Electric toothbrush is a relatively new tooth cleaning tool, which is widely used in many developed countries. According to the survey, electric toothbrush is better than ordinary toothbrush in removing dental bacteria and reducing gingival bleeding, and it can also achieve better cleaning effect. Almost everyone in Europe and America uses electric toothbrush. However, if the electric toothbrush wants to be exported to the EU, it is generally necessary to apply for REACH certification.

What is REACH certification?

The full name of REACH is "Registration, Evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals", that is, EU regulation (EC) No.1907/2006, which is the EU regulation on registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals, and came into effect on June 1, 2007. Its purpose is to ensure the protection of human health and environment at a high level, promote the free circulation of chemicals in the EU market, and improve competitiveness and innovation ability.

REACH laws and regulations control a wide range of products, including electronic and electrical products, textiles, household products, chemicals, etc., and only a few products are not within the control scope of REACH. For enterprises, a deep understanding of the corresponding requirements of REACH is the basis for enterprises to take targeted control measures.

Main contents of electric toothbrush REACH

—— Registration: All chemicals with annual output or import exceeding 1 ton need to be registered, and chemical safety reports should also be submitted for chemicals with annual output or import exceeding 10 tons;

-Evaluation: including archival evaluation and material evaluation. File evaluation is to check the integrity and consistency of the registration files submitted by enterprises. Material evaluation is to confirm the risk of chemical substances endangering human health and environment;

—— Authorization: authorizing the production and import of chemicals with certain hazardous characteristics that people attach great importance to, including CMR (carcinogenic, mutagenic and biotoxic substances), PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals), vPvB (highly persistent and highly bioaccumulative chemicals), etc.

-Restriction: If it is considered that the risks to human health and the environment caused by the manufacture, putting on the market or application of a substance or its ingredients and products cannot be fully controlled, its production or import in the EU will be restricted!

REACH certification process of electric toothbrush

1. Certification consultation-providing product-related information

2. Certification quotation-the testing organization confirms the product testing cost and testing cycle.

3. Fill in the application form, countersign the contract and send the samples.

4. Test the samples in the laboratory.

5. After passing the test, issue a formal report of REACH.

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