Sheepskin Manufacturer Stops False Claims

Australian manufacturer Tasman Sheepskin Tannery has given a court-enforceable undertaking that it will cease claiming its medical sheepskins meet a voluntary standard for these products where they fail to comply with the requirements of the standard.

Tasman Sheepskin Tannery manufactures and distributes medical sheepskins and other sheepskin products to customers such as hospitals, physiotherapists, home health care bodies, retailers and consumers directly.

Medical sheepskins are used as a bed or chair underlay to distribute and relieve pressure to prevent the onset of ulcers or bed sores in immobile people. Medical sheepskins have also been developed under specialised processes designed to prevent shrinkage during high temperature laundering. To ensure a medical sheepskin works as intended, a voluntary standard was introduced.