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Restricted claim

“Phthalate-free”

Is “Phthalate-free” allowed under the EU Green Claims Directive (2024/825)?

High-risk claim Legal requirement as feature

Why it is restricted

The main phthalates are restricted or authorisation-only under REACH Annex XVII and XIV, so for most consumer goods absence is the legal baseline.

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Claim it only where the substance would otherwise be lawful in your product category, and say which phthalates you mean.

In English

  • “phthalatfrei”
  • “sans phtalates”
  • “ftalaatvrij”
  • “sin ftalatos”
  • “senza ftalati”
  • “ftalaadivaba”
  • “ftalaatiton”
  • “ftalatfri”

Legal basis

Directive 2005/29/EC, Annex I point 10a, inserted by Directive 2024/825 (requirements imposed by law on ALL products within the relevant product category, presented as a distinctive feature — the prohibition only bites where the duty covers the whole category, which this scan does not determine)

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