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In time for its 25th anniversary, Oeko-Tex has expanded its product portfolio to cater for the leather sector with the Leather Standard by Oeko-Tex.
Oeko-Tex now inspects and certifies leather products, such as all types of clothing, leather shoes, upholstery materials, as well as products that are a mixture of textiles and leather. This is in response to the latest developments in the textile and leather goods market.
During certification, leather products are tested with regard to formaldehyde, heavy metals such as chromium(VI), chromium, arsenic, lead and cadmium, pesticides, chlorinated phenols, phthalates, processing agents and preservatives, PFOS, PFOA, as well as banned Azo colourants and other colourants.
As with Standard 100 by Oeko-Tex, the more intensive the skin contact, the stricter the limit values that need to be fulfilled. A distinction is therefore made between four product categories: product class I (babies and toddlers), through to product class IV (furnishing materials such as upholstery covers, etc.).
The first certifications are being carried out with the sheepskin producers G.L. Bowron and Gerberei Hofbrucker, as well as the retail chain Lidl. Further certificates are expected to be granted soon.
