For all the parameters (nonylphenol ethoxylates, carcinogenic arylamines, phthalates/softeners, organotin compounds, perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) and antimony) included by Greenpeace in the tested samples, the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 requires compliance with strict requirements. The annually updated test criteria and limit values in many cases go far beyond the valid national and international requirements. From a consumer point of view, over 20 years of experience as a leading certification system for independent testing for harmful substances contributes to the highest degree of product safety. Extensive product checks after the certificate has been issued, as well as regular company audits, also ensure that the industry has a globally sustainable awareness of the responsible use of chemicals.

Since 1992, the central focus of the OEKO-TEX® tests for harmful substances has been the development of test criteria, limit values, and test methods on a scientific basis. The aim of the OEKO-TEX® laboratory tests, however, is not just to detect chemical substances, which, as a result of today’s technical possibilities, can be done down to the smallest µg quantities. Rather, the decisive factor for the wearer (child) is whether, through usual skin contact when wearing the clothing, for example, substances really can enter the body and cause health problems. Here, OEKO-TEX® has created an internationally applicable yardstick that can be easily understood by the consumer through the "Confidence in Textiles" label.