Oeko-Tex Standard 100 Certificate

Our natural coloured cotton fibre, yarn, fabric, finished garments and natural bamboo fibre, yarn are certified by Oeko-Text Standard 100.

Textiles with this mark are
● Textiles that do not contain allergenic dye-stuffs and dye stuffs that form carcinogenic arylamines of the MAK-groups III A1 and III A2.

● Textiles, that had been tested for pesticides and chlorinated phenoles.

● Textiles that have been tested for the release of heavy metals under artificial perspiration conditions.

● Textiles free from formaldehyde or containing trace amounts significantly lower than the required legal limits.

● Textiles with a skin friendly pH

● Textiles free from chloro-organic carriers

Textiles for garments free from biologically active finishes
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The Ecological Mood

The people of Central Europe are increasingly aware of the relationship between textile production and related environmental issues. The media feeds this concern, in particular with regards to topics addressing harmful substances historically present in many textiles and their effects on human health. Textile and clothing producers are working successfully to design products so that no harmful substances are present in any significant amounts and to achieve this, a significant technological effort is required by the industry. Manufacturers can work towards this goal by adopting recognised "environmentally friendly" working methods such as careful selection of dye-stuffs, optimisation of the dye baths, chlorine free bleaching techniques, low formaldehyde finishing methods and by selecting pesticide and heavy metal free materials. By employing these and other recognised methods, the results of these efforts are safe products, which pose no risk to the consumer.

Identify ecological sound products
How does a consumer recognise a garment or home-textile, which has been produced with special care, so as to pose no risk to health? A label is required for such products; the " Oeko-Tex" label. Different methods may be followed to reach the same goal but the same questions always arise: "What is required? Using our best knowledge of science and technology, which limiting vales sensibly apply in order to clearly state that a product poses no perceivable health risk to the consumer?" A simple, general answer is widely sought.
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Finally the complete system that results in the labelling of goods as "Tested for Harmful Substances according to Oeko-Tex Standard 100" must be transparent so that it is possible to see and follow why a product has successfully met the requirements of the standard.
Standard Documents had to be prepared, defining the context and giving the requirements and procedures for achieving the mark. This standard has been produced by the textile institutes within Oeko-Tex , following a dynamic and un-bureaucratic approach, in order to comply with the most up to date theories in science and on-going changes in legislation. Unlike International Standards such as CEN or ISO, which are too slow in comparison, the Oeko-Tex standards allows greater flexibility.

The Oeko-Tex Standard 100 encompasses the industries established testing criteria for textile products and also addresses quality assurance and test procedures. It not only takes into account the finished textile goods, but also any associated accessories and "grey" product areas such as fibres, yarns and buttons. In this standard, the relevant harmful substances are defined together with limiting values, taking into consideration the intended use of the product. For example, clothing articles worn close to the skin such as underwear and baby products.
An integral part of the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 system is the Quality Assurance by the producer who has to ensure that that products manufactured or sold are representative to the samples tested for the Oeko-Tex certificate. Spot testing by the Oeko-Tex institutes of products selected from both the production and those available on the market is carried out, providing an additional control mechanism.

The tests themselves are carried out by a number of "Oeko-Tex" recognised institutes. All of these institutes follow the same methods and are appointed by the Oeko-Tex Association to licence the Oeko-Tex 100 mark, "Tested for harmful substances according to Oeko-Tex Standard 100".

Research and Improvement of Criteria
An important objective of the International Association is the furthering of research in the field of textile ecology. In particular, the institute's work to improve the methods and parameters of the mark on the basis of on-going changes in knowledge and production techniques. In order to achieve this, the group runs its own research programmes and collects and interprets new relevant scientific material from all fields.