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OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 is a consistent, globally independent testing and certification system for raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished textile goods at all stages of processing, as well as for the auxiliary materials used. Examples of items that can be certified: raw and dyed/finished yarns, woven and knitted fabrics, accessories such as buttons, zippers, sewing threads, or labels, and various types of finished products (clothing, home textiles, bedding, terry products, and many others).

The OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certification confirms compliance with the requirements set forth in Annex XVII of REACH (including the use of azo dyes, nickel, etc.) and the U.S. CPSIA requirements regarding the total lead content in children’s products, with the exception of accessories made of glass.

SAFE

These days, we expect a lot from our clothing and textiles. Our clothes should be fashionable, functional, colorful, yet soft and comfortable to wear. Sportswear should be breathable, absorb moisture, and evaporate it very quickly. Today, these qualities are a given for us, but they wouldn’t be possible without the use of special chemicals in the manufacturing process. The most important thing is that the chemicals used in clothing or textiles do not exceed harmful levels. Only products that have successfully passed rigorous human-ecological tests may use the OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 label.

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INDEPENDENT

All components of textile products must meet the testing criteria of the OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100. This means literally every single component. In addition to the fabric itself, threads, buttons, zippers, rivets, etc., are also tested. The OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 testing criteria are uniform worldwide and updated at least once a year. Only independent institutes from the OEKO-TEX® Association, of which Łukasiewicz – ŁIT is a member, are responsible for testing and authorized to issue OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certificates.

RECOGNIZABLE

Textile products bearing the OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 label can be found all over the world. The label is one of the most widely recognized quality marks for textiles tested for harmful substances. It facilitates the sale of textile products, primarily in the markets of the European Union, Ukraine, the United States, Canada, Japan, and others.

Laboratory testing and product classes

OEKO-TEX® testing for harmful substances is based on the intended use of textile products and materials. The more direct contact a product has with the skin, and the more sensitive the skin is, the stricter the human-ecological requirements that must be met. Accordingly, four product classes are distinguished:

Product Class I
Articles for infants and young children up to 3 years of age (clothing, bedding, textile toys, etc.)

Product Class II
Articles in direct contact with the skin (underwear, bedding, table linens, etc.)

Product Class III
Articles that do not come into direct contact with the skin (clothing liners, etc.)

Product Class IV
Decorative items such as curtains, blinds, net curtains, etc.

Certification
A prerequisite for the certification of products in accordance with the OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 is that all components of the product—such as fabrics, knitted fabrics, sewing threads, labels, etc.—as well as non-textile accessories, such as buttons, zippers, rivets, etc., meet the required criteria. An additional prerequisite is the existence of an internal quality assurance system, as well as the applicant’s signing of a declaration of conformity.