Phoenix! Thanks for the help!!! Thanks for the great reply. First of all, if you have anything else to suggest or recommend w elook at in the same price range, I would love your help! I have some trouble following all those links you posted for me to also read but it is so very helpful and we appreciate it!
I got the following information from the owner at BioSleep Concept re the Versailles bed linked above Bed Bath & Beyond | The Best Deals Online: Furniture, Bedding, Rugs, Kitchen Essentials & Moree
He said there is no off-gassing on this bed (does that go along with what you think?)
The latex comes from Thailand where I have a factory working with me for the last 8 years (Certification is made in a lab in Germany, the most reliable) , the organic cotton fabric comes from a factory in Germany (Factory I work with for the last 15 years), the wool comes from the states of Oregon and Washington.
The cover and final assembly is made in Portland Oregon. USA.
The latex made in the USA, Talalay and others are not (cannot) be certified 100% natural. Their raw material of latex imported from Asia (Thailand and other countries) has to be stabilized in container with more chemical. In addition, Talalay is having some filler in their foam.
The organic fabrics are all using fibers from East Asia. My factory is certified GOTS and I am supplying factories in the US and Canada.
The owner provided a Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification (thoug hit expired 9/30/14) and seems to be from O E KO -TEX@ Zertifizieru n gsstel le G m bH Kaiserstraße 39’60329 Frankfurt am Main - so Germany - if that makes sense.
As to asking about Green Guard certification, he said:
I have found the Greenguard certification data requirement for mattresses and compared with my own latex foam certification, look at the numbers.
We are better than their Gold certification with a lower TVOC. This is what you are looking for.
ANY FURTHER ADVICE OR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OTHER BEDS TO LOOK AT WOULD BE SO GREAT AND APPRECIATED! THANKS!!!