{"id":5804,"date":"2019-05-07T13:05:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T13:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo1.dmic.ie\/aaafcp2019\/?page_id=5804"},"modified":"2025-01-03T11:14:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T11:14:54","slug":"the-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/the-science\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>What makes the <strong>Asthma &amp; Allergy Friendly\u00ae<\/strong> Certification Program unique is that it\u2019s backed by science. Many products claim to be \u201chypoallergenic,\u201d but there\u2019s no proof to back up that claim.<\/p>\n<p>Our program tests products in independent laboratories to make sure the products actually do what they say they can do.<\/p>\n<h3>Standards<\/h3>\n<p>When creating a new standard for a product category, we look at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contributions from technical and industry experts<\/li>\n<li>Scientific papers and clinical studies<\/li>\n<li>Related national and international standards<\/li>\n<li>Testing done by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allergystandards.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Allergy Standards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-we-test-and-certify.png\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"how-we-test-and-certify\" rel=\"wpdevart_lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" alt=\"how-we-test-and-certify\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-we-test-and-certify-236x300.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-401563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-we-test-and-certify-200x254.png 200w, https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-we-test-and-certify-400x508.png 400w, https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-we-test-and-certify-600x761.png 600w, https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-we-test-and-certify-800x1015.png 800w, https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-we-test-and-certify-1200x1523.png 1200w, https:\/\/asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-we-test-and-certify.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>We have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allergystandards.com\/the-science-behind-the-certification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">46 testing standards<\/a> covering 17 categories of products and services. We then test products based on their approved standards.<\/p>\n<p>Each product is tested to make sure it meets certain standards set for that type of product. An independent medical panel helps us decide the standards a product must meet to be Certified.<\/p>\n<h3>Testing<\/h3>\n<p>We test products based on both international standards and our own methods. Our tests make sure each product meets the criteria for its category. We work with an approved network of internationally-recognized testing laboratories.<\/p>\n<p>Only products that pass all of our tests may use the <strong>Asthma &amp; Allergy Friendly\u00ae<\/strong> Certification Mark. Over 200 products in the U.S. are currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asthmaandallergyfriendly.com\/USA\/certified_products\/\">Certified<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our lab partners include:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" 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