Ford Europe Launches Hypoallergenic Cars

Filed in archive Living with Allergies on April 29, 2006

When we were scouting for a car a couple of years ago, I was smitten with a Ford Focus station wagon. It looked classy, was spacious, and seemed like exactly what we needed. In the end, for budget reasons, we had to make do with a different car, but if we were to buy a car now, Ford will again by my top choice.

Why? Because Ford leads with allergy-friendly car interiors.

With the all new Ford S-MAX and new Galaxy models, Ford of Europe now offers two further vehicles to the increasing number of consumers looking for allergy friendly products.


Ford development engineers decided to avoid using in these vehicles materials such as latex, chrome and nickel that can provoke allergic reactions in some people. Additionally, the vehicles are equipped with a high-performance pollen filter, which was also tested by the TÜV. The filter effectively prevents pollen - a particular concern for allergy sufferers - from entering the vehicle's interior

According to TÜV, an independent, authoritative German testing and assessment organisation, materials and aall components likely to have direct and prolonged skin contact such as the steering wheel and seat covers, floor mats and seat belts were dermatologically tested, and the new cars passed muster. The British Allergy Foundation also gave their "Seal of Approval," further confirming that the vehicles are "allergy friendly".

[Source: The AutoChannel]