“The Association inspectes 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, in addition to textile products,” it notes.also the color fastness of leather should be considered.
The requirements of the criteria catalogue, it indicates, are almost similarly stringent as those in its Standard 100 catalogue. Thus, key statutory regulations as well as numerous chemicals that are harmful to health are covered, even if they have not yet been legally regulated.
During its certification, leather products are tested with regard to formaldehyde, heavy metals such as color fastness,chromium(VI), chromium, arsenic, lead and cadmium, pesticides, chlorinated phenols, phthalates, processing agents and preservatives, PFOS, PFOA, as well as banned Azo colorants and other colorants, among other things.
Product features, it relates, for example color fastness, are also tested, and an olfactory test is performed. The main component of products that are made from both leather and textiles determines the certification that applies to the product, either the Leather Standard or the Standard 100.These tests by the Association, however, cover the complete product, including all textile and leather components, yarns, zip fasteners and buttons, it states.
The Leather friction color fastness tester is designed to carry out a rub fastness test on the surface of leather or coated fabrics to determine the marring of the surface finish and to assess the amount of color transfer from the sample to the rubbing pad.This instrument is suitable for leather, textile, belt, trademarks, cardboard and other friction materials by foreign object damage and decoloring.
