UK Sanitary And Cleaning Product Packaging Requirements
Sanitation manufacturers making sanitary and cleaning products must comply with various packaging waste regulations and rules and regulations. They have to comply not only with the standard regulations that regulate common packaging but also with the regulations that regulate the cleaning product packaging. Unsafe chemicals used in the cleaning products pose serious risks to the health of the humans and animals. All products made with such ingredients must be labelled as per the regulatory requirements.
Responsibility for Proper Labelling on the Packages
Packaging of sanitary products must contain some important information. For example, detergents containing biocide substances must comply with the biocidal product regulation. The responsibility for right labelling lies with the manufacturer. However, an importer may also be held liable if the manufacturer is based out of the UK. When a local manufacturer changes the composition of an imported product, it is that local company that becomes responsible for the final product's packaging. If a retailer or distributor changes the original label with their own label, they become responsible for proper labelling.
Products Covered under These Regulations
All cleaning products used for cleaning something come under these regulations. Such products are used to wash clothes, floors, glasses, metals and other items. The cleaning and washing products are available in the forms of liquid, powder, paste, cake, bar and others. Some of the examples include washing powders, dishwasher products, oven cleaners, floor cleaners, de-greasers, rust removers, stain removers, odour removers and others. All these products are made mostly with strong chemicals that pose health risks to humans. Sometimes, even touching the content of such a product can cause serious injury. It is the responsibility of the manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers to ensure all cleaning products they forward to the next in the line of the sales channel are labelled properly.
Packaging Waste Regulations
All manufacturers are required to comply with the packaging waste regulations. If your company sells, uses or produces packaging products, you may come under this legislation. You are required to report the use of packaging at your place. This regulation applies to only those businesses that cross a certain threshold. For example, a business with more than £2 million turnover, UK-based, and using packaging products comes under this category. These businesses must comply with the packaging laws. A business that makes packaging has to take responsibility for the environmental impact of its products. The packaging manufacturers are set to absorb more of the household wastre cost with the new extended producer responsibility (epr) legislation so more packaging is reprocessed into a secondary resurce.
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Sanitary and Cleaning Product Labelling Requirements
Manufacturers of these products must inform their customers about certain things. The packaging must have label that indicates the ingredients. The users sometimes look for direction to use the product if they have never used such a product. The label should provide information about how to use the product. Safety is the most important factor so the label must have information about how to use the product safely. This information also includes the first-aid information for emergency situations where the product causes injury. Information about storage methods, manufacturer, and how to dispose the empty pack should be included.
These regulations have been established to ensure the packaging of sanitary and cleaning products do not injure anyone and are disposed safely. Safe disposal of such packaging prevents damaging the environment.