Do you have a technical issue or need to understand how to comply with current legislation?
Eurofins | BLC Members are entitled to 1-2-1 remote technical support from our highly-experienced team.
Types of technical support:
- Legislation and compliance
- Managing restricted substances
- Specification creation and review
- Technical questions and queries
Technical support for Eurofins | BLC Members
For technical support, members can telephone our office in Northampton, UK on +44 (0)1604 679999. Please note, Eurofins | BLC office opening hours are Monday to Thursday, 09:00 until 17:00, and on Friday, 09:00 until 16:00.
Eurofins | BLC Document support
At Eurofins | BLC, we can help our members understand complicated documents including:
- Legislation
- Specifications
- Audit reports
- Supplier documentation
- Fault diagnosis
Please note, we cannot review reports from other laboratories.
If you are a Eurofins | BLC Member and require guidance on understanding what documentation is needed or an explanation on what something means, send a copy to [email protected]
Not yet a member?
If you would like to become a Eurofins | BLC Member and take advantage of our 1-2-1 remote technical support, contact us today on +44 (0)1604 679999 or email [email protected]
You can view a full list of Eurofins | BLC membership benefits on our membership page.
Membership Benefits
Eurofins | BLC are experts in providing compliance support on various product, material, and chemical legislations.
Our experienced team can guide Eurofins | BLC Members through national, regional, and international legislation, making the complex become understandable.
Eurofins | BLC Members can get support on the following types of legislation (as an example):
- California Proposition 65
- China GB Standard Testing
- CPSC Regulations
- EU Packaging Directive Testing
- REACH Regulations and Compliance: Annex XVII and SVHC
- The RoHS Directive
- Toy Safety Directive (EN71) Testing
- Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation
For more information on Eurofins | BLC’s legislation advice service for members only, please view our dedicated web page.
Legislation Advice
Product and chemical specifications
As a BLC Member, you can benefit from our team of dedicated technical experts to create and review your specifications. We can support you with:
We have helped various retailers, brands and tanneries create RSL policies, due diligence testing programmes and product specific specifications.
It is good practice to ensure your specifications are regularly reviewed, another service which Eurofins | BLC offer, along with keeping you updated with the legislative industry news.
Eurofins | BLC is at the forefront of method development
Eurofins | BLC is an active member of European testing committees, and as such has a valuable insight into method development and active discussion around topical chemistries and legislative trends.
As part of stakeholder engagement, Eurofins | BLC participates in relevant testing bodies and committees to ensure we understand the drivers and changes within our industry.
Currently we participate in these committees:
- TCI/069 – Footwear, leather and coated fabrics
- CEN/TC289 – Leather committee
- WG1 – Chemical test methods
- WG2 – Physical test methods
- WG3 – Fastness test methods
- WG4 – Technical specifications on the use of leather and terminology
- CEN/TC309 – Footwear committee
- WG1 – Minimum performance requirements and test methods for components for footwear
- WG2 – Footwear and environmental aspects
- WG4 – Footwear sizing designation and marking system
- STI/053 – Specifications and test methods for jewellery and horology
- TCI/80 – Chemical testing of textiles