The carcinogenicity of dyes is the performance that some dyes will cause tumour or cancer in human body or animals. A variety of causes of cancer exist. The one is producing cancerogenic chemical matter under certain condition; the another is that the dyes will lead to cancerization in touch with human body or animal for a long time, that is the carcinogenic disperse dyes in this item.

9 carcinogenic disperse dyes are banned to sell and use according to Directive 1999/43/EC and Eco-label of European Commission (2002/371/EC). Details in the table below-- ecological textiles standard issued by Oeko-Tex Association. In the Oeko-Tex Standard 100, it is required that the limited value is 50mg/kg of every carcinogenic disperse dyes in textiles and fix quantify required at carcinogenic disperse dyes in textiles. Along with the increasing idea on ecological textiles, many famous buyers stipulate that carcinogenic disperse dyes are not detected in samples (under the limit of detection).

禁用的致癌染料
编号	染料英文名称	染料中文名称	CAS No.
1#	Acid Red 26	酸性红26	3761-53-3
2#	Basic Red 9	碱性红9	569-61-9
3#	Basic Violet 14 HCl	碱性紫14	632-99-5
4#	Direct Black 38	直接黑38	1937-37-7
5#	Direct Blue 6	直接兰6	2602-46-2
6#	Direct Red 28	直接红28	573-58-0
7#	Disperse Blue 1	分散蓝1	2475-45-8
8#	Disperse Orange 11	分散橙11	82-28-0
9#	Disperse Yellow 3	分散黄3	2832-40-8

PTS Testing Service adopts DIN 54231:2005-11 and§ 64 LFGB B, 82.02-10: 2007-03 to test the 9 kinds of CDD above, the lower limit reaching 5 mg/Kg, meeting the EU regulation.