Latest consultations
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The allergy label Asthma Allergy Nordic is a collaboration between the Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish Asthma Allergy Associations. The aim of the label is to continue the work from the national labels. This is to ensure that products with the label help consumers with a known allergy but should also help to prevent, that consumers develop skin allergy over time. An additional focus on irritants also means that some consumers may find that the label helps them. It is never possible to protect all allergy patients, nor is it possible to guarantee that consumers do not get allergic reactions, using products recommended by Asthma Allergy Nordic, but the label ensures a high level of protection in both areas.
Below you can find the current public consultations regarding the Asthma Allergy Nordic label.
Textiles: Public Consultation on Asthma Allergy Nordic draft criteria
The deadline for comments has expired.
Criteria for textiles apply to clothing where prolonged skin contact can be expected, including bed linen. Chemicals used in textile production may contain substances that can cause allergic skin reactions in people. This allergy label aims to reduce this risk but also to give people with a known allergy a better option.
To further protect people with sensitive skin from irritation, textiles containing wool fibres will not be labelled. Wool is known to be irritating on the skin which can cause rashes and itchiness. This can, to some extent, be avoided if the fibres either have a small diameter or if the fibres are chemically modified to make them softer (e.g., plasma treatment or super wash). However, we find it challenging to set up an objective requirement that clearly can differentiate between fibres that are irritant and fibres that are not.
Once the consultation is completed, we will review and assess the responses received. In view of this, the revised criteria are decided and published on Asthma Allergy Nordic's website.
Read the Draft Criteria for Textiles here
Disposable Nitrile Gloves: Public Consultation on Asthma Allergy Nordic draft criteria
The deadline for comments has expired.
Throughout 2023 the three organizations behind the Asthma Allergy Nordic label have been working on Nordic Criteria for Disposable Nitrile Gloves. The Criteria for Disposable Nitrile Gloves apply to products intended for use as a personal item, to provide coverage, or to function as a physical barrier. The products are in direct skin contact during use and possibly for a prolonged time. The materials used in the products may contain substances that can cause allergic skin reactions in people already sensitized.
Read the Draft Criteria for Disposable Nitrile Gloves here.
One of the aims of the criteria is to help manufacturers of disposable nitrile gloves focus on areas of special awareness when they buy raw materials from their suppliers. But the aim of the criteria is also to specify the documentation necessary to demonstrate product compliance with the criteria. Even though the criteria at present only include disposable nitrile gloves, it is the intention that other types of gloves – and possibly elastic materials – may be included at a later date.