Azo dyes, which can be found in many different structures, are generally used in textiles. Some of these substances can be very dangerous because they may show carcinogenic effects. For these reasons, these substances should be used strictly and in accordance with a certain standard.

EU countries have banned the use of 24 types of carcinogens in leather and textile products. In addition, some other dyes used in the textile industry are classified as dyes that have a harmful effect on humans. Of these, more than twenty dyes were classified in terms of allergy effects and nine dyes in terms of cancer-causing properties. These dyes are absorbed by the skin in case of prolonged skin contact.

Azotex is a special Standard system for the production and testing of raw materials, intermediates and final products in textile production, with the aim of performing healthy and safe production testing and certification. This system was developed with the idea of ​​combining Azo dyestuff controls, Global Organic Textile and Ekoteks standards. 

It includes the requirement to control and control the chemical content that is limited to a certain amount, prohibited, which may affect or disrupt health functions as required by the legislation.

Azotex Secure Textile System provides support to textile companies in production processes with the tests carried out to determine whether or not textile products contain harmful substances and thus creates a safety environment for human health.

Azotex standards define substances which are undesirable in textile production and harmful substances. It also sets test criteria and methods for the identification of these substances using internationally recognized standards.

Although the legal regulations issued by the Ministry of Health contain various provisions regarding the absence of harmful substances in textile products, Azotex Safe Textile System standards provide control and trust beyond the scope of these regulations. Because Azotex standards require production and marketing of healthy products in terms of ecological balance, as well as the necessary controls to determine the compliance of the products with the criteria stipulated by their own standards.

Azotex Secure Textile System standards, manufacturing, textile companies, ready-made clothing companies, fabric manufacturers, textile import and export companies, shoe manufacturers and companies operating in similar areas, if they wish, can receive Azotex Secure Textile System Certificate. Azotex tests are performed first in the company for certification studies.

The reporting results for the products that are within the limits accepted by the legal regulations are positive and Azotex Secure Textile System Certificate is given to the company. 

The results of the tests are negative and no chemicals have been detected in the content of the products. In this category, the reporting results are positive and Azotex Secure Textile System Certificate is given to the company.

It means that the relevant chemicals were detected above the limits accepted by the legal regulations in the content of the products with positive results of the tests. Reporting results in this category are negative and Azotex Secure Textile System Certificate is not given to the company.

The legal regulations contain the requirements to control and control the chemical contents of textile products that will affect or impair human health. According to this, it is in the legal regulations that the amount of chemicals to be accepted and the conditions to be prohibited.

While most consumers do not pay attention, trust for textile is very important for the consumer. Textile products that will come into contact with the skin for a long time are likely to become carcinogenic or cause allergic conditions. Azotex standards, textile production, at various stages of production, raw materials, intermediates and final products, to ensure a healthy and safe production, testing and certification activities are carried out for the purpose of a special standard.