{"id":17870,"date":"2024-05-02T13:21:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T17:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/?post_type=product&p=17870"},"modified":"2024-05-02T13:25:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T17:25:05","slug":"ttcs-212023-general-purpose-cleaning-bleaching-and-disinfecting-products-compulsory-requirements","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/product\/ttcs-212023-general-purpose-cleaning-bleaching-and-disinfecting-products-compulsory-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"TTCS 21:2023 – GENERAL PURPOSE CLEANING, BLEACHING AND DISINFECTING PRODUCTS \u2013 COMPULSORY REQUIREMENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scope:<\/p>\n

This standard establishes chemical and labelling requirements for general purpose cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting products (including dilutable products) for use in Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n

This standard applies to the following products:<\/p>\n

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  1. a)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 general purpose cleaners, including but not limited to multipurpose and multi-surface cleaners;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    EXAMPLE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Products for cleaning floors, kitchens, countertops, sinks and hard surfaces such as stovetops, cooktops, and microwaves etc.<\/p>\n

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    1. b)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 disinfectants including disinfectants containing quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) in liquid, powder, cream, tablet and gel forms;<\/li>\n
    2. c)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hand dishwashing detergents in liquid, cream, paste and gel forms;<\/li>\n
    3. d)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 automatic dishwasher detergents;<\/li>\n
    4. e)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bleaching agents including calcium hypochlorite in solution, granular, tablet, foam, cream, powder formats and bleaching gel pens;<\/li>\n
    5. f)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 engine degreasers;<\/li>\n
    6. g)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 automotive cleaners in liquid, cream, gel formats for multipurpose applications;<\/li>\n
    7. h)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 spot or stain removers;<\/li>\n
    8. i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 aerosols that function as general purpose cleaners; and<\/li>\n
    9. j)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sanitizers not designed for human application.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      EXAMPLE:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tyre, engine, dashboard, console, carpet, upholstery, oven, window, floor, bathroom, fabric and kitchen cleaners etc.<\/p>\n

      TTCS 21:2023 also applies to the concentrated versions of the products mentioned above and cleaning wipes and disinfecting wipes (or pads) related to the aforementioned products.<\/p>\n

      This standard does not apply to the following products:<\/p>\n

      1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 automotive hard paste waxes with no cleaning or disinfecting properties;<\/p>\n

      2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 automotive rubbing or polishing compound with no cleaning or disinfecting properties;<\/p>\n

      3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 floor polishes and waxes with no cleaning or disinfecting properties;<\/p>\n

      4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 alcohol-based and non-alcohol based handrubs or hand sanitizers;<\/p>\n

      5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fabric softeners with no cleaning or disinfecting properties;<\/p>\n

      6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 liquid sodium hypochlorite solutions which are covered under the national standard TTCS 1, Sodium hypochlorite solution (Liquid chlorine bleach) \u2013 Compulsory requirements;<\/p>\n

      7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 laundry detergents (pods, bars, liquids and powders) which are covered under the national standard TTCS 7, Laundry detergents \u2013 Compulsory requirements<\/p>\n

      8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cosmetics;<\/p>\n

      9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cleaning products primarily intended for use on human beings and animals;<\/p>\n

      10)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 pesticides which are covered under the national standard TTS 76: Part 8, Requirements for labelling- Part 8: Labelling of retail packages of pesticides;<\/p>\n

      11)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 products covered under any other national standards; and<\/p>\n

      12)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 products covered under national primary or secondary legislation issued by other Government Ministries and agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Scope:<\/p>\n

      This standard establishes chemical and labelling requirements for general purpose cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting products (including dilutable products) for use in Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n

      This standard applies to the following products:<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. a)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 general purpose cleaners, including but not limited to multipurpose and multi-surface cleaners;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        EXAMPLE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Products for cleaning floors, kitchens, countertops, sinks and hard surfaces such as stovetops, cooktops, and microwaves etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11959,"template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"product_cat":[50],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17870","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-chemistry","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"downloadable","11":"sold-individually","12":"taxable","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17870"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=17870"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=17870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}