AS 2479-2007

1 - AS 2479-2007 DOWN AND/OR FEATHER FILLING MATERIALS AND FILLED PRODUCTS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 APPLICATION
6 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 4 DEFINITIONS
6 - 4.1 Secondhand filling
6 - 4.2 Small feathers
7 - 5 PURITY AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
7 - 5.1 General
7 - 5.2 Determination of down cluster
7 - 5.3 Determination of acidity (pH)
7 - 5.4 Oxygen number
7 - 5.5 Filling power test
7 - 5.6 Size of quilts and similar products
7 - 6 DETERMINATION OF COMPOSITION AND SPECIES
7 - 6.1 Composition
7 - 6.1.1 Determination of composition for labelling/packaging
7 - 6.1.2 Verification of label/packaging
8 - 6.2 Species identification of goose
8 - 6.2.1 Determination for labelling/packaging
8 - 6.2.2 Verification of label/packaging
8 - 7 LABELLING
8 - 7.1 General requirements for filled products
9 - 7.2 Packaging
10 - 7.3 Performance and quality claims
12 - APPENDIX A - RATIONALE
12 - A1 DETERMINATION OF ACIDITY (pH)
12 - A2 OXYGEN NUMBER
12 - A3 FILLING POWER TEST
13 - APPENDIX B - COMPOSITION REFERENCE TABLE
14 - APPENDIX C - SPECIES TESTING: SAMPLING METHODS AND DETERMINATION
14 - C1 GENERAL
14 - C2 DETERMINATION OF PLUMAGE TYPES
14 - C2.1 Goose plumage
14 - C2.2 Duck plumage
14 - C2.3 Landfowl plumage
14 - C3 EQUIPMENT
14 - C4 REQUIRED LEVEL OF TESTING
15 - C5 SAMPLE EXTRACTION
15 - C6 DETERMINATION OF DOWN SPECIES
15 - C7 DETERMINATION OF FEATHER SPECIES
15 - C8 UNIDENTIFIED PORTIONS
16 - C9 SPECIES CALCULATIONS
16 - C9.1 Species calculations
16 - C9.2 Example

Specifies requirements for purity, composition, classification and labelling of down and/or feather filling material contained in filled products such as comforters, continental quilts, pillows and sleeping bags etc.

This Standard specifies requirements for purity and composition of down and/or feather filling material or down and/or feather filled products. This Standard also provides a classification that is intended to be applied when labelling or verifying a label on such products.

Originated as Commercial Standard 19-1937.
Previous edition AS 2479-1987.
Third edition 2007.