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Azo dyes in candles are no problem - a candle is no baby toy after all

What is an azo dye?
Azo dyes are the biggest group within the dyes. They are widely used because they are particularly light-fast and stable and have vivid colours. Azo dyes themselves are normally not unhealthy. Some of them can be split into their components in the human body however and some of these so-called romatic amines can be harmful to health. more...

Publishing date 29.10.2012

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Candle production and consumption in Europe

Each year, the Gütegemeinschaft Kerzen in collaboration with ECA on the basis of the data by Eurostat figures on the production and consumption of candles. more...

Publishing date 26.10.2012

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What does the RAL Quality Mark mean?

Manufactures of candles are only allowed to mark candles with the RAL Quality Mark if they stick to the strict standards of the European Quality Association for Candles regarding burning duration, raw material and burning behaviour. The compliance of these standards is supervised by the DEKRA Umwelt GmbH. more...

Publishing date 25.10.2012

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