The International Oeko-Tex Association, governing body of the Oeko-Tex Standard 100, is set to implement even more rigorous measures before declaring a product safe. As explained recently on this blog the Oeko-Tex mark is widely regarded as the most trustworthy indicator of whether a product contains any potentially harmful chemicals. In their continuous strive to ensure that products they endorse are as safe as possible Oeko-Tex’s new standard will include the prohibition of the dye Disperse Orange 149 and the testing of un-dyed polyurethane materials for carcinogenic arylamines.

All of this means that all products tested by Oeko-Tex are now even safer than before, as the organisation continues to set the standard in testing for materials.