🇵🇱 INSTYTUT TECHNOLOGII BEZPIECZEŃSTWA PL
Materials & polymers
INSTYTUT TECHNOLOGII BEZPIECZEŃSTWA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1573 (Łódź, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 23 test methods in the following areas: Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - n…, Leather, leather clothing and finished leather products. Most frequently used techniques: Gravimetric method, Spectrophotometric method, Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS).
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 1573
- Methods in scope: 23
- Types of test objects: 2
- Techniques used: 8
- City: Łódź, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 1573
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- „MORATEX”, LABORATORIUM BADAŃ CHEMICZNYCH, ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 3, 90-505 Łódź
- City
- Łódź, Poland
What this laboratory tests (2)
- Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products — 21 methods
- Leather, leather clothing and finished leather products — 2 methods
Analytical techniques used (8)
- Gravimetric method — 8 methods
- Spectrophotometric method — 5 methods
- Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) — 3 methods
- Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) — 2 methods
- Potentiometric method — 2 methods
- Gas chromatography with flame ionisation detection (GC-FID); Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) — 1 method
- Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS); Gas chromatography with flame ionisation detection (GC-FID) — 1 method
- Qualitative method — 1 method
Laboratory locations
- INSTYTUT TECHNOLOGII BEZPIECZEŃSTWA (main site) — ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 3, 90-505 Łódź
- CHEMICAL TESTING LABORATORY — ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 3
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 18.06.2026
- Issue no.
- 10
Accreditation scope — test methods (23)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Testing Laboratory | |||||
| 1 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Identification of fibres | Qualitative method | PN-72/P-04604 | ISO/TR 11827:2012 cl. 1-7.2, 7.4-7.6 | |
| 2 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Fibre content in binary and ternary mixtures by manual separation Range (0,1 – 99,9)% |
Gravimetric method | PN-92/P-04846 | Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27.09.2011, as amended, Annex VIII, Chapters 2 and 3 | |
| 3 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Content of protein fibres in binary mixtures Range (0,1 – 99,9)% |
Gravimetric method | PN-93/P-04847.03 | Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011, as amended, Annex VIII, Method No. 2 | PN-EN ISO 1833-4:2017-12 | |
| 4 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Content of regenerated cellulose fibres in binary mixtures with cotton Range (0,1 – 99,9)% |
Gravimetric method | PN-93/P-04847.05 | Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011, as amended, Annex VIII, Method No. 3 | PN-EN ISO 1833-6:2019-05 | |
| 5 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Content of polyamide fibres in binary blends Range (0,1 – 99,9)% |
Gravimetric method | PN-93/P-04847.06 | Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011, as amended, Annex VIII, Method No. 4 | PN-EN ISO 1833-7:2017-12 | |
| 6 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Content of cellulosic fibres in binary blends with polyester fibres Range (0,1 – 99,9)% |
Gravimetric method | PN-93/P-04847.10 | Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011, as amended, Annex VIII, Method No. 7 | PN EN ISO 1833-11:2017-12 | |
| 7 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Content of acrylic, modacrylic, chlorofibre, elastane fibres in binary mixtures Range (0,1 – 99,9)% |
Gravimetric method | PN-93/P-04847.11 | Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011, as amended, Annex VIII, Method No. 8 | PN-EN ISO 1833-12:2021-03 | |
| 8 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Content of polyurethane fibres in blends Range (0,1 – 99,9)% |
Gravimetric method | PN-93/P-04850 | |
| 9 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Content of fibres in ternary blends Range (0,1 – 99,9)% |
Gravimetric method | PN-ISO 5088:2002 | |
| 10 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | pH of aqueous extracts Range 3 – 10 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 3071:2020-08 | |
| 11 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Formaldehyde content Range (16 – 600) mg/kg |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 14184-1:2011 | |
| 12 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Colour coordinates Range (350 – 800) nm |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 105-J01:2002 | |
| 13 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Colour difference (ΔE) Range (350 – 800) nm |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 105-J03:2009 | |
