Building on its first Air Fresheners Product Stewardship Programme, in 2010 A.I.S.E. initiated a project that aimed at developing a methodology to measure emissions from scented candles, as a first step towards a voluntary programme of EU-wide emissions control for candles.
Building on this work, A.I.S.E. in collaboration with the Association of European Candle Makers (AECM) and the European Candle Association (ECA)*, submitted a project to the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) in October 2012 to develop a standard for the measurement of emissions from combustible air fresheners.
*AECM and ECA now operate jointly as the European Candle Manufacturers Association (ECMA) |
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These standards were handled under CEN Project Committee 421 "Emission safety of combustible air fresheners” and published in 2015. They cover:
- the development of standardised test methods for the emissions resulting from the use of combustible air fresheners,
- a methodology for the assessment of test results and application of recommended emission limits,
- appropriate information to consumers on the safe use of the products related to the emissions.