Publications
Category
Candle Statistics 2018 – 2024
Position Paper: ECMA’s Response to the EU Preparedness Strategy
ECMA Position Paper: Lead in Wicks
Candle Statistics 2017 – 2023
Use of candles and risk of cardiovascular and respiratory events in Danish cohort study
Danish Study shows no association between candle use and risk of cardiovascular and respiratory events.
Importance of using suitable materials for indoor candle containers
Not all plastics are equally suited for indoor candle containers. Highly flammable plastics are considered an unacceptable fire risk for indoor candles, even if explicit information warns of the risk.
Candles with Reduced Particle Emissions
In December 2018, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency Miljøstyrelsen published a comprehensive research report [1] on their website that provides a number of important new findings...
AECM Statement on Emissions from candles
Consumers of candles may be assured that emissions from burning candles are not hazardous to human health. This is one of the conclusions of the study...
Formation of formaldehyde in scented household products
In mid-January 2016, BBC linked limonene in scented household products, including scented candles, to potential health hazards due to the formation of formaldehyde...
Consumer Survey on Candle Consumption
This year AECM commissioned for the first time a consumer survey to the market research company ComRes. ComRes is a leading British research consultancy...