The International OEKO-TEX® Association has awarded its ECO PASSPORT certification to Wakefield, Massachusetts based Sciessent for its sustainable antimicrobial textile chemicals. Sciessent is the first U.S. company to receive the new certification for its LAVA XL™ self-regenerating odor-control technology. The company was a participant in the six-month pilot test of the new ECO PASSPORT program. The ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX analyses textile chemicals, colorants and auxiliaries in a two-step process…