What is OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD ?
When buying a leather product, a growing number of consumers want to know that it’s safe and doesn’t pose any risks to their health.
The OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD product label increases consumer confidence and thus your company’s credibility.
Our test method is based on the comprehensive OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD criteria catalogue. Limits that must be complied with for OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD largely exceed national and international specifications. The test criteria are updated at least once a year taking the latest scientific findings into account.
What are the advantages of OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD ?
- Increased product safety for consumers
- Greater customer confidence
- Increase in your company’s credibility
- Testing by independent institutes
- Limits and test criteria largely go beyond international standards
- Criteria catalogue updated annually
- Globally standardised and unique label for leather and leather goods
- Supplements the internal quality management system
- Help with compliance issues (e.g. REACH)
Who is OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD suitable for?
You can have all your leather products from all the processing stages certified with the OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD label. The LEATHER STANDARD can be applied even if only part of the product is made of leather.
Leather, leather products and skins from exotic or protected animals like crocodiles, snakes and armadillos cannot be certified.
- Brands
- Retailers
- Manufacturers of semi-finished products (wet-blue, wet-white, etc.)
- Manufacturers of finished leather
- Manufacturers of finished goods such as leather fibre materials, leather accessories, leather gloves, leather bags, leather shoes, certain skins (e.g. sheepskins, lambskins, cowhides), leather upholstery
We are very satisfied with the technical support, the rapid response times and the precise solutions of TESTEX.