
AAFA’s 2026 Allergy Capitals® Report Highlights Changing Pollen Trends Across the United States
AAFA’s 2026 Allergy Capitals® report provides insight into how environmental factors and pollen trends are influencing seasonal allergies across the United States.

Sleep Awareness Week: Why Certification Matters in the Bedding Market
Sleep Awareness Week highlights growing consumer interest in healthier sleep environments and why independent certification helps bedding manufacturers validate performance and product claims.

Dust Mites in Bedding: Why Certification Matters at Market Week
Dust mites are a major allergen concern in bedding. Learn how certification verifies performance, supports healthier indoor environments, and helps manufacturers and retailers stand out at Market Week.

Allergy Standards: Leading Experts on Indoor Air Quality for Journalists
ASL is the trusted authority for journalists seeking leading experts on improving indoor air quality through scientifically backed standards and third-party certifications.

Driving Market Leadership through Asthma & Allergy Friendly® Certification
As consumer awareness of the importance of healthier indoor environments continues to rise, bedding manufacturers have an opportunity to address this growing demand by offering products that are not only comfortable but also scientifically proven to support better indoor air quality (IAQ). With October being Indoor Air Quality Month, there is no better time to highlight the role of bedding in creating a healthier home environment.

Building Trust: The Success Story of SIJO and the Asthma & Allergy Friendly® Certification Program
In a recent interview with Customer Success Manager, Leah McInerney, Elise Sabak from SIJO shared the remarkable journey and success of their brand in partnership with the Asthma & Allergy Friendly® Certification Program.

Mid Year Client Town Hall
It was with great pleasure that we held our inaugural client town hall to bring together our valued clients for a fireside chat

4 Certified Products On One Recommended List!
This recommended list on BuzzFeed is brimming with Asthma & Allergy Friendly® Certified products!

A Testimonial from Sijo, the Luxe Bedding Company
In this video ASL Director of Marketing, Vikki Keenan, talks to Elise Sabak of Sijo, the luxe bedding company, about their Asthma & Allergy Friendly® certification

Pegasus Home Fashions Launches Beautyrest® Certified Asthma & Allergy Friendly® Collection
We are delighted to announce that Pegasus Home Fashions has launched its Beautyrest® Certified Asthma & Allergy Friendly® Collection

The S in ESG does not stand for “Simple”
A trip to New York Fall Market Week prompted our CIO Dave Morrissey to consider the S in ESG and why it is so often misunderstood

SIJO earns Asthma & Allergy Friendly® certification for bedding collection
We are delighted to announce that SIJO’s AiryWeight™ Eucalyptus Textiles Collection has earned Asthma & Allergy Friendly® certification.

Watch our CEO on ConsultantLive: Dr.John McKeon discusses the Asthma & Allergy Friendly® Certification Program
In this interview on ConsultantLive, Dr. John McKeon explains the importance of a whole-house approach to reducing asthma and allergy triggers and the aim of the Asthma & Allergy Friendly® Certification Program which involves mitigating allergen exposure in a variety of household products.

Why Certified Asthma & Allergy Friendly® Means Healthier Indoor Air for Everyone
Healthier indoor air for everyone is a necessity if we want to prevent against disease and we believe Certified Asthma & Allergy Friendly® products are the best choices available to help control and improve indoor air quality.

Things to consider when building/designing a bedroom for those impacted by asthma and allergies
We know that people spend up to 90% of their life indoors and 30% of this time may be in the bedroom. Infants and young children spend even longer than this. Integral to the designing of a well-functioning bedroom are the concepts of comfort, wellness and health but the bedroom can be rife with asthma and allergy triggers with the potential to impact on these concepts and turn a bedroom into a negative space.

New standard for bedding containing Merino Wool
We are announcing the development of a new certification standard for bedding containing Merino Wool.

Air Quality in Delhi – A Threat to Lung Health
The air quality in India has a huge impact on health. Indoor air quality and outdoor air quality play a role in the cause of asthma, COPD and TB

Brand Promises for Healthier Homes: An Interview with the AATCC
An Interview with Diana Wyman, Executive Vice President at the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC).

Why and how we certify washing machines – a Q&A
What is it that makes some washing machine better for the indoor environment than others, and where do we draw the line to decide to certify a washing machine?

Why and how we certify bedding – a Q&A
What is it that makes some bedding better for the indoor environment than others, and where do we draw the line to decide to certify a bedding product?

Allergen Avoidance in the Home – Part 1: Where do the Allergens Come From?
The development of an allergy and asthma management plan is an important step in controlling exposure to allergens. But what kind of steps can be taken, and what kind of products should be used, or avoided?

Does my teddy bear contain nuts?
With the continuous information provided to consumers about the allergen content of their food, why is it that we don’t receive similar information about the allergen content of non-food product?

Bedding products from Indo Count pass ASP:02:02 Bedding Certification Standard
Allergy Standards Limited (ASL) today announced that certain products in the AllerCot bedding line from Indo Count have passed the relevant Certification Standards.

Bedding Line from Wicked Sheets Passes ASP:02 Textile Certification Standards
ASL announced that the entire kit performance bedding line from Wicked Sheets have passed the relevant Certification Standards.

New York Home Fashions Market Spring 2017 Report
From March 27 – March 30 the Certification & ASL Team went to New York to attend New York Home Fashions Market Spring 2017, meeting with clients, attending industry seminars and speaking with key retailers.

Webinar about the Allergen Avoidance market for textile products
Join Dr. McKeon – Allergy Standards CEO – for an informative webinar entitled “A $10 Billion Market. How Can Your Products Get the Right Reaction?” on Wednesday, February 22 at 12:00 Noon EST.