Stanley Furniture’s Young America line, a leader in infant and youth furniture, announced that it has achieved GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certification. Every crib in Stanley Furniture’s Young America line meets the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute’s (GEI) stringent certification standards, improving indoor air quality and helping create healthier indoor environments.
“Our homes are filled with products and materials that emit thousands of different pollutants into the air we breathe, posing numerous health risks to children and their developing systems,” explained Dr. Marilyn Black, Founder, GEI. “By certifying their cribs to the GREENGUARD Children & Schools standard, Young America is actively working to protect children and the air they breathe from hazardous chemicals and pollutants.”
“We are striving to be the ‘brand you can trust’ by providing not only safe, but healthy products to consumers,” said Glenn Prillaman, Stanley Furniture’s President and COO. “It’s about doing the right thing and going beyond what’s required, and Young America has gone above and beyond by attaining GREENGUARD Certification.”
Young America’s GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certified products undergo continuous testing for more than 10,000 different chemicals and meet rigorous health-based criteria for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including phthalates and formaldehyde. This certification provides consumers with certified low-emitting products that have passed rigorous and frequent test requirements helping reduce environmental pollutants in indoor environments.
Stanley Furniture joins the more than 200 participating manufacturers in the GREENGUARD Certification ProgramSM. Other consumer products certified include paint, mattresses and children’s furniture. For a complete listing of all GREENGUARD Certified products visit the free online product guide at www.greenguard.org.
About GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI)
Founded in 2001, GEI is a third-party, non-profit organization that oversees the GREENGUARD Certification ProgramSM including GREENGUARD Children & Schools. The Institute’s mission is to improve human health and quality of life through programs that improve indoor air. GREENGUARD Certified products must meet stringent standards for low chemical emissions based on established health criteria from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the state of California Air Resources Board (CARB). Products also undergo rigorous testing and verification processes on a regular basis. More than 200,000 products produced by over 225 manufacturers are represented by the GREENGUARD Certification programs. For more information on the GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certification Program and GEI, visit www.greenguard.org.
About Young America
Young America is Stanley Furniture Company’s industry leading brand of infant-to-teen furniture, Built to Grow™ from crib to college. With all of its products made in the USA, Young America is the trusted children’s furniture brand for safety, broad selection and quick delivery. To learn more visit youngamerica.com.