Tac foam mattress 2-1

Scope of Test and Assessment Criteria
for the Issue of the TÜV NORD Test Mark
– SUITABLE FOR ALLERGIC PEOPLE –
Foam Mattress tested for allergens and harmful substances
(as at 02/11)

I General

The aim of these tests, which are performed on a voluntary basis for the manufacturer, is to make an assessment in terms of material composition and indoor air hygiene of in-terior plaster with regard to sanitary harmlessness. To reach this aim, the total product is tested for its al ergenic potential and its toxic po-tential.
II Basis for the test

The tests and examinations to be performed before the TÜV NORD test mark is issued are based on the recognised technical rules and standards, such as ISO and DIN stan-dards and VDI regulations. In addition, the recognised medical / al ergological test methods relevant to dealing with such problems are used. The tests and examinations are conducted among other things in accordance with 1) VDI guideline 2100, Part 1 - 4, "Gaseous ambient air pol ution measurement - In- door air pol ution measurement - Gas chromatographic determination of organic compounds" 2) DIN 38405-24 (DEV D24), "German standard methods for the examination of water, waste water and sludge; anions (group D); photometric determination of chro-mium(VI) using 1,5-diphenylcarbonohydrazide " Z:\Pool_3.3\pbe\RLH\TN Test Criteria 2011\TAC Foam Mattress 2-11.doc Scope of Test and Assessment Criteria for the Issue of the TÜV NORD Test Mark SUITABLE FOR ALLERGIC PEOPLE Foam mattress tested for al ergens and harmful substances (as at 02/11) page 2 of 18 3) DIN 38406 – E29, "Water quality – Application of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometra (ICP-MS); determination of 62 elements" 4) DIN 38407-2, "German standard methods for the determination of water, waste wa- ter and sludge; jointly determinable substances (group F); determination of low vola-tile halogenated hydrocarbons by gas chromatography (F 2)" 5) DIN 38407-13, "German standard methods for the determination of water, waste water and sludge; jointly determinable substances (group F); determination of se-lected organotin compounds by gas chromatography (F 13)" 6) DIN 38414-4 (DEV S4), "German standard methods for the examination of water, waste water and sludge; sludge and sediments (group S); determination of leach-ability by water (S 4)" 7) DIN 53803-1, "Sampling; statistical basis; one-way layout" 8) DIN 53803-2, "Sampling; practical execution" 9) DIN 54231,"Textiles – Detection of disperse dyestuffs" 10) DIN EN 12673, "Water quality - Gas chromatographic determination of some se- 11) DIN EN 14362-1, "Textiles – Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants - Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants ac-cessible with and without extracting the fibres" 12) DIN ISO 16000-3, "Indoor air - Part 3: Determination of formaldehyde and other carbonyl compounds; Active sampling method" 13) DIN ISO 16000-6, "Indoor air - Part 6: Determination of volatile organic compounds in indoor and test chamber air by active sampling on Tenax TA® sorbent, thermal desorption and gas chromatography using MS/FID" 14) DIN EN ISO 105 –E04, "Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part E04: Colour fast- 15) DIN EN ISO 6468, "Water quality - Determination of certain organochlorine insecti- cides, polychlorinated biphenyls and chlorobenzenes - Gas-chromatographic method after liquid-liquid extraction" 16) DIN EN ISO 10301, "Water quality - Determination of highly volatile halogenated hydrocarbons - Gas-chromatographic methods" 17) DIN EN ISO 10695, "Water quality - Determination of selected organic nitrogen and phosphorus compounds - Gas chromatographic methods" 18) DIN EN ISO 11369, "Water quality - Determination of selected plant treatment agents - Method using high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection after solid-liquid extraction" 19) DIN EN ISO 16000-9: "Indoor air – Part 9: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from building products and furnishing – Emission test chamber method" 20) DIN EN ISO 16000-11, "Indoor air – Part 11: Determination of the emission of vola- tile organic compounds from building products and furnishing - Sampling, storage of samples and preparation of test specimens" 21) DIN EN ISO 18856, "Water quality - Determination of selected phthalates using gas Z:\Pool_3.3\pbe\RLH\TN Test Criteria 2011\TAC Foam Mattress 2-11.doc Scope of Test and Assessment Criteria for the Issue of the TÜV NORD Test Mark SUITABLE FOR ALLERGIC PEOPLE Foam mattress tested for al ergens and harmful substances (as at 02/11) page 3 of 18 22) TRGS 402, "Determination and assessment of the concentrations of airborne haz- 23) TRGS 905, "Directory of carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic substances" 24) WHO, "Air Quality Guidelines" 25) German Research Foundation, Senate Commission on the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area: "MAK and BAT Value Lists” 26) DFG S19, "Multimethod for the determination of pesticides, biocides, fungicides, in- secticides, herbicides, wood preservatives" 27) Basophile Degranulation Test (BDT) for the estimation of the al ergenic potential af- ter extraction by means of blood samples of al ergenic people and control samples 28) AgBB: Health-related Evaluation of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC 29) Federal Environment Agency’s German-language guidebook on mould "Leitfaden zur Vorbeugung, Untersuchung, Bewertung und Sanierung von Schimmelpilzwachs-tum in Innenräumen" 30) Health department of the German federal state Baden-Württemberg – guidebook on mould: "Schimmelpilze in Innenräumen – Nachweis, Bewertung, Qualitätsmanage-ment" 31) ZEK 01.1-08, "Testing and Validation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in the course of GS-Mark Certification" 32) B82.02-2 (LMBG), "Test method for the detection of certain azo dyes on dyed tex- 33) B80.68-1 (LMBG), "Determination of monomeric acrylnitrile in polymerides" 34) OSHA 42/47, "DIISOCYANATES, 1,6-HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE (HDI), TOLUENE-2,6-DIISOCYANATE (2,6-TDI), TOLUENE-2,4-DIISOCYANATE (2,4-TDI)" 35) Order for conformance of the Ordinance on Hazardous Substance to the EC direc- tive 98/24/EC and other EC directives (Verordnung zum Schutz vor Gefahrstoffen (Gefahrstoffverordnung – GefStoffV)) 36) Directive 67/548/EEC, Council directive of 27th June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packag-ing and labeling of dangerous substances Z:\Pool_3.3\pbe\RLH\TN Test Criteria 2011\TAC Foam Mattress 2-11.doc Scope of Test and Assessment Criteria for the Issue of the TÜV NORD Test Mark
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III Basic tests