| 14 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Reflection (re-emission) coefficients Range (350 – 1100) nm |
Spectrophotometric method | PBCH-01/2014 edition V of 02.09.2024 (developed on the basis of NO-10-A504:2023 cl. 2.3.7) | |
| 15 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Content of aromatic amines released from azo dyes Range (20 – 100) mg/kg 1. 4-aminobiphenyl 2. Benzidine 3. 4-chloro-o-toluidine 4. 2-naphthylamine 5. o-aminoazotoluene 6. 2-amino-4-nitrotoluene 7. p-chloroaniline 8. 2,4-diaminoanisole 9. 4,4’-methylenedianiline 10. 3,3´-dichlorobenzidine 11. 3,3´-dimethoxybenzidine 12. 3,3’-dimethylbenzidine 13. 4,4´-methylenedi-o-toluidine 14. p-cresidine 15. 4,4'-methylene-bis-(2-chloroaniline) 16. 4,4’-oxydianiline 17. 4,4’-thiodianiline 18. o-toluidine 19. 2,4-diaminotoluene 20. 2,4,5-trimethylaniline 21. o-anisidine 22. 4-aminoazobenzene |
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS); Gas chromatography with flame ionisation detection (GC-FID) | PN-EN ISO 14362-1:2017-04 | |
| 16 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Content of 4-aminoazobenzene released from azo dyes Range (20 – 100) mg/kg |
Gas chromatography with flame ionisation detection (GC-FID); Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) | PN-EN ISO 14362-3:2017-04 | |
| 17 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Pesticide residue content: 2,4,5-T 2,4-D Aldrin o,p’-DDD p,p’-DDD o,p’-DDE p,p’-DDE o,p’-DDT p,p’-DDT Dieldrin Heptachlor Heptachlor epoxide α-HCH β-HCH δ-HCH γ-HCH (Lindane) Toxaphene Range (0,1 – 2,00) mg/kg |
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) | PBCH-04/2016 edition IV of 01.09.2025 | |
| 18 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Permethrin Range (100 – 500) mg/kg |
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) | PBCH-04.1/2025 edition I of 01.09.2025 | |
| 19 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Total heavy metal content Pb (3,0 – 500,0) mg/kg Cd (5,0 – 500,0) mg/kg |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PN-EN 16711-1:2016-01 excluding cl. 6.2 - 6.4; 7.2 - 7.4 | |
| 20 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Content of heavy metals extracted with acidic artificial sweat solution As (0,5 – 2,5) mg/kg Hg (0,04 – 10,0) mg/kg |
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) | PN-EN 16711-2:2016-01 | |
| 21 | Flat textile products: - woven fabrics - knitted fabrics - yarn - nonwovens - coated products - clothing - final products | Phthalate content dibutyl phthalate (DBP) di-isobutyl phthalate (DIBP) di-methoxyethyl phthalate (DMEP) di-pentyl phthalate (DPP) benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP) dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) dihexyl phthalate (DHP/DNHP) Range (0,01 – 3,0) % (m/m) diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP) diisononyl phthalate (DINP) di-iso-heptyl phthalate (DIHP) Range (0,04 – 4,5) % (m/m) phthalate mixture of di-C7-11 branched and linear alkyl phthalates (DHNUP) Range (0,03 – 0,9) % (m/m) |
Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) | PN-EN ISO 14389:2023-03 excluding cl. 5.3, table 1, items 12, 14-15 | |
| 22 | Leather, leather clothing and finished leather products | Determination of pH and difference figure of an aqueous leather extract Range 3 – 10 |
Potentiometric method | PN-EN ISO 4045:2018-09 | |
| 23 | Leather, leather clothing and finished leather products | Chromium(VI) content Range (6,0 – 460,0) mg/kg |
Spectrophotometric method | PN-EN ISO 17075-1:2017-05 | |
Reference standards (35)
ISO/TR 11827:2012 cl. 1-7.2, 7.4-7.6
PBCH-01/2014 edition V of 02.09.2024 (developed on the basis of NO-10-A504:2023 cl. 2.3.7)
PBCH-04.1/2025 edition I of 01.09.2025
PBCH-04/2016 edition IV of 01.09.2025
PN EN ISO 1833-11:2017-12
PN-72/P-04604
PN-92/P-04846
PN-93/P-04847.03
PN-93/P-04847.05
PN-93/P-04847.06
PN-93/P-04847.10
PN-93/P-04847.11
PN-93/P-04850
PN-EN 16711-1:2016-01 excluding cl. 6.2 - 6.4; 7.2 - 7.4
PN-EN 16711-2:2016-01
PN-EN ISO 105-J01:2002
PN-EN ISO 105-J03:2009
PN-EN ISO 14184-1:2011
PN-EN ISO 14362-1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 14362-3:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 14389:2023-03 excluding cl. 5.3, table 1, items 12, 14-15
PN-EN ISO 17075-1:2017-05
PN-EN ISO 1833-12:2021-03
PN-EN ISO 1833-4:2017-12
PN-EN ISO 1833-6:2019-05
PN-EN ISO 1833-7:2017-12
PN-EN ISO 3071:2020-08
PN-EN ISO 4045:2018-09
PN-ISO 5088:2002
Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27.09.2011, as amended, Annex VIII, Chapters 2 and 3
Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011, as amended, Annex VIII, Method No. 2
Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011, as amended, Annex VIII, Method No. 3
Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011, as amended, Annex VIII, Method No. 4
Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011, as amended, Annex VIII, Method No. 7
Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011, as amended, Annex VIII, Method No. 8