The raw down and feathers must be processed before they may be used as filling material for bedding articles.
First of all, the raw down and feathers are cleaned of coarse dirt. Then they are placed in special washing machines and undergo 6 to 8 washing cycles using a specific detergent suitable for bedfeathers.
In a next step, the down and feathers are dried and sterilized in a steamer at temperatures exceeding 100 °C.
After the drying process they are placed in the dedusting machine to remove fine dust which has not yet been cleared during the washing cycles and are cooled down to normal temperature.
Finally, the down and feathers are sorted. The basic types obtained from sorting are used to confect special down and feather blends according to the customer´s order.
The requirements for the hygienic state of the filling material are specified in EN 12935. The Daunasan® / Downafresh® brand indicates that bedding articles labelled with this brand are consistently monitored by means of mystery shopping to ensure at the best that products labelled with Daunasan® / Downafresh® meet the hygiene requirements.
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