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PFOA in new category as OEKO-TEX updates Standard 100

14/01/2014

Testing firm the OEKO-TEX Association has updated the valid test criteria and limit values for product certification in accordance with OEKO-TEX Standard 100.  As of 1 April, the specifications for perfluorooctanic acid (PFOA) will become much stricter.  Four longer-chained, perfluorinated compounds will also be included in the criteria...

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