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We have committed that all products are made from natural materials and are free of harmful chemicals, ensuring the safest and most comfortable for your baby.
With 5 consecutive years of certification, it is an affirmation of the commitment of BU Baby's mission to bring users, especially babies and children, really safe products. Let's learn about OEKO-TEX Standard 100 - certified standard with all BU Baby products!
1. OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 certificate
This is the world's most prestigious certificate for the safety of textiles published and applied by the German testing institute Hohenstein and the Institute für Oekologie, Technik und Innovation ÖTI (Wien/Austria) in 1992.
Products that meet the OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 standard will undergo...
1. OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 certificate
This is the world's most prestigious certificate for the safety of textiles published and applied by the German testing institute Hohenstein and the Institute für Oekologie, Technik und Innovation ÖTI (Wien/Austria) in 1992.
Products that meet the OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 standard will undergo more than 100 testing criteria such as concentrations of formaldehyde, pesticides, extractable heavy metals, organochlorine-based conductors, and preservatives such as tetra- and pentachlorophenol, and so on.
This certificate is renewed once a year, so businesses will have to go through critical tests and renew the certificate every year.
2. Conditions for achieving OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100
To achieve this prestigious certificate, BU Baby needs to meet all the articles:
- To comply with the criteria to avoid/limit harmful substances in the manufacturing process
- To comply with waste standards in the field of wastewater and emissions
- To consume energy efficiently
- To make less noise and dust pollution
- To have effective and reasonable labor protection methods
In addition to the main fabric, the sewing thread, printing, buttons, zippers, snaps, and all accessories used to make the product must meet the necessary standards (i.e., must be tested or certified OEKO TEX 100 standard).
3. Product classes of OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100
Product class 1: This product class includes products for babies and has the strictest requirements and limit values.
Product class 2: This product class includes products with skin contact. This comprises articles that come into direct contact with the skin to a large extent, such as blouses, shirts, underwear, mattresses, etc.
Product class 3: This product class includes products without skin contact. This covers articles that have no or minimal contact with the skin, such as jackets and vests, belts, etc.
Product class 4: This product class includes decoration materials. It covers all articles including initial products and accessories used for furnishing purposes, such as tablecloths, curtains, upholstery fabrics, etc.
BU Baby products have achieved Class 1 (i.e., the safest product), which means they are completely pure and do not contain harmful chemical residues.
4. How to check OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 certificate
OEKO-TEX 100 has become the standard that many businesses want to achieve to prove the safety of their products. However, to achieve this certificate is not easy and must be renewed once a year. Therefore, the OEKO-TEX 100 certificate can be faked to deceive consumers' trust.
A standard OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 certificate requires a certificate code and is verifiable on the website https://www.oeko-tex.com/en/label-check
Please refer to the instructions for checking the OEKO-TEX 100 certificate here: https://bit.ly/checkoekotex100
To help parents rest assured in choosing clothes for their babies, BU has registered to test and be certified as Conformity for textile products by TQC Center for Testing and Quality Certification. BU complies with Regulation QCVN 01:2017/BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on limiting the amount of formaldehyde and aromatic admins converted from dyes in textiles.
1. What is the certificate of conformity for textile products?
National technical regulation on contents of formaldehyde and certain aromatic amines derived from azo colourants in textile products.
2. Which textile products must be certified for conformity?
According to the Standards QCVN 01;2017/BCT, the following ...
1. What is the certificate of conformity for textile products?
National technical regulation on contents of formaldehyde and certain aromatic amines derived from azo colourants in textile products.
2. Which textile products must be certified for conformity?
According to the Standards QCVN 01;2017/BCT, the following textile products must have certification of conformity:
- Group 01: Textile products for kids aged under 36 months old; or with a length of <= 100 cm for integral sets of clothes
- Group 02: Textile products in direct contact with the skin: these are products when used with the products' surface coming into direct contact with the skin of the users
- Group 03: Textile products not in direct contact with the skin: these are products when used with the products' surface not coming into direct contact with the skin of the users
3. National technical regulation of the certificate of conformity for textile products
The contents of formaldehyde in textile products should not exceed the specified values:
- Group 01: Textile products for children under 36 months of age with a maximum formaldehyde content of 30 mg/kg
- Group 02: Textile products in direct contact with the skin with a maximum formaldehyde content of 75 mg/kg
- Group 03: Textile products that do not come into direct contact with the skin with a maximum formaldehyde content of 300 mg/kg
The content of each aromatic amine converted from azo dyes should not exceed 30 mg/kg.
4. The conformity certification process of textile products
- Step 1: To register for the certificate of conformity of textile products
- Step 2: To conduct conformity assessment and take test samples
- Step 3: To issue a certificate of conformity for textiles and garments
- Step 4: To announce the certificate of conformity
- Step 5: To do supervision assessment: The certificate of conformity of textiles and garments is valid for 03 years; within 03 years, supervision will be conducted twice.
Qualified products will pass over 100 criteria and the certificate is renewed once a year.
To achieve this prestigious certificate, businesses need to meet extremely strict conditions
OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 has 4 levels, of which the highest level is Level I – Products for babies and young children (0 to 36 months old)
A standard OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 certificate requires a certification code and is verifiable on the website https://www.oeko-tex.com/en/label-check
Products reaching the limit on the content of Formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from Azo dyes in textile products
To obtain this prestigious certificate, all strict conditions must be met.
Textile products requiring regulation conformity certification are divided into 3 main groups:
Group 01: Textile products for children under 36 months old; or ≤100 cm in length for children under 36 months old; or Sets.
Group No. 02: Textile products in direct contact with the skin
Group No. 03: Textile products not in direct contact with the skin.
Certificate of Conformity for Textile and Garment Products issued by TQC Quality Certification and Testing Center. After obtaining regulation conformity certification and announcement of conformity, textile and garment products will be eligible for circulation on the market.
