Products caring for health

Our first requirement involves the substances used in making our products. In 2003, the Groupe drafted a list of harmful substances and banned them from its products. This move went beyond the regulatory demands of many countries. In 2005, Groupe SEB rounded out the list with substances listed in the European ROHS directive on the limitation of hazardous materials, which came into force on 1 July 2006. The list of banned substances applies to the Groupe’s sites and to all the suppliers having signed an eco-declaration. Since end of 2008, Groupe SEB also integrated into its approach the new European measures of REACH, about extremely hazardous substances.