Health assessment of specific stilbene derivatives used as textile auxiliaries or in detergents

Clothing textiles come under the category of other commodities pursuant to the Foods and Other Commodities Act. They require neither notification nor marketing authorisation which means that the public authorities do not have information about individual textile auxiliaries or dyes used. The working group "Health Assessment of Textile Auxiliaries and Dyes" within the working group "Textiles" of the Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine (BgVV) is mainly responsible for elaborating general statements on the risk potential of the substance groups used in textile commodities like finishing agents and auxiliaries. In this context priorities are to be identified for consumer health protection and research needs formulated.