Natural Fills
Natural Fills Selection
Eiderdown
Muscovy Down
Siberian Snow Goose Down
Siberian Country Down
Ukrainian Goose Down
White Goose Down
White Down
Small Waterfowl Feather
Quality Control Process
Northern Feather Canada has its own Canadian in-house IDFL certified testing lab, state-of-the-art processing and automated manufacturing equipment. Equipped with the latest technology, our British Columbia plant produces superior down and feather products on a highly consistent basis.
The cleanliness of Northern Feather Canada’s down and feather goes beyond government and industry standards. To achieve this, we closely examine and extensively test all the down and feather we use. Each step is controlled and recorded to ensure the highest quality every time.
Testing Process:
Our lab technicians test samples from possible suppliers; checking cleanliness, species and fill power:
We separate the down from any feathers, residue and chopped or damaged material.
Fill power testing requires that we completely isolate a single down cluster or feather filament.
After the down or feather is separated, we clean, de-dust and sanitize it through our automated washing system, and we condition it with the NF5 process.
The cleaned and conditioned fill is sent back to the lab for one final set of tests.
Only the down and feather that meets our stringent loft & cleanliness standards will be used in Northern Feather products.
NF5 CLEANING AND CONDITIONING
We have created and perfected a unique cleaning and conditioning system for natural fills, which we call NF5. This intelligent process enriches, revitalizes and protects down and feathers, providing you with longer-lasting, luxurious natural bedding and comfortable sleep. NF5 is just one of the tools Northern Feather Canada employs that shows great pride in making good products great!
Our cleaning processes removes quill pith, fragments, trash, dust, dirt and other foreign matter from down and feather.
NF5 makes down and feathers:
More resilient and soft
Maximize their fill power
Hypoallergenic
Anti-static
Easier to care for
Both jars have an equal amount of down.
The left jar shows non-treated down and the right jar shows NF5 treated down.
Turbidity & Oxygen Number
There are two key criteria that enable our in-house IDFL certified testing lab to determine cleanliness:
Oxygen
We test for oxygen to measure organic matter on the surface of down and feather. The lower the oxygen number, the cleaner the material.
Turbidity
We test for turbidity to measure dust and dirt on the surface of down and feather. Here, a higher number means cleaner material.
Northern Feather Canada’s own stringent cleanliness code exceeds Canadian government standards. We think the effort is well worth the result: a light, comfortable and long-lasting product every sleeper will enjoy.
*Hypoallergenic standards:
Ultra clean down and feather should have an Oxygen number of 4 or less and a Turbidity number of 500+.
Northern Feather Canada’s down and feather has an oxygen number and turbidity that surpasses the North American Standard. When it comes to cleanliness, there’s no other standard like the Northern Feather Canada’s NF5 standard.
