Introduction of GS Mark

 

GS approval is based on Products Safety Law (ProdSG) in Germany, and is a voluntary product certification in accordance with EN or DIN standards. GS is a safety certification mark recognized widely in the European market. GS mark is well known throughout Germany as well as some European countries outside Germany, and is widely trusted by customers and enterprises.

 

Advantages of GS Mark

l Recognized by consumers throughout Germany and other countries in EU as a symbol of safety and quality;

l Provides a marketing advantage by creating consumer trust, confidence, and purchasing motivation;

l A product bearing GS mark indicates that the product complies with the requirements of harmonized EN standards, European directives and special requirements of the ProdSG;

l More highly regarded than CE mark, since the GS approval must be issued by a 3rd party authorized certification body, basing on independent testing, factory inspection and market supervision.

 

Examples of household appliances the GS mark can be found:

 

l Vacuum cleaners and water-suction cleaning appliances

l Electric Iron

l Stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens

l Shavers, hair clippers

l Grills, toasters and similar portable cooking appliances

l Fat fryers, frying pans

l Kitchen machines

l Appliances for heating liquids

l Appliances for skin or hair care

l Battery chargers

l Room heaters

l Massage appliances

l Portable heating tools and similar appliances

l Insect killers

l Fans

l Humidifiers

 

PAHs test

According to the decision ZEK 01-08 announced by the Central Experience Exchange Committee (ZEK) of German Security Technology Certification Center (ZLS), 16 types of PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) testing must be incorporated to GS Mark Certification as from April 1st, 2008. ZLS published the updated decision ZEK 01.4-08 on November 29th, 2011, which extended the total number of regulated PAH to 18. Recently the German committee on consumer goods safety amended PAHs test requirements for GS mark certification in the Products Safety Law (ProdSG) . The changed limits will become applicable on 1 July 2015.

 

The Limits of PAHs

Parameter(mg/kg)	Category 1	Category 2		Category 3
	Materials intended to be put into  the mouth or materials of toy for children with long term intended skin contact (longer than 30s)	Materials not covered by category 1, with foreseeable long term skin contact (longer than 30 s) or repeated short-term skin contact.		Materials not covered by category 1 or 2, which foreseeable short term skin contact (shorter than 30 s)
		Toys according to 2009/48/EC	Other products according to ProdSG	Toys according to 2009/48/EC	Other products according to ProdSG
Benzo[a]pyrene	< 0.2	< 0.2	< 0.5	< 0.5	< 1
Benzo[e]pyrene	< 0.2	< 0.2	< 0.5	< 0.5	< 1
Benzo[a]anthracene	< 0.2	< 0.2	< 0.5	< 0.5	< 1
Benzo[b]fluoranthene	< 0.2	< 0.2	< 0.5	< 0.5	< 1
Benzo[j]fluoranthene	< 0.2	< 0.2	< 0.5	< 0.5	< 1
Benzo[k]fluoranthene	< 0.2	< 0.2	< 0.5	< 0.5	< 1
Chrysene	< 0.2	< 0.2	< 0.5	< 0.5	< 1
Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene	< 0.2	< 0.2	< 0.5	< 0.5	< 1
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	< 0.2	< 0.2	< 0.5	< 0.5	< 1
Indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene	< 0.2	< 0.2	< 0.5	< 0.5	< 1
Acenaphthylene, Acenaphthene, Fluorene, Phenanthrene, Pyrene, Anthracene, Fluorathene	< 1 (sum)	< 5 (sum)	< 10 (sum)	< 20 (sum)	< 50 (sum)
Naphthalene	< 1	< 2		< 10
Sum of 18 PAH	< 1	< 5	< 10	< 20	< 50

 

Contact us

Contact： Ms. Luo Zili 

Tel: +86 20 8923 2351

Email: ci@gqi.org.cn