How-to: find out what source exceeds the BVL threshold.

This article is related to BVL thresholds for product which (might) be sold in Germany. Please see this link to find out more about this legislation.

If you have filled in that your product will not be sold in Germany at the Briefing page, you will never get this message. If you have not filled in the countries in which your products will be sold, you will always receive this message since we do not know if you will be selling in Germany.

To find the source ingredient(s) which causes your product to exceed the BVL threshold, we have build a simple download button for you so you can see exactly what the problem is.
With these 3 simple steps you will find out what the problem is:

Step 1

Go to the Impurity screen (either from the project page, or from the home page in your action list when the task 'impurity' is present).

Step 2

In the screen that appears, hit ' Export Chemical Substances' in the top left.

Step 3

In the file you just have downloaded, you see the complete breakdown, it's ordered neatly in several tabs depending on your use-case. For BVL, you'll be using these 2 tabs.

• RM impurities -> the source(s) of the impurities from their raw materials.
• RM impurities distinct -> the impurities on product level including their theoretical maximum limit.

The other tabs provide more information about each ingredient.

• RM ingredients -> the source(s) of the INCIs from their raw materials.
• RM ingredients distinct -> the INCIs that are part of the ingredient declaration including their theoretical maximum limits on product-level.

If you want you product to be tested on heavy metals (impurity test) or if you want more information about the different tests, please have a look at this page: Product Tests

You can find more information about the BVL here.

Remember, safety first!