edski

Hi, just wondering IF there are any ways to prove the shirt you have is organic? What's to stop crooked manufacturers from selling regular cotton shirts and saying it's organic? - Edski.

 

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mk162

None, there is no regulation in the industry for what is considered organic.

Doesn't matter anyway since the other stuff that gets used on shirts during the dyeing and processing stages is way worse than whatever fertilizer or pesticides are used on the plants.

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SeasonEnds

I only know of one or two companies in America that actually grow their own cotton and follow it all the way to the printing.

 

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mk162

Most suppliers now carry a few products that they consider "organic." It is really up to you to make sure that it is actually what they say it is. Ask a sales rep or even the manufacturer. Anvil makes an organic tee, they should be able to tell you what makes it organic.

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highstyleinc

Organic cotton can be certified(by a third party). When you see "certified organic cotton" that mean the manufacture has all the necessary paperwork to prove it's organic.

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organicfred

If they follow the Global Organic Textile Standards (GOTS).

 

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vijay Konda

HI,
Yes, You can differentiate an Organic & a non Organic stuff by seeing at the label (as per GOTS labeling standards). GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard).
visit New Standards Development - GOTs - Organic Trade Association

The working group is made up of the Organic Trade Association (OTA), The Soil Association (UK), International Association Natural Textile Industry (IVN) (Germany), and the Japan Organic Cotton Association and Organic Exchange etc; laid down the norms for organic cotton.
The current version GOTS is V2. Every entity in the value chain right from cotton cultivation to till the T’s delivered (Farmer, Ginner, Spinner, Weaver, Bleacher, dyer, printer, retailer, brands, packer, all accessories, dyes, pigments, chemical suppliers must undergo organic certification process through certification bodies like IMO & Control Union. Who audits each entity involved in value chain as per GOTS before issuing the certificate.

In the value chain every entity involved in the manufacturing of Organic T’s has to issue a transaction certificate to the next entity down the value chain, that it has been processed as per GOTS and should issue a copy of GOTS.
As a consumer you can demand the transaction certificates.

Counterfeits is big problem, can be identified by demanding transaction certificates.
For further info visit the link given in the beginning.

Note: I am a chemical supplier (INK) for organic printing and it took us 1 year for getting a GOTS certificate after testing Toxicity (RAT LD-50etc) and bio-degradability, AZO,PVC, Phthalates, Tin compounds, Heavy metals, PCP, Formaldehyde etc for all our 80 odd chemicals .

