Stationery Products Testing

Stationery Supplies

Stationery is one of the products that students use and come into contact with for a long time, but it is also widely used in office environments. Stationery materials containing different chemicals can become harmful products with the unconscious use of children.

Stationery products such as pens, notebooks, adhesives, erasers are among the products that children come into contact with frequently. For this reason, it is of great importance that products are tested for harmful chemicals, heavy metals, allergens and carcinogens within the scope of consumer safety. Laboratory tests evaluate the health suitability and compliance with legal standards of products. 

Therefore, before being offered for sale:

• Communiqué on Import Control of Consumer Products (Product Safety and Inspection: 2020/12)
• Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals
• Directive 2004/21/CE
• European Decision 1999/815/EEC and 2005/84/EC
• European Commission Decision 2002/371/CE
• European Directive 94/27/EC

must undergo testing and analysis.

Stationery Material Analyses are conducted in our laboratories across Turkey in accordance with relevant legal regulations and standards on products such as “Pencil, Ballpoint Pen, Eraser, Dry Paint, Watercolor Paint, Pastel Paint, Plastic Files, and Folders.”

Azo Dyestuffs: Textiles and plastic components used in stationery products are analyzed for the presence of decomposable aromatic amines, which can cause cancer.

Phthalate Determination: Determine the amount of phthalates (phthalates) found in plastic-coated stationery products, which can disrupt the hormonal system.

Determination of Allergenic Dyestuffs: Product safety is evaluated by testing for the presence of dyestuffs that may cause allergic reactions by skin contact.

Determination of Carcinogenic Dyestuffs: It is checked whether banned dyestuffs, which can cause cancer, are used.

Formaldehyde Determination: The amount of formaldehyde that can cause irritation and allergies in products such as paper, pens, glue is analyzed.

Nickel Testing: In stationery products with metal parts, nickel release is detected and allergic risk and legal compliance are evaluated.

Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Determination: Measures the amount of carcinogenic PAH compounds found in plastic and rubber materials.

Benzene - Toluene Determination: Analyzes the levels of benzene and toluene, which are harmful and volatile organic compounds in products containing solvents.

Lead Determination: Stationery products are tested for the presence of lead, a heavy metal with toxic effects on the nervous system.

Cadmium Determination: Product safety is evaluated by measuring the amount of the carcinogenic heavy metal cadmium, which can be found on plastic and painted surfaces.