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How to Apply for an Allergy UK Endorsement
Seal of Approval Award
The Seal of Approval is an internationally recognised award, with extremely high standards.
Our testing is completely independent and carried out by scientific experts,
and carries with it a responsibility on our part to ensure that the products
we award the Seal to are worthy recipients.
In general terms, to obtain the Seal the product must be able to be tested, scientifically, with a proven, measurable result of restricting or removing allergens or the product must have a significantly reduced allergen content, and it can be proved that these have no way of escaping during cleaning or emptying of the product. By looking through our list of current Seal holders it is possible to get a reasonable idea of the type of product we will award the Seal to.
Click here for a list of FAQ's.
To see a list of our current Seal holders, please click here.
If you would like to make an initial enquiry about submitting your product for approval,
please contact Leigh George, Business Development: leigh@allergyuk.org.
Consumer Award
The consumer award is also widely recognised and a vital award for allergy sufferers. The product assessment is carried out by a panel of experts who assess the product from a consumer point of view, making sure that the product provides them with a
benefit in some way.
In addition to this the panel will also check the product thoroughly to ensure that there is nothing
about it which could harm an allergy sufferer or cause an allergic reaction.
We also request that companies produce 25 pieces of anecdotal evidence from consumers who have used the product,
together with contact details for them so that we can spot check these.
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To see a list of our current Consumer Award holders,
please click here .
It is extremely important to note that the Consumer Award is in no way a substitution for the Seal of Approval, and that their functions are entirely different. Under no circumstances would the Consumer Award be given to products which do not meet the rigorous standards of the Seal. The function of the Consumer Award is to provide consumers with guidance when looking for products which can help make allergy sufferer's lives easier and more pleasant simply by their use, rather than by anything the product specifically does, such as an air filter that removes allergens.
If you would like to make an initial enquiry about submitting your product for approval,
please contact Leigh George, Business Development: leigh@allergyuk.org.
Chemically Friendly Award
The product assessment is carried out by a panel of experts who assess the product from a consumer point of view.
In addition to this the panel will also check the product thoroughly to ensure that it is likely to assist in reducing the chemical load.
We also request that companies produce 25 pieces of anecdotal evidence from consumers who have used the product,
together with contact details for them so that we can spot check these.
Click here for a list of FAQ's.
To see a list of our current Chemically Friendly Award holders,
please click here .
If you would like to make an initial enquiry about submitting your product for approval,
please contact Leigh George, Business Development: leigh@allergyuk.org.