Washington, USA, January 2008
The quickly growing asthma friendly consumer product Certification Program, a partnership between ASL and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), has been expanded to include certified asthma & allergy friendly™ products.

In the Unites States alone, there are an estimated 20 million people with asthma and 50 million with allergies. Now, products that pass rigorous scientific testing protocols and meet strict standards adopted by AAFA will have the asthma & allergy friendly™ Certification. AAFA chose to expand the previous "asthma friendly" certification mark in order to communication the benefits of the certification program to the millions of people who also have allergies. Many trigger such as chemicals and household allergens can aggravate both of the conditions.

The distinctive certification mark informs consumers that products are suitable for individuals with asthma, allergies or both.