Oeko-Tex Standard 100- safe fabrics
Posted on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 by bbb-admin
While I was shopping at Jysk today for Duvet Covers for my girls, a label I hadn’t seen b
efore caught my eye. It said, “Confidence in Textiles- Tested for harmful substances”. On a whim, and skeptical as always, I bought 2 duvets for my girls that sported this label. When I got home, I googled the label and up popped this website http://www.oeko-tex.com/OekoTex100_PUBLIC/index.asp?cls=02
Since 1992 this association has been existence, testing for harmful substances according to their standard, which is that the textile must not pose no risk whatsoever to health.
The criteria of the association provides uniform, scientifically founded evaluation standard for the human ecological safety of textiles. I found this to be particularly comforting given the issues surrounding the safety of products manufactured overseas.
The site lists all of the chemcials it tests for and the standards for different products. It also has a searchable database where you can look up sources of supply for textiles with this label. You can search for particular stores, items (baby wear, bedding etc), and brand names. I had some success with the database, however it wasn’t functioning quite right for me. I sent them an email about it.
Kudos to Jysk for carrying products with this label. It is always nice to have a store look out for your family’s best interest.
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