Our certified organic mattresses are NAOMI-compliant.What is NAOMI?
NAOMI stands for the National Association of Organic Mattress
Industry.
In the past decade, safety regulations for consumer products have
become unreliable. For example, children have been exposed to lead
paint from toys manufactured in China, and puppies have been exposed
to poisonous dog food.
Our certified organic mattresses are made in the USA and
comply with NAOMI standards.
By complying with NAOMI standards, we are trying to make it easier
for you to know what you are buying. Some "organic" mattresses do
not meet NAOMI standards and would be better described as "natural."
NAOMI standards protect you from end products that may not be as
pure as advertisements claim.
What makes these mattresses NAOMI-compliant?
Here are the standards for NAOMI member manufacturers:
- Must be free of synthetic fabrics.
- Fabrics may not be treated with any chemicals suspected of being
toxic, even at low levels.
- All wool must be from sheep raised according to organic
standards.
- Wool must be processed according to organic standards and be free
of polyester fibers. This requires that the wool is processed at a
facility that does not process polyester or chemically laden cotton
batting.
- Any wool used must be tested free of arsenic and lead.
- All inner, hidden fabrics and fibers, must be certified according
to GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standards).
- All cotton batting used must be certified organic and processed
according to GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standards).
- Any other natural fibers used must be certified organic (cotton,
silk, etc.)
- Fibers used must also be processed according to GOTS (Global
Organic Textile Standards); no chemical processing allowed.
- Any rubber used must be tested free of benzene, toluene, pthalates, SBR, petroleum additives, formaldehyde, arsenic, lead at
under .001 ppm.
- Any glue used must be free of formaldehyde, phenolated compounds
and must be disclosed.
* The only exceptions are: thread & metal springs as these have
no certifications in the works anywhere in the world.
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