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When medication alone isn’t enough

Tuesday, 16. November 2010     Category: ECARF News

New medical specialisation: "Psychodermatologist".

Around one quarter of the world’s population suffers from a skin ailment of some kind. The skin is the most visible human organ, and it stands in direct contact with our environment. Skin...

ECARF designates bed coverings from the company BNP Brinkmann as suitable for allergic persons

Tuesday, 02. November 2010     Category: ECARF Quality Seal, Products, Mite-proof Bedclothes

The mattress shield system medicase has been awarded with the ECARF Seal of Quality by the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF).

Germany’s anti-allergy municipalities

Tuesday, 26. October 2010     Category: Press Releases

Launch of the pilot project: "Development of guidelines and certification for allergy-aware communities"

New pollen-resistant screen receives ECARF Seal of Quality for allergy prevention

Wednesday, 20. October 2010     Category: ECARF Quality Seal, Products, Pollen Resistant Screens

The European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF) has honoured the "Durchblick" pollen-resistant screens with the ECARF Seal of Quality for its effectiveness against air contamination through pollen.

ECARF awards Seal of Quality to ZeroMite anti-allergy bedding

Tuesday, 19. October 2010     Category: ECARF Quality Seal, Products, Mite-proof Bedclothes

The European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF) has awarded the ECARF Seal of Quality to the anti-mite bedding ZeroMite.

Glass cookware produced by trendglas receives the ECARF Seal of Quality as helpful to allergy sufferers

Monday, 11. October 2010     Category: ECARF Quality Seal, Products, Other Products

The European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF) has designated a brand of cookware as allergy-safe for the first time.

Danish ECARF Professor discovers novel wheat allergen Meripro 711

Thursday, 23. September 2010     Category: Press Releases

The widely used modified wheat can cause anaphylactic reactions

Allergy-friendly community Bad Hindelang

Holiday destination in the Allgäu region certified as allergy-friendly by ECARF

Information about the pilot project

Press release about the certification of Bad Hindelang

Information about the certification of Bad Hindelang

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