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As global market demands for quality and safety of household sanitary paper products continue to rise, compliance of dry tissues (such as facial tissue, toilet paper, pocket tissue, kitchen towels, etc.) has become crucial for companies entering domestic and international markets. Intertek, as a global leader in quality assurance services, offers comprehensive dry tissue testing solutions to help you ensure product compliance and meet diverse market requirements.
Standards and Regulatory Requirements for Global Markets
| Region/Country |
Main Standards and Regulatory Requirements |
| China |
Standard No. — Choose the correct category:
- QB/T 4509: Natural color tissue paper
- GB/T 20808: Paper towel
- GB/T 20810: Toilet tissue paper(including toilet tissue base paper
- GB/T 24455: Hand towel
- GB/T 26174: Kitchen towel
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| EU |
- EU REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
- EU POPs Regulation (EU) 2019/1021
- EU GPSR Regulation (EU) 2023/988 Safety assessment
- EU PPWR Regulation (EU) 2025/40 Restricted substance content
- EU EUDR Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 EU Deforestation-Free Regulation
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| US |
- Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA)
- 19 CFR 134 Country of Origin Marking
- Model Toxics in Packaging Legislation (TPCH)
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Main Testing Parameters
Intertek's testing services comprehensively cover the core performance and safety indicators of dry tissue products:
1. Physical Properties
- Basic parameters: Grammage, thickness, moisture content, dimensional deviation.
- Strength performance: Tensile strength (dry/wet), tearing resistance, bursting strength (spherical burst), softness.
- Usage performance: Water absorbency, dusting rate, dispersibility (for toilet paper), dust content.
2. Chemical and Microbiological Requirement
- Chemical requirement: pH value, Migratable Fluorescent Whitening Agents, Formaldehyde, Acrylamide, Heavy Metal (Lead, Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury) content, Phthalates, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), etc.
- Microbiological requirement: Total bacterial count, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Hemolytic streptococcus, Mould and yeast count, etc.
Contact Windows
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