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GUT
PRODUCT TEST
Security
for consumers |
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| It
is the aim of GUT’s members to supply consumers with products that do not
pose a health hazard and are environmentally
friendly. Thus, both the production facilities and the fitted-carpet
merchandise are subject to regular voluntary controls by independent
test
houses.
Compliance
with GUT’s criteria is safeguarded by means of GUT’s comprehensive product
test.
This
is divided in three sectors:
Articles
awarded with the GUT signet will be tested annually in control
tests at manufacturers’ plants and dealers’ sales outlets.
The GUT
product test is conducted on freshly produced fitted carpets. The Textiles
and Flooring Institute (TFI, Germany), Centexbel (Belgium) or the Austrian
Textile Research Institute (ÖTI, Austria) carry out tests in state
of the art test laboratories.
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| Control
tests: |
Not
only new carpets are tested by GUT, but maximum security is achieved by
regular annual control tests at manufacturers’ plants and dealers’ sales
outlets. |
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Controls
at manufacturers' plants
So-called
subsequent annual controls are carried out in compliance with specified
criteria with no less than 10 % of a manufacturer’s certified articles. |
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Market
controls
In
addition to the annual controls on manufacturers' certified articles, GUT
carries out regular market controls. Random checks are made at dealers’
sales outlets without previous notification. |
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| „environmentally
friendly“: |
Products
are called “environmentally friendly”, if they are free of pollutants and
were made in facilities that exceed the legal requirements with respect
to air and water cleanness and waste management. |
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GUT:
carpets tested for a better living environment |
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