Eurofins Product Testing - BIFMA labels

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on legal requirements

on VOC emission testing a video on VOC testing

on the meaning of VOC

on LEED and Green Buildings

BIFMA issued a standard for low VOC emission rating of system furniture and seating, ANSI/BIFMA M7.1/X7.1, and a standard on sustainability of furniture BIFMA e3. Low VOC emissions is just one out of many criteria in the sustainability standard.

BIFMA e3 sustainability standard is used for third-party sustainability certification called "level®". Products can be awarded a level 1, level 2 or level 3 compliance mark based on the combined score achieved in their sustainability evaluation. level 3 is the highest award a product can achieve. A list of certified products is available.

ANSI/BIFMA M7.1/X7.1 requires testing of VOC and aldehydes emissions after 3 and after 7 days in a test chamber, from which the 14 days emission level is extrapolated by calculation. LEED for system furniture and seating defined limit values for four parameters that can be tested by use of ANSI/BIFMA M7.1/X7.1 testing and certification.

2011 version now has been approved. You can see the approved drafts here:

• ANSI/BIFMA X7.1 (standard, requirements)
• ANSI/BIFMA M7.1 (test method)

Eurofins Product Testing A/S is one of the approved testing laboratories.

BIFMA is the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association. It was founded in 1973 with a mission to lead, advocate, inform and develop standards for the North American office and institutional furniture industry.

Eurofins services

Eurofins offers documentation of compliance with above specifications on emissions of VOC and aldehydes by independent testing.

Eurofins proposes to contact SCS in California for "level" certification services.

Further Information

For further information please contact our national organisations or our specialists for making use of the experience of Eurofins, the world market leader for VOC emissions chamber testing.

Order forms and testing request forms for VOC testing are available for free download here.

Your direct contacts:

Direct contact to Eurofins Product Testing A/S, the world market leader for VOC emissions chamber testing:

• Sales: Reinhard Oppl, email voc@eurofins.com
• Certification: Dr. Roland Augustin, email ccs@eurofins.com
• Testing laboratory: Thomas Neuhaus, email voc@eurofins.com