What is STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®? And what ... - Voksi

“Product Class I” is the strictest of all four classes in the OEKO-TEX® certification process, testing products for children up to the age of three for harmful ... Skiptocontent AtVoksi®,it’simportanttousthatyouhaveconfidenceinourproducts,sowewanttobeclearwithyouaboutthestepswearetakingtoensureourproductsaremadeofthesoftestandhealthiestmaterialspossible.Hopefullythiswillmakeiteasierforyoutomaketherightchoicesforyourfamily. Wedon’tjustclaimtomakesafeproducts,andwedon’twantyoutosimplytakeourwordforourproductionmethods.Weknowthatourcustomerscareenoughabouttheirfamiliesandtheenvironmenttofindthesethingsoutforthemselves.Tohelpgiveyouthatassurance,allofourproductsproudlyweartheSTANDARD100byOEKO-TEX®ClassIlabeltoshowyouthatVoksi®productsareindependentlycertifiedassafe,madewithoutharmfulchemicals. WhatisSTANDARD100byOEKO-TEX®? Oeko-Tex®isaworldwideassociationofindependentresearchandtestinginstitutesforproductsafetyandsustainableproductioninthetextileindustry.Oeko-Tex®wasintroducedin1992andisusedfortestingandcertificationoftextileproducts. TextileproductsareawardedtheSTANDARD100Certificationif,onthebasisoftheextensiveOEKO-TEX®criteriacatalogue,theyhavebeensuccessfullytestedbyoneoftheOEKO-TEX®partnerinstitutesforchemicalsthatposeahealthrisk,andthereforecontributetoaneffectiveconsumerprotection. ThismeansthatforaproducttobecertifiedandallowedtocarrytheSTANDARD100,eachandeverycomponentistested:Fromzippersandbuttonstoliningsandsewingthread. Thecertificationsystemisinmanycasesmorecomprehensiveandstrictthanrequiredbynationalandinternationalstandards.SoOeko-Tex®isaimingtobeonestepahead.Thecriteriachangeconsecutivelyaccordingtonewresultswithinmedicalscience.Thelimitvaluesareupdatedeachyear. Acertificationisvalidfor12months,andtheInternationalOeko-Tex®Associationcontroltestseachyear,atleast25%ofallissuedcertificatesbyperformingsampling.Oeko-Tex®alsocontrolstheproductonceayearincollaborationwiththeproductownertomakesureitstillfulfilstherequirements. Whatdoes“ClassI”mean? “ClassI”isaproductclassundertheSTANDARD100byOEKO-TEX®umbrella.“ProductClassI”isforbabiesandtoddlers,andthereforetheclassVoksi®certifiedproductsbelongto. Babies’sensitiveskinrequiresspecialprotection.“ProductClassI”isthestrictestofallfourclassesintheOEKO-TEX®certificationprocess,testingproductsforchildrenuptotheageofthreeforharmfulsubstances.Theadditionalrequirementforsaliva-resistancemeansthatcoloursandprintsshouldnotbleedorstainwhenbabiessuckonthem. Thethreeotherclassesare: ProductclassII:Articleswithdirectcontacttotheskin ProductclassIII:Articleswithoutdirectcontacttotheskin ProductclassIV:Hometextiles Sowhenpreparingyourhomeforyournewbaby,youcanbuychemical-freeproductsineverythingfromroomdécorandbeddingtonappiesandclothing. WhychooseOeko-Tex®products? ProductscertifiedwithOEKO-TEX®donotcontainanytoxicorallergicsubstances. Youcanusetheproductsimmediately,withouthavingtowashthem. OEKO-TEX®productsareenvironmentallyfriendly OEKO-TEX®paycloseattentiontodevelopmentwithinlegislation,scienceandorganizationsandactquicklyaccordingtothetotalamountofinformation.ItislesslikelytobeharmfulsubstancesinacertifiedOEKO-TEX®productcomparedtoothers. HowdoIknowifamanufacturerisSTANDARD100byOEKO-TEX®certified? YoucanalwaysfindoutifamanufactureriscertifiedbygoingtotheOEKO-TEX®website. ReadmoreaboutthecertificationofVoksihere(listedasHTSBeSafe).