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Hohenstein Textile Testing Institute GmbH & Co. KGSchloss Hohenstein74357 BönnigheimGermany
Phone: +49 7143 271-0Fax: +49 7143 271-94199e-mail: [email protected]: www.hohenstein.com
Dr. Jörg SchlattererPhone: +49 7143 271-138e-mail: [email protected]
The market share of textiles certified under the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 has increased steadily in recent years. Because it enjoys such a high level of recognition and has such a broad impact, the OEKO-TEX® certificate has become an excellent marketing tool and is often required by retailers in their terms of delivery.
Help in choosing OEKO-TEX® compliant textile auxiliaries, chemicals and preparations is available in the form of the Eco-Passport. Based on independent laboratory testing, this confirms whether auxiliaries are safe from the human ecology point of view, and so offers users additional security. It also means that any problems with obtaining OEKO-TEX® certification for the finished products due to the entry of harmful substances in auxiliaries, or to inadequate colourfastness, can largely be avoided.
The catalogue of tests for the Eco-Passport for textile auxiliaries therefore perfectly complements the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100.
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Auxiliaries certified under the Eco-Passport have the following benefits:
• The auxiliary agent applied to the textile is safe from the human ecology point of view, under the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100
• The textile manufacturer can expect that the product will not cause any problems when it comes to certification under the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, if the tests described in the Eco-Passport have been carried out on the textile during the preliminary stages
• Help in choosing chemicals
• Additional security because testing is carried out by an independent laboratory
Key facts - an overview
• The Eco-Passport is valid for one year
• An application for renewal must be submitted before it expires
• Costs are calculated on the basis of the documents that are submitted
Certification procedure
Certification takes place in two stages:
1. Advisory stage and checking of documentation
2. Test and certification stage
The following auxiliaries are not covered by the issuing of an Eco-Passport:
• Flame-retardants
• Biologically active products
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