About Certifications

ORGANIC EXCHANGE OE 100 (Applies to our Organic Cotton Collection ONLY)

Organic cotton is grown naturally, without the use of anything that can harm the environment, like toxic and persistent pesticides or fertilisers, sewage sludge, irradiation or genetic engineering. To make sure of this, organic cotton is certified by an accredited independent organisation.

Eureco imports organic cotton collections certified by The Organic Exchange, under their OE 100 standard. The Organic Exchange are a world renowned certifier of organic cotton, and with their tick of approval you can be sure that your towels are made from 100% certified organically farmed ingredients. The OE 100 standard also covers important aspects of tracking and documenting the purchase, handling and use of 100% certified organic cotton fibre in yarns, fabrics, and finished goods. This important tool enables us to confirm that the products we sell contain only 100% organically grown cotton. We only want to sell the best!

OEKO-TEX 100 - class 1 (Applies to ALL our collections)

The Oeko-Tex Standard 100 has become the best known and most successful label for textiles tested for harmful substances. 

Chemicals are absorbed by the body directly through the skin which is why it makes sense to have textiles such as bath towels and robes (which have such enormous contact with our skin) tested for the presence of harmful chemicals.

The Oeko-Tex Standard 100 is a globally uniform testing and certification system for textile raw materials, intermediate and end products at all stages of production.

The standard was introduced in 1992 and is the world’s leading label for textiles screened for harmful substances. Products awarded this mark have been optimised for human ecology and tested and certified by internationally recognised textile institutions.

The test samples are tested for their PH value, formaldehyde content, the presence of pesticides, heavy metals, chlorinated organic carriers and preservatives such as pentachlorophenol and tetrachlorophenol. The tests also include checks for any MAC amines in azo dyestuffs and allergy inducing dyestuffs.

The Oeko-Tex label is not only a recognised benchmark for the consumer, it also serves as an additional quality assurance tool for the manufacturer. The concept has become established as a safety standard throughout the textile manufacturing chain and enables checks to be made for any harmful substances at each stage of the production process.

Textiles bearing this label are good for your wellbeing!

ISO 14001  (Applies to ALL our collections)

The ISO 14000 series of Environmental Management Standards exist to help organisations minimise how their operations negatively affect the environment (cause adverse changes to air, water or land), comply with applicable laws, regulations and other environmentally orientated requirements, and continually improve on the above.

ISO14001 is the standard against which organisations are assessed. It is generic and flexible enough to apply to any organisation producing any product or service, anywhere in the world. The ISO14001 standard pertains to the Environmental Management System (EMS) of the process rather than to the product itself.