CEN/TC 443 - Feather and down

This European Standard specifies a method for the determination of the composition of feather and/or down fit for or constituting filled manufactured articles in order to label and/or mark it or to verify the denominations reported on the label.

This European Standard defines the principal terms used in the field of feather and down.

This European Standard specifies one procedure for determining the fill power (massic volume). This method is applicable to processed plumage fit for or constituting filled manufactured articles (e.g. anoraks, quilts, etc.).

This European Standard specifies a method for determining the total mass of a product solely filled with feather and/or down and the mass of the filling material.

This European standard specifies a method for obtaining a representative laboratory bulk sample of a lot of feather and down and of feather and down in a manufactured product or of a manufactured product.

This standard establishes provisions for the labelling of the composition of the components of the plumage for use as fillings and of the fowl species from which such components are derived (waterfowl or landfowl). It is applicable to finished feather and down materials, used as filling of manufactured articles, at each stage in their commercial distribution. This standard is not applicable for fillings totally containing more than 0,5% of foreign matter (3.6).

This document establishes provisions for the labelling of the composition of the components of the plumage for use as fillings and of the fowl species from which such components are derived (waterfowl or landfowl).
It is applicable to finished feather and down materials used as fillings of manufactured articles at each stage in their commercial distribution.
This document is not applicable for fillings totally containing more than 2 % of foreign matter (see 3.4).

This European Standard defines the principal terms used in the field of feather and down.

This European Standard specifies the procedure for determining the filling power (massic volume). This method is applicable to finished down and/or feather, fit for or constituting filled manufactured articles (e.g. anoraks, quilts, etc.).