What will be covered by Regulation 648/2004?
Article 2 of Regulation 648/2004 states that: “‘Detergent’ means any substance or preparation containing soaps and/or other surfactants intended for washing and cleaning processes. Detergents may be in any form (liquid, powder, paste, bar, cake, moulded piece, shape, etc.) and marketed for or used in household, or institutional or industrial purposes. Other products to be considered as detergents are: • ‘Auxiliary washing preparation’, intended for soaking (pre-washing), rinsing or bleaching clothes, household linen, etc.; • ‘Laundry fabric-softener’, intended to modify the feel of fabrics in processes which are to complement the washing of fabrics; • ‘Cleaning preparation’, intended for domestic all purposes cleaners and/or other cleaning of surfaces (e.g.: materials, products, machinery, mechanical appliances, means of transport and associated equipment, instruments, apparatus, etc.); • ‘Other cleaning and washing preparations’, intended for any other washing and cleaning processes.”
