VOC testing is not exclusive to the automotive sector; it is also critical for consumer products. Key categories include: • Cleaning and home care products: Testing ensures that these products are safe for use in indoor environments • Cosmetics and personal care products: Testing ensures that perfumes, deodorants, lotions and other cosmetics are safe for consumers • Toys and children's products: Plastic materials and other components can release VOCs. Testing helps ensure that products are suitable and safe for children • Electronic appliances: Electrical and electronic devices and appliances can emit VOCs due to plastic materials and internal components • Furniture and home products: Furniture, flooring, laminate flooring, rugs and other home products can release VOCs, especially if they contain synthetic materials or adhesives • Paints and coatings: May emit VOCs both during and after application, requiring testing to ensure safe use • Textiles and clothing: Textiles, especially those treated with certain dyes and finishes, can release VOCs • Food and beverages: In some cases, food and beverage packaging can emit VOCs that may impact product quality and safety. Testing ensures that packaging does not contaminate the product
VOC testing is vital for ensuring the safety and health of consumers, regulatory compliance and product quality. SGS continues to lead in VOC testing by consistently upgrading and modernizing its laboratories. Our Naucalpan facility provides comprehensive testing and certification solutions across multiple industries, including food, toys, furniture, electrical and electronic, automotive and textiles. These services give companies and organizations the assurance that their products comply with local and international regulations and standards. The laboratory holds NMX EC-17025-IMNC-2018 (ISO/IEC 17025:2017) accreditation, granted by the Mexican Accreditation Entity (EMA) and approved by government agencies, in addition to international standards.
INDOOR EMISSIONS TESTS FOR VOC, SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (SVOCs) AND FORMALDEHYDE
Various regulations and standards have been established to identify and quantify VOCs, SVOCs and formaldehyde in materials and automotive parts to ensure compliance with vehicle interior air quality (VIAQ) standards. Our solutions include micro-chambers, 1 m³ chambers and access chambers, as well as GC-MS or GC-FID and HPLC or photometric evaluation methods.
Other substances can be analyzed individually.
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