1
Measurement of the allergenic potential
Al ticking, foam components, adhesives as wel as the total product are determined using the Basophile Degranulation Test. Investigations of the total product regarding the toxicological harmlessness
Preliminary remarks
1. Al tests are performed on representative complete product samples.
2. For substances according to the test points III.2.7.1 to III.2.7.7 emission chamber tests
are performed after 72 hours and – if necessary – after 28 days. The examined sam-ple is under pulsation load. 3. Substances according to the test point III.2.7 which are determined by screening are quantified by internal or external standards; only substances for which no standards are available a semi-quantitative estimation of their concentrations is done. In this case, the peak areas are interpreted by toluene equivalents.
2.1 Biocides, chlorophenoles, alkyltin compounds, flame retardants (cf. Annex 1)
Methods • Biocides: Analysis according to DIN 38407-2, DIN EN ISO 6468, DIN EN ISO • Chlorophenoles, orthophenylphenols: Analysis according to DIN EN 12673, DFG S19 • Alkyltin compounds(if the total tin content (Sn) > 10 mg/kg (cf. V.6)): Analysis according to DIN • Flame retardants: according to DFG S19, Analysis by GC-MS
2.2 Material testing for CMR compounds according to Annex I of the directive
67/548/EEC resp. according to § 4a par. 3 of the Ordinance on Hazardous
Substances and to TRGS 905 – EU-classes 1 and 2 (cf. Annex 2 (a))
Methods
Analysis according to ZEK 01.1-08, B80.68-1 (LMBG), DIN EN 14362-1, GC-MS

