Edfa - European Down & Feather Association

The European Down & Feather Association guarantees the quality of down/feathers or their processing and promotes proper animal husbandry on the breeding farms. www.edfa-mainz.de

Eider down

Down collected from the nests of eider ducks.

EN 12934

EN 12934 is designed to regulate the names under which feathers/down is sold. They are the first and only designation regulations drafted by all EU and Efta states.

EVOLON 100, suitable for allergy sufferers.

This mark means certified as safe for allergy sufferers.
Test institute: TÜV Rheinland Produkt und Umwelt GmbH, Germany
Certificate TÜV/Evolon

Feather

Small feathers with a quill which give the duvet elasticity and strength. It has a shorter and softer barb than the long feathers and a well developed quill unlike the down feather.

Filling Power

Weight/volume ratio of down flakes. The greater the filling power, the better the quality of the down.

GOTS

Certifier: Control Union Certifications, Netherlands

Heat points

Stated on the down step product labels, they indicate a product’s heat coefficient.

House dust mite

Main cause of allergies in the domestic area is the house dust mite which is “invisible” to the naked eye. Humidity, heat and the natural skin desquamation of humans as food are all available in the mite’s perfect habitat: the mattress. Secure protection is provided by VarioProtect® (see keyword), for instance. The tight structure of blankets and pillows, made for instance from Bramscher Tuch (see keyword), cannot be penetrated by house dust mite.