Standard published
Leather - Chemical determination of chromium(VI) content in leather - Part 1: Colorimetric method (ISO 17075-1:2017)
60.60 Standard published
Leather - Chemical determination of chromium(VI) content in leather - Part 2: Chromatographic method (ISO 17075-2:2017)
60.60 Standard published
Leather - Chemical determination of chromium(VI) content in leather - Thermal pre-ageing of leather and determination of hexavalent chromium (ISO 10195:2018)
60.60 Standard published
Leather - Chemical determination of metal content - Part 1: Extractable metals (ISO 17072-1:2019)
60.60 Standard published
Leather - Chemical determination of metal content - Part 2: Total metal content (ISO 17072-2:2019)
99.60 Withdrawal effective
Textiles - Determination of metal content - Part 1: Determination of metals using microwave digestion
90.93 Standard confirmed
Reference test method for release of nickel from all post assemblies which are inserted into pierced parts of the human body and articles intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin
60.60 Standard published
Method for the simulation of accelerated wear and corrosion for the detection of nickel release from coated items
90.60 Close of review
Leather - Chemical determination of the preservative (TCMTB, PCMC, OPP, OIT) content in leather by liquid chromatography - Part 1: Acetonitrile extraction method (ISO 13365-1:2020, Corrected version 2021-03)
60.60 Standard published
Textiles and textile products - Determination of biocide additives - Part 2: Chlorophenol-based preservatives, method using gas chromatography
60.60 Standard published
Footwear - Critical substances potentially present in footwear and footwear components - Determination of organotin compounds in footwear materials (ISO 16179:2025)
60.60 Standard published
Textiles and textile products - Determination of organotin compounds - Part 1: Derivatisation method using gas chromatography (ISO 22744-1:2020)
60.60 Standard published
Footwear - Critical substances potentially present in footwear and footwear components - Determination of Nitrosamines (ISO 19577:2019)
60.60 Standard published
Textiles and textile products - Determination of dimethylfumarate (DMFu), method using gas chromatography
90.93 Standard confirmed
Footwear - Critical substances potentially present in footwear and footwear components - Determination of dimethyl fumarat (DMFU) (ISO 16186:2021)
60.60 Standard published
Textiles and textile products - Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH), method using gas chromatography
90.93 Standard confirmed
Footwear - Critical substances potentially present in footwear and footwear components - Test method to quantitatively determine polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in footwear materials (ISO 16190:2021)
60.60 Standard published
Textiles - Determination of the phthalate content - Tetrahydrofuran method (ISO 14389:2022)
60.60 Standard published
Footwear - Critical substances potentially present in footwear and footwear components - Part 1: Determination of phthalate with solvent extraction (ISO 16181-1:2021)
60.60 Standard published
Textiles and textile products - Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - Part 1: Analysis of an alkaline extract using liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry
60.60 Standard published
Leather - Determination of chlorinated hydrocarbons in leather - Part 1: Chromatographic method for short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (ISO 18219-1:2021)
60.60 Standard published
Leather - Determination of chlorinated hydrocarbons in leather - Part 2: Chromatographic method for middle-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) (ISO 18219-2:2021)
60.60 Standard published
Textiles - Determination of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) and middle-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCP) in textile products out of different matrices by use of gas chromatography negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry (GC-NCI-MS) (ISO 22818:2021)
60.60 Standard published
Textiles - Method for determination of alkylphenols (AP) (ISO 21084:2019)
60.60 Standard published
Leather - Determination of ethoxylated alkylphenols (APEO) - Part 1: Direct method (ISO 18218-1:2023)
60.60 Standard published
Textiles and textile products - Determination of biocide additives - Part 1: 2-Phenylphenol and triclosan, method using liquid chromatography
60.60 Standard published
Leather - Chemical tests - Determination of pesticide residues content (ISO 22517:2019)
60.60 Standard published
Leather - Determination of ethoxylated alkylphenols - Part 2: Indirect method (ISO 18218-2:2019)
60.60 Standard published
European standards support manufacturers, consumers and public authorities to ensure that only safe shoes, boots and other footwear are available on the market. For instance, there is a series of European standards on Footwear - Critical substances potentially present in footwear and footwear components. Other European standards and ISO standards support test methods for the detection of dangerous chemicals in footwear, such as:
Aromatic Amines (from Azo Dyes):
-EN ISO 14362-1
-EN ISO 14362-3
-EN ISO 17234-1
-EN ISO 17234-2 (Leather, 4-aminoazobenzene)
Pentachlorophenol (PCP):
-EN ISO 17070:2015
Formaldehyde:
-EN ISO 17226-1 (Leather)
-EN ISO 14184-1 (Textiles)
Chromium (VI) (Hexavalent Chromium):
-EN ISO 17075-1 (Leather)
-EN ISO 17075-2 (Leather)
-EN ISO 10195 (Leather, thermal aging)
-ISO 11083 (Water quality, used for extracts)
Heavy Metals (General and Extractable):
-EN ISO 17072-1 (Extractable metals in Leather)
-EN ISO 17072-2 (General content in Leather, Metals, Plastics, Textiles, Paints, Coatings)
-EN 16711-1 (Metal content in Textiles)
-EN-71-3 (Migration of certain elements in Children's Footwear)
Nickel Release:
-EN 1811
-EN 12472
Fungicides:
-EN ISO 13365-1 (Leather)
Chlorinated Phenols:
-EN ISO 17070 (Leather)
-EN 17134-2 (Textiles)
-EN 17137 (Textiles, also in Leather)
Organotins:
-ISO 16179 (Footwear Materials)
-EN ISO 22744-1 (Textiles)
Nitrosamines:
-EN ISO 19577
-EN 71-12 (Elastomers in consumer products)
Dimethyl Fumarate (DMFu):
-EN 17130
-EN ISO 16186 (Footwear)
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH):
-EN 17132 (Textiles)
-EN ISO 16190 (Footwear)
Phthalates:
-EN ISO 14389 (Leather)
-EN ISO 16181-1 (Footwear)
Extractable Organic Fluorine (EOF):
-EN 17681-1 (Textiles, also in Leather)
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons (SCCP, MCCP):
-EN ISO 18219-1 (Leather)
-EN ISO 18219-2 (Leather)
-EN ISO 22818 (Textiles)
Alkylphenols (AP) and Alkylphenol Ethoxylates (APEO):
-EN ISO 21084 (Textiles)
-EN ISO 18218-1 (Leather)
Pesticide Residues:
-EN ISO 22517 (Leather, also in Textile)
Bisphenols:
-EN ISO 11936 (Leather)
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP):
-EN ISO 19070 (Leather)
Phenol:
-EN ISO 20536:2017
Biocide Additives (Chlorophenol-based):
-EN 17134-2 (Textiles)
Chlorobenzene and Chlorotoluene based compounds:
-EN 17137 (Textiles, also in Leather)
Certain Benzotriazole Compounds:
-ISO 24040 (Textiles)
Dimethylformamide (DMF):
-EN 16778 (Protective gloves)
-EN 17131 (Textiles)
-EN ISO 16189 (Footwear)
