KOTITI operates KOTITI LABEL, its proprietary certification program designed to verify the safety of products closely connected to everyday life.
As a new standard for daily safety, KOTITI LABEL provides consumers with a reliable benchmark for peace of mind and offers companies differentiated competitiveness. Through a comprehensive certification framework that encompasses testing, certification, and safety management at both the product and workplace levels, KOTITI is committed to fostering a culture of safety in everyday life.
With the influx of low-cost imported metal accessories whose safety is difficult to guarantee, along with recurring cases of illegal and defective products causing consumer harm, KOTITI established the Allergy Safety Certification for Metal Accessories system. This certification aims to foster a culture of product safety in the metal accessories sector and to enhance consumer confidence and competitiveness in product selection.
Allergy Safety Certification for Metal Accessories
This certification contributes to verifying and improving the safety of metal accessories. It evaluates factors such as quality and the release levels of nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co), which are known to cause allergies, and grants a certification mark to products that meet the safety standards.
Certification Scope
Metal products that come into contact with the skin, including earrings (with piercings), rings, necklaces, bracelets, wristwatches, eyeglass frames, and other accessories.
Nail accessories, hairpins, and other similar products
Certification Procedure
KOTITI has expanded the scope of certification to include not only products but also manufacturing sites (factories). This ensures that safe metal accessories are produced and distributed throughout the entire process from production to sales through a structured safety certification procedure.
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Submission of the application form and delivery of samples
02
Certification testing (testing and analysis: minimum 7 days; factory audit: up to 30 days)
03
Issuance of the test report (sent by mail and e-mail)
04
Issuance of the certificate (certificate is delivered after a review)
05
Guidelines for use of the certification mark (payment of mark usage fee and signing of certification agreement)
Certification Mark
The Allergy Safety Certification Mark for Metal Accessories is the key symbol of all external visual communications, representing the brand’s image. The symbol mark must be used with its shape and colors strictly maintained.
How to Display the Certification Mark
Display the certification mark on certified products, packaging, and promotional materials
Attach a label (tag) or sticker to the product
Use the certification mark in printed advertisements, e-commerce, and online shopping malls
The certification mark must not be altered (if alteration is unavoidable, prior approval from the certification body is required)
Minimum Usage Regulation
For readability, the symbol mark must not be used at a width smaller than 10 mm.
Overview
Due to recurring issues with products containing radon and other radioactive substances classified as Group 1 carcinogens, KOTITI provides product certification services to ensure the safety of everyday consumer goods and to support proactive compliance with related regulations.
Radioactive Substances Certification
This certification system verifies the safety of consumer products and food with respect to radioactive substances. After testing for substances such as radon, cesium, and iodine, as well as conducting on-site audits, products and systems that meet the improved standards tailored to Korea are granted a certification mark.
Certification is granted only when a product passes both simplified analysis using the sealed chamber testing method and precise analysis with a gamma spectrometer, which evaluate the emission and content levels of radioactive substances.
Certification Scope
All consumer products such as bedding, clothing, and building materials, as well as items not yet regulated such as pet products and urethane-based goods (excluding natural minerals or products made from primarily processed natural minerals).
Bedding and Apparel
Building Materials and Furniture
Quasi-Drugs and Cosmetics
Agricultural, Fishery, and Food Products
Certification Procedure
We have established a safety certification procedure that verifies whether systems and products meet applicable standards, while also assessing compliance with companies’ radioactive substance safety management requirements. This ensures that safe products, free from radioactive risks, can be produced and distributed.
01
Submission of the application form and delivery of samples
02
Certification testing (approx. 45 days)
03
Certification review meeting
04
Issuance of the result report
05
Certification granted (certificate and plaque awarded, certified products publicly announced)
Certification Mark
The Radioactive Substances Certification Mark is awarded to products that pass rigorous testing for the presence of radioactive substances, including radon. This mark allows consumers to easily identify whether a product is safe from radioactive materials.
How to Display the Certification Mark
Display the certification mark on certified products, packaging, and promotional materials
Attach a label (tag) or sticker to the product
Use the certification mark in printed advertisements, e-commerce, and online shopping malls
The certification mark must not be altered (if alteration is unavoidable, prior approval from the certification body is required)
Minimum Usage Regulation
For readability, the symbol mark must not be used at a width smaller than 10 mm.
Overview
With the growing pet population, the market for related products is also expanding. However, there is still a lack of credible systems to verify the safety and quality of these products. In response, KOTITI introduced Korea’s first private safety certification system for pet products, the PS Certification. Through this program, we comprehensively evaluate and verify factors such as the physical safety and chemical hazards of pet products.
Pet Safety (PS) Certification
A Pet Safety (PS) Certification is a pet product quality certification system jointly administered by KOTITI, a nationally accredited testing organization, and the Korea Kennel Club, the largest pet organization in Korea.
We have established product certification standards to ensure the reliability and safety of pet products, and we actively carry out quality management to contribute to the development of the pet industry.
Certification Scope
The certification currently covers a total of seven categories, including apparel and bedding, and we are working to expand the scope to additional product items.
Detailed Items
Certification Scope
General Household Goods
Apparel
Pet apparel
Bedding
Mats, cushions, pet houses, towels (textile or synthetic resin-based products)
The PS Certification Mark for Metal Accessories is the key symbol of all external visual communications, representing the brand’s image. The symbol mark must be used with its shape and colors strictly maintained.
How to Display the Certification Mark
Display the certification mark on certified products, packaging, and promotional materials
Attach a label (tag) or sticker to the product
Use the certification mark in printed advertisements, e-commerce, and online shopping malls
The certification mark must not be altered (if alteration is unavoidable, prior approval from the certification body is required)
Minimum Usage Regulation
For readability, the symbol mark must not be used at a width smaller than 10 mm.
Overview
Public concern over microplastics is growing, and recent studies have even reported the presence of microplastics in indoor air. In response, KOTITI introduced Korea’s first private certification system for air purifiers, the “Airborne Microplastics Reduction Certification.” This system evaluates and verifies the performance of air purifiers in reducing airborne microplastics.
The Airborne Microplastics Reduction Certification for Air Purifiers
The Airborne Microplastics Reduction Certification verifies the performance of indoor air purifiers in removing airborne microplastics. Certification is granted to products that demonstrate the ability to eliminate spherical polystyrene particles measuring 0.3 µm in size, among other performance criteria.
Certification Scope
General air purifiers
Household and similar appliances powered by electricity that use one or more technologies to reduce one or more types of indoor air pollutants
Refer to KS C IEC 63086-1 Household and Similar Electrical Air Cleaners - Methods for Measuring Performance - Part 1: General Requirements
Certification Procedure
Step 1
01Submission of the application form and document review
Step 2
02Submission and evaluation of samples
Step 3
03Certification review meeting
Step 4
04Certification granted (Certificate awarded and authorization to use the certification mark)
Certification Mark
The Airborne Microplastics Reduction Certification Mark for Air Purifiers conveys its symbolic meaning intuitively through the central silhouette of the device and the flowing air imagery.
As a core symbol of all external visual communications representing the brand’s image, the certification mark must be used with its shape and colors strictly preserved.
How to Display the Certification Mark
Display the certification mark on certified products, packaging, and promotional materials
Attach a label (tag) or sticker to the product
Use the certification mark in printed advertisements, e-commerce, and online shopping malls
The certification mark must not be altered (if alteration is unavoidable, prior approval from the certification body is required)
Minimum Usage Regulation
For readability, the symbol mark must not be used at a width smaller than 10 mm.
