Benjamin Moore just released information of interest to any family coping with allergies or asthma.  Here is a copy of the release.  Natura can be mixed in three finishes, flat, eggshell, and semi-gloss, and in all of Benjamin Moore’s color collections but one (the Color Stories collection can only be mixed in Aura.).

Natura® Receives asthma & allergy friendly Certification

Natura paint, asthma and allergy friendly

Natura paint, asthma and allergy friendly

Benjamin Moore’s first paint to earn the certification.

Asthma and allergies affect more than 370 million people worldwide, 70 million of whom are in the United States alone. In 2006, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), the leading national nonprofit organization that services those with asthma and allergies, collaborated with Allergy Standards Limited, an international physician-led certification company, to establish a scientific program to vet and identify consumer products that are more suitable for people with asthma and allergies.*

The asthma & allergy friendlyTM Certification Program independently tests and identities consumer products that are more suitable for those living with asthma and allergies.  Natura earned the certification with low odor, zero emissions and zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs).**

For more information about the asthma & allergy friendly Certification Program, please visit www.aafa.org/certified.

*U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2013 Statistical Updates; World Health Organization, Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America.

** Zero VOC according to EPA Method 24. No VOC emissions detected according to CDPH/EHLB/standard method v1.1. 2010.

The CERTIFIED ASTHMA & ALLERGY FRIENDLY Mark is a Registered Certification Mark of the ASTHMA AND ALLERGY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA and ALLERGY STANDARDS LTD.