Two flame retardants added to TCO Certified Accepted Substance List
Two additional flame retardants have been added to TCO Certified Accepted Substance List.
Three changes to TCO Certified Accepted Substance List
Two flame retardants have been removed from TCO Certified Accepted Substance List, and a plasticizer risks being removed from the list.
Re-assessment of substance on TCO Certified Accepted Substance List
One of the substances on TCO Certified Accepted Substance List have been re-assessed by independent toxicologists during October since the previous assessment was about to expire.
The re-assessment was initiated by the chemical suppliers to keep their flame retardant on TCO Certified Accepted Substance List. Only benchmarks based on valid assessment reports can
Reassessments of four substances on TCO Certified Accepted Substance List
Four substances on the TCO Certified Accepted Substance List have been re-assessed by since the previous assessments were about to expire.
Updated assessments and new plasticizer
TCO Certified Accepted Substance List has been updated with new substances and benchmarks based on new evidence.
Five flame retardants removed from the TCO Certified Accepted Substance List
On July 1, five polymer flame retardants will be removed from the TCO Certified Accepted Substance List.
Clarification – Acoustic noise measurements
We have seen some inconsistencies in acoustic noise measurements for TCO Certified Notebooks 5.0, TCO Certified All-in-one PCs 4.0 and TCO Certified Desktops 5.0.
Questions – Wall mount and stand for displays
We have received some questions about how a wall mount function and stand are handled in TCO Certified Displays.
Approval of flame retardants
We have received some questions about the timeframe for approval of test results for non-halogenated flame retardants in accordance with GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals.