BS EN 1885:2018

What is BS EN 1885 - Terms and definitions of feather and down about?  

BS EN 1885 is a European Standard that focuses on terms and definitions of feather and down. BS EN 1885 defines the principal terms used in the field of feather and down. 

Who is BS EN 1885 - Terms and definitions of feather and down for? 

BS EN 1885 on terms and definitions of feather and down is useful for: 

• Research & Development teams 
• Textile manufacturers  
• Manual fill power testers 

Why should you use BS EN 1885 - Terms and definitions of feather and down?  

A preconditioned product filled with feather and/or down is weighed, its filling is completely removed, and the empty product is weighed again. The mass of the filling is calculated by the difference between the two weightings.  

BS EN 1885 informs that morphological characteristics of the various types of feathers and down are at times rather similar and therefore a sufficiently accurate description is not always possible given a definite identification. 

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS EN 1885:2018 supersedes BS EN 1885:1998 which has been withdrawn. BS EN 1885:2018 has been editorially revised.