LAW REGULATIONS
Assopiuma has given its contribution to the development of the common market. Through the Italian National Standards Body (UNI), Assopiuma promoted the creation of a Technical Committee in the framework of CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) in order to set up European standards for feather and down. Italy is a major player in this sector, this is why, in 1989, CEN assigned Italy the Chairmanship and Secretariat of Technical Committee CEN/TC 222, “Feather and down to be used as filling material for any article, as well as finished articles filled with feather and down”.
Meanwhile, Italy accepted the convenorship of Workgroup 1, which was to draft standards for feather and down as filling material.
| UNI-EN 1161 | Feather and down – Test methods – Determination of moisture content |
| UNI-EN 1162 | Feather and down – Test methods – Determination of the oxygen index number |
| UNI-EN 1163 | Feather and down – Test methods – Determination of the oil and fat content |
| UNI-EN 1164 | Feather and down – Test methods – Determination of the turbidity of an aqueous extract |
| UNI-EN 1165 | Feather and down – Test methods – Determination of water-soluble chlorides |
| UNI-EN 1167 | Feather and down – Method of test for measuring the sizes of quilts filled with feather and/or down |
| UNI-EN 1882 | Feather and down – Test methods – Determination of the commercial mass of a lot of feather and down |
| UNI-EN 1883 | Feather and down – Sampling in view of tests |
| UNI-EN 1884 | Feather and down – Test methods – Determination of the microbiological state |
| UNI-EN 1885 | Feather and down – Terms and definitions |
| UNI-EN 12130 | Feather and down – Test methods – Determination of the filling power (massic volume) |
| UNI-EN 12131 | Feather and down – Test methods – Determination of the quantitative composition of feather and down (manual method) |
| UNI-EN 12132-1 | Feather and down – Methods of testing the down proof properties of fabrics -Part 1: Rubbing test |
| UNI-EN 12132-2-A1 | Feather and down – Methods of testing the down proof properties of fabrics -Part 2: Impact test |
| UNI-EN 12934 | Feather and down – Composition labelling of processed feathers and down for use as sole filling material |
| UNI-EN 12935 | Feather and down – Hygiene and cleanliness requirements |
| UNI-ENV 12936 | Feather and down – Determination of the permanent deformation after dynamic fatigue stress under constant load |
| UNI-EN 13088 | Manufactured articles filled with feather and down – Method for the determination of a filled product’s total mass and for the determination of the mass of the filling |
| UNI-EN 13186 | Feather and down – Specification for feather and down filled bedding articles |
| UNI-EN 13536 | Manufactured articles filled with feather and down – Requirements for clothing – Light use |
| UNI-EN 13542 | Manufactured articles filled with feather and down – Method for determining the compressibility of clothing |
| UNI-EN 13543 | Manufactured articles filled with feather and down – Measurement of the water absorption of filling material |
| UNI-EN 13854 | Manufactured articles filled with feather and down – Requirements for upholstered parts and cushions |
| UNI-EN 13855-1 | Manufactured articles filled with feather and down – Measurement of thickness and compressibility of cushions – Part 1: Test method by rotation |
| UNI-EN 13855-2 | Manufactured articles filled with feather and down – Measurement of thickness and compressibility of cushions – Part 2: Test method by oscillation |
| UNI 9212-7 | Determination of the fragility of feather |
| UNI 9212-8 | Test methods – Determination of abnormal odor |
| UNI 9212-9 | Determination of the pH of the aqueous extract of the materials of foam padding |
| UNI 9212-10 | Determination of diffuse reflectance in the blue (whiteness) |
| UNI 9212-13 | Quantitative and qualitative determination of the composition of the materials of feather manual method |
| UNI 9212-15 | Determination of bulk density, compressibility and elastic recovery of materials delayed feather |
| UNI 9212-16 | Fabrics for the containment of materials for upholstery foam and fabric for lining: requirements |
| Regolamento UE n. 142/2011 | Determination of bulk density, compressibility and elastic recovery of materials delayed feather |
| Regolamento (CE) n.1069/2009 | Fabrics for the containment of materials for upholstery foam and fabric for lining: requirements |
EXISTING REGULATIONS
Assopiuma guarantees that the products carrying its label comply with the existing safety safety and hygiene requirements, as laid down in the Directive by the Health Ministry:
In compliance with decree D.P.R. 23.01.1975 n.845, feather and down filled products and products filled with any other kind of material of animal origin must carry an irremovable and inerasable label containing the following information:
- 1. Name and location of the producer and of the selling company;
- 2. Declarationcertifying that the material has been sanitised and hygienically treated as set out in the existing regulations;
according to decree D.M. 10.11.1976 n.315, feather and down and other filling materials must be sanitised as follows:
- 1. Sorting;
- 2. De-dusting;
- 3. Washing;
- 4. Centrifuging;
- 5. Steam-drying (drying temperature: 120-140°C, steaming pressure: 2-3 atmospheres for no less than 60 min).
Note: D.P.R. = Decree by the President of the Republic; D.M. Minister’s Decree