2.3 Phthalate
• Dimethyl phthalate (DMP), CAS-No.: 131-11-3 • Diethyl phthalate (DEP), CAS-No.: 84-66-2 • Dipropyl phthalate (BPP), CAS-No.: 131-16-8 • Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), CAS-No.: 84-74-2 • Di sobutyl phthalate (DIBP), CAS-No.: 84-69-5 • Butylbenzyl phthalate (BBP), CAS-No.: 85-68-7 • Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP), CAS-No.: 84-61-7 • Diphenyl phthalate (DPP), CAS-No.: 84-62-8 • Di-heptyl phthalate (DHP), CAS-No.: 3648-21-3 • Di(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), CAS-No.: 117-81-7 • Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP), CAS-No.: 117-84-0 • Didecyl phthalate (DDP), CAS-No.: 84-77-5 • Di sononyl phthalate (DINP),CAS-No.: 68515-48-0 • Di sodecyl phthalate (DIDP), CAS-No.: 26761-40-0 Z:\Pool_3.3\pbe\RLH\TN Test Criteria 2011\TAC Foam Mattress 2-11.doc Scope of Test and Assessment Criteria for the Issue of the TÜV NORD Test Mark SUITABLE FOR ALLERGIC PEOPLE Foam mattress tested for al ergens and harmful substances (as at 02/11) page 5 of 18 Methods Analysis according to DIN EN ISO 18856, extraction in ethyl acetate, analysis by GC/ MS
2.4 Toxicologically questionable dyes (cf. Annex 3)
• Aryl amines originated from azo dyes • Carcinogenic dyes • Al ergenic dyes Methods Analysis according to B82.02-2(LMBG) and DIN 54231 (mod.)
2.5 Heavy metals
• Antimony • Arsenic • Lead • Cadmium • Chromium • Chromate (Cr VI) • Cobalt • Copper • Nickel • Mercury • Tin (as parameter for alkyltin compounds) Methods • Preparation of an acidic perspiration dissolution according to DIN EN ISO 105-E04 • Elution according to DIN 38414-4 • Heavy metals in general: DIN 38406-E29 • Chromate (Cr VI): DIN 38405-24 • Total digestion with nitric acid / microwave
2.6 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons – PAH (cf. Annex 4)
Methods According to ZEK 01.1-08. Analysis by GC-MS.
2.7 Gaseous emissions

2.7.1 Aldehydes and ketones (cf. Annex 5)

2.7.2 BTXES compounds
• Benzene • Toluene • Xylene • Ethylbenzene • Styrene
2.7.3 Isocyanates
• Diphenylmethane di socyanate (MDI); CAS-No.: 101-68-8 • Toluyl-2,4-di socyanate (TDI); CAS-No.: 584-84-9 • Toluyl-2,6-di socyanate (TDI); CAS-No.: 91-08-7 • Hexamethylene di socyanate (HDI); CAS-No.: 822-06-0 Z:\Pool_3.3\pbe\RLH\TN Test Criteria 2011\TAC Foam Mattress 2-11.doc Scope of Test and Assessment Criteria for the Issue of the TÜV NORD Test Mark
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2.7.4 Material testing for CMR compounds according to Annex I of the directive
67/548/EEC resp. according to § 4a par. 3 of the Ordinance on Hazardous Sub-
stances and to TRGS 905 – EU-classes 1 and 2 (cf. Annex 2 (b))

2.7.5 Miscellaneous compounds
• 4-Vinylcyclohexene; CAS-No.: 100-40-3 • 4-Phenylcyclohexene; CAS-No.: 4994-16-5 • Butadiene; CAS-No.: 106-99-0 • Vinyl chloride; CAS-No.: 75-01-4
2.7.6 Sum of aromatic hydrocarbons

