What is the oeko certificate?

Oeko-tex 100 is an eco-textile certification standard and a textile label with global influence and authority. Owning the oeko certificate also means passing the oekotex certification, and the significance of the oekotex certification is to restrict some goods containing harmful substances from entering the market. It can also be used as one of the important basis to judge the quality of textiles, so that the measurement of textiles has a scientific standard.

If you want to know what the oeko certificate means, you should first understand the oeko tex 100 certification. Oeko-TexStandard 100 prohibits or restricts the use of known harmful substances on textiles, including: PH value, formaldehyde, extractable heavy metals, nickel, pesticides/herbicides, chlorophenol, cleavable aromatic amine dyes, sensitizing dyes, organic chlorinated dyes and so on. STANDARD 100byOEKO-TEX is a global unified textile testing and certification system, including all processing stages of textile primary products, intermediate products and final products. So what does the oeko certificate mean? Oeko certificate is an effective master key for textile enterprises to enter the world market in the whole textile production chain. Consumers can track the factory and country of production of textiles through the unique product ID or QR code on the label. OEKO-TEX also audits the production plant through trained auditors to check whether the production plant meets the required standards. The main brand logo consists of text logo (OEKO-TEX) and statement "InspiringConfidence". OEKO-TEX product brand consists of main brands and statements, product brand logo and corresponding product icons (labels). OEKO-TEX brand label is a communication tool provided by OEKO-TEX for certified products or manufacturing plants. In many countries, the combination of product brand logo and product icon is protected by copyright law. All OEKO-TEX brand labels must include the following elements: ① the main brand OEKO-TEX and its statement; 2 product brand logo③ 3 product icon; 4 certificate number; ⑤ detection mechanism; 6. Commitment to pass the detection of harmful substances; ⑦OEKO-TEX website; 8 Tags can also contain QR codes.

All OEKO-TEX brand labels must include the main brand OEKO-TEX and statement, product brand logo, product icon, certificate or label number, testing member institutions and labels. Not only the label itself, but also the words OEKO-Tex, Oekotex, Oeko-Tex and their different components of the logo have been familiar to textile enterprises. OEKO？ TEX trademarks are only used by authorized subjects for authorized purposes. Before granting the license, the certificate must be issued according to the conditions specified in the standard documents, and the OEKO-TEX testing organization will grant the license to the applicant. OEKO-TEX standard 100? It is a universal and independent testing and certification system in the world, which detects harmful substances in textile raw materials, semi-finished products, finished products and all accessories in all processing links. Many enterprises are afraid of complicated information and troublesome procedures when applying for oeko-tex standard 100 certification. Everyone should apply to the official OEKO-TEX certification body for testing, and there are many domestic testing institutions. However, not all testing institutions are qualified for OEKO-TEX certification. If you want to obtain the standard 100 through OEKO-TEX certification, you need to submit an application to the official OEKO-TEX certification body. At present, many domestic enterprises seek the certification of Heinstein, the founding member of OEKO-TEX and the official license issuing agency. Applicants need to have a quality assurance system. The prerequisite for product certification according to oeko-tex standard 100 is to establish a certain quality assurance system in the company to ensure the consistency of products. It is also necessary to sign a product conformity statement and promise to take daily internal quality monitoring measures to ensure that the products are qualified. When selecting test samples, you must select test products that cover all product ranges to be certified according to the standard 100. Complete sample selection can ensure that the range of certified products is not limited. At the same time, the packaging of test samples should meet specific quality requirements, which can protect the samples from pollution during transportation and ensure the correctness and reproducibility of test results.