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Lenzing's Tencel medically tested for toxic substances

19 Jan '15

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Lenzing’s Lyocell fibre, Tencel is the first fibre to be medically tested according to the FKT test method criteria for body compatibility and toxic substances.

According to Lenzing, textiles which come into contact with the skin should satisfy the highest standards and it has taken the first important step with this test by Fördergemeinschaft Körperverträgliche Textilien e.V.

“Thus Tencel is the first fibre which may use the ‘Medically Tested – Tested for Toxins’ FKT label”, the Austrian viscose fibre producer adds.

Susanne Jary, director Home & Interiors at Lenzing, explains, “A medically proven starting material such as Tencel fibre promotes good health.

“Above all, bed linens which are mostly in direct contact with the skin can make a major contribution towards general well-being,” she adds.

Jary continues. “For this reason, it is extremely important to us that our fiber satisfies the criteria of the FKT label and is thus a pre-requisite for health-friendly home textiles.”

”Cooperation with Lenzing is an important step to establish the FKT label in the textile industry,” Dr Michael Doser, board member of Fördergemeinschaft Körperverträgliche Textilien, explains.

“The FKT label is a reliable quality characteristic for strictly scientific and independently tested textiles and is also a reliable quality label for textiles that do not release any chemicals that may irritate the skin,” he too adds.

This unique combination of tests for harmful substances and for sensitive effect-based body compatibility provides double tested safety.

The manufacturers of high-quality textiles use this scientific certification to verify their quality standards and build a high degree of confidence with their end customers.

These high-quality testing standards ensure that the Tencel fibre meets the strictest skin compatibility tests in line with the approval criteria for medical devices.

“This generates trust and transparency in and for the end consumer and offers considerable influence when it comes to the decision to buy the textile,” Lenzing informs. (AR)

Fibre2fashion News Desk - India