prEN 12934
(Main)Feather and down - Composition labelling of processed feathers and down for use as sole filling material
Feather and down - Composition labelling of processed feathers and down for use as sole filling material
This document establishes provisions for the labelling of the composition of the components of the plumage for use as fillings and of the fowl species from which such components are derived (waterfowl or landfowl).
It is applicable to finished feather and down materials used as fillings of manufactured articles at each stage in their commercial distribution.
This document is not applicable for fillings totally containing more than 2 % of foreign matter (see 3.5).
Federn und Daunen - Kennzeichnung der Zusammensetzung von fertig bearbeiteten Federn und Daunen als alleiniges Füllmaterial
Plumes et duvets - Etiquetage de composition des plumes et duvets traités pour utilisation comme unique produit de garnissage
Perje in puh - Označevanje sestave predelanega perja in puha za uporabo kot edino polnilo
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2024
Perje in puh - Označevanje sestave predelanega perja in puha za uporabo kot
edino polnilo
Feather and down - Composition labelling of processed feathers and down for use as
sole filling material
Federn und Daunen - Kennzeichnung der Zusammensetzung von fertig bearbeiteten
Federn und Daunen als alleiniges Füllmaterial
Plumes et duvets - Etiquetage de composition des plumes et duvets traités pour
utilisation comme unique produit de garnissage
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 12934
ICS:
59.040 Pomožni materiali za tekstilije Textile auxiliary materials
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2024
ICS 59.040 Will supersede EN 12934:1999
English Version
Feather and down - Composition labelling of processed
feathers and down for use as sole filling material
Plumes et duvets - Etiquetage de composition des Federn und Daunen - Kennzeichnung der
plumes et duvets traités pour utilisation comme Zusammensetzung von fertig bearbeiteten Federn und
unique produit de garnissage Daunen als alleiniges Füllmaterial
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 443.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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© 2024 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 12934:2024 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
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3 Terms and definitions . Error! Bookmark not defined.
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7 Fowl species composition labelling . Error! Bookmark not defined.
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8 Fill power labelling . Error! Bookmark not defined.
9 Sampling and analysis method . Error! Bookmark not defined.
10 Information in the distribution chain . Error! Bookmark not defined.
Bibliography . Error! Bookmark not defined.
European foreword
This document (prEN 12934:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 443 “Feather
and down”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 12934:1999.
— Clause 3 has been improved with new definitions;
— Clause 5 has been modified (removed sub clauses 5.4 to 5.6, and Table 1 has been modified);
— Clause 6 has been modified (text has been added and Table 2 has been modified);
— Table 4 has been modified;
— A new Clause 8 has been added and the following clauses have been renumbered.
Introduction
Before 1999, fillings of feather and down were covered by different, sometimes conflicting, standards in
the various CEN countries. These national standards were replaced by EN 12934:1999, which provided
uniform labelling of down and feather products in all CEN countries.
Because of changing market conditions, changing down and feather processing methods, and changing
consumer and retailer demands, revisions to EN 12934 were necessary.
The revised EN 12934 meets the needs of these changes with the same goals as the original version of
EN 12934, to provide unambiguous labelling in terms of:
— denominations of the components of plumage and of fowl species;
— information to be stated on product labels and in commercial documents within the supply chain
with reference to plumage and plumage-filled finished products;
— assessment of whether test results indicate conformity to labelling requirements based upon a
stipulated tolerance.
1 Scope
This document establishes provisions for the labelling of the composition of the components of the
plumage for use as fillings and of the fowl species from which such components are derived (waterfowl
or landfowl).
It is applicable to finished feather and down materials used as fillings of manufactured articles at each
stage in their commercial distribution.
This document is not applicable for fillings totally containing more than 2 % of foreign matter (see 3.5).
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 1883, Feather and down – Sampling in view of tests
EN 1885:2018, Feather and down – Terms and definitions
EN 12131:2018, Feather and down – Test methods - Determination of the quantitative composition of
feather and down (manual method)
EN 12130, Feather and down – Test methods – Determination of the fill power (massic volume)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 1885:2018 and the following
apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
down
plumage inclusive of:
— down (see EN 1885:2018, 3.1.13);
— nestling down (see EN 1885:2018, 3.1.15);
— plumule (see EN 1885:2018, 3.1.17)
Note 1 to entry: Down might include portions of down fibre and/or feather fibre that adhere and cannot be removed
from the above listed elements according to EN 12131:2018 test method.
3.2
feather
plumage inclusive of whole and fractured waterfowl feather
Note 1 to entry: See EN 1885:2018, 3.2.1.
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