2.7.7 Sum of volatile organic compounds according to Annex 6 and TVOC

2.7.8 Tests according to the AgBB scheme
Methods • Al gaseous emissions: Emission chamber test • Aldehydes and ketones: Adsorption on Silica conditioned with 2,4-Dinitrophenyl hy- drazine according to DIN ISO 16000-3, analysis by HPLC • BTXES compounds: Adsorption on active carbon, analysis by GC-MS, according to • 1,3-Butadiene, Vinyl chloride: Adsorption on active carbon, analysis according to • Isocyanates: Adsorption on a special glass filter, derivatization, analysis according • Aromatic hydrocarbons and TVOC: Analysis by GC-MS, according to VDI 2100-2
IV Test mark
1 Taking the results as per III and provided the assessment criteria specified in V are fulfil ed, TÜV NORD hereby grants permission to use the TÜV NORD test mark. 2 TÜV NORD wil draw up a certificate and release it for duplication for informative 3 The scope of services to be provided by TÜV NORD relates to the foam mattress submitted for testing. If there are changes in the product, esp. changes of material components, which could have an impact on the al ergological or toxicological cha-racteristics of the product, the basis tests described in III must be performed again. 4 Use of the TÜV NORD test mark involves an annual test of a sample of the foam mattress taken from production or storage by TÜV NORD. 5 Changes of the composition of the foam mattress , which have no impact regarding the al ergolocical and toxicological characteristics of the product, are tested free of additional charge in the scope of services provided for the periodic tests. 6 If defects are found during the periodic tests, they must be rectified within three Z:\Pool_3.3\pbe\RLH\TN Test Criteria 2011\TAC Foam Mattress 2-11.doc Scope of Test and Assessment Criteria for the Issue of the TÜV NORD Test Mark
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V Assessment criteria

The foam mattress is assessed as part of an interdisciplinary expert appraisal taking ac-
count of the current state of recognized environmental-medical threshold values for ma-
terial and air constituents.
The results of the emission chamber tests – cf. paragraphs V.8 and V.9 – are equivalent
to the reference room of 17,4 m³ according to DIN EN ISO 16000–9 because of the ad-
justed loading and air change rates.
The fol owing criteria must be fulfil ed before the TÜV NORD test mark is awarded:
1 Allergic potential of the total product and of selected components (III.1):
• Basophile Degranulation Test < 15 % (plus < control)
2 Biocides, chlorophenoles, alkyltin compounds, flame retardants (III.2.1)
• The sum of biocides according to Annex 1 must not exceed 0,5 mg/kg. • Chlorophenols and OPP according to Annex 1 are limited as fol ows: - Pentachlorophenol (PCP) . < 0,05 mg/kg - 2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorophenol (TeCP) . < 0,05 mg/kg - Orthophenyl phenol (OPP) . < 0,50 mg/kg • The flame retardants specified in Annex 1 must not be present in the product, i. e. they must be below the fol owing determination limits: - TRIS, TEPA . < 1,0 mg/kg - TBP, TCEP, TCPP, TDCP, TBEP, TEHP, TPP, TKP . < 0,5 mg/kg • Alkyltin compounds according to Annex 1 are limited as fol ows: - Sum of alkyltin compounds according to Annex 1 . < 10 mg/kg
3 CMR Substances and noxae (III.2.2)
• compounds listed in Annex I of the directive 67/548/EEC resp. compounds listed according to § 4a Par. 3 GefStoffV as very toxic, toxic, carcinogenic, mu-tagenic or reprotoxic, • compounds listed in TRGS 905 or in MAK-value list of the DFG as fol ows: a) carcinogenic acc. to EU-categories Carc.Cat. 1, Carc.Cat. 2, or Carc.Cat. 3 resp. acc. to MAK classifications K1, K2 or K3 or b) mutagenic acc. to EU-categories Mut.Cat. 1, Mut.Cat. 2, or Mut.Cat. 3 resp. acc. to MAK classifications M1, M2 or M3 or c) reprotoxic acc. to EU-categories Repr.Cat. 1, Repr.Cat. 2 or Repr.Cat. 3 resp. to MAK classifications RE/F1, RE/F2 or RE/F3. I. e. the compounds of Annex 2(a) must not be present in the product. Limits of detection: • Acrylamid . 0,05 mg/kg Z:\Pool_3.3\pbe\RLH\TN Test Criteria 2011\TAC Foam Mattress 2-11.doc Scope of Test and Assessment Criteria for the Issue of the TÜV NORD Test Mark SUITABLE FOR ALLERGIC PEOPLE Foam mattress tested for al ergens and harmful substances (as at 02/11) page 8 of 18
4 Phthalates (III.2.3)
• The phthalates DEHP, BBP, DBP, DNOP, DINP and DIDP must not be detectable. • The sum of further phthalates must not exceed 1.000 mg/kg.
5 Dyes (III.2.4)
The dyes listed in Annex 3 must not be present in the product, i.e. they must be be-low the detection limits specified below: • Aryl amines originated from azo dyes . < 30 mg/kg
6 Heavy metals (III.2.5)

a) Elution with an acidic perspiration dissolution
• Chromate (Cr VI) must not be present in the product; limit of detection: *) Parameter for Alkyltin compounds, cf. III.2.1
b) Total digestion
• Lead .

7 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (III.2.6)
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8 Gaseous emissions after 72 hours (III.2.7)
• Formaldehyde . < 50 µg/m3
• Sum of other aldehydes and ketones . < 400 µg/m3
• Benzene . < 1,0 µg/m3
• Toluene . < 10 µg/m3
• Xylene . < 10 µg/m3
• Ethylbenzene . < 10 µg/m3
• Styrene . < 1,0 µg/m3
• Vinylcyclohexene . < 1,0 µg/m3
• 4-phenylcyclohexene . < 1,0 µg/m3
• Butadiene . < 1,0 µg/m3
• Vinyl chloride . < 1,0 µg/m3
• Isocyanates must not be detectable; detection limit . < 0,05 µg/m3
• Sum of aromatic hydrocarbons . < 10 µg/m3
• Sum of volatile organic compounds acc. to Annex 6 . < 100 µg/m3
CMR substances
The compounds in Annex 2(b) must not be emitted by the product. Limits of detection: • Naphthalene . < 1,0 µg/m³ • 2-Methoxyethanol . < 100 µg/m³ • 2-Ethoxyethanol . < 100 µg/m³ • 2-Methoxyethyl acetate . < 100 µg/m³ • 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate . < 100 µg/m³ • 2-Methoxy-1-propanol . < 100 µg/m³ • 2-Methoxy-1-propyl acetate . < 100 µg/m³
9 Gaseous emissions after 28 days (III.2.7)
• Sum of other aldehydes and ketones . • Sum of volatile organic compounds acc. to Annex 6 . If the emission results comply to the 28-days limits before then, the emission cham-ber test may be stopped earlier. Z:\Pool_3.3\pbe\RLH\TN Test Criteria 2011\TAC Foam Mattress 2-11.doc Annex 1
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Biocides, preservatives, flame retardants (III.2.1)

Pesticides, herbicides

2,4,5-Trichloro-phenoxy acetic acid (2,4,5-T)
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Metamidophos

Chlorophenoles and OPP

Pentachlorophenol (PCP)

Alkytin compounds
Monobutyltin

Flame retardants

Tris-(2,3-dibrompropyl)phosphate (TRIS)
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Carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic compounds (III.2.2 and III.2.7)

(a) Material testing (III.2.2)

Acrylamid (K2, M2, R3)

(b) Emission chamber tests (III.2.7)

Naphthalene (K3)
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Toxicologically questionable dyes (III.2.4)

Aryl amines originated from azo dyes

4-aminodiphenyl
3,3'-dimethyl-4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane
Carcinogenic dyes

C.I. Acid Red 26 (C.I. 16150)
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Allergenic dyes

C.I. Disperse Blue 1 (C.I. 64500)
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons – PAH (III.2.6)
Sum of PAH (EPA)
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Aldehydes and ketones (III.2.7.1)

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Volatile organic compounds – VOC (III.2.7.7)

Aromates
n-Alkanes / Aliphates C6-C17
Cycloalkanes / Cycloaliphates C6-C7
Alcoholes
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Esters / Acetates
Chlorinated hydrocarbons
Terpenes
Siloxanes
Sum of VOC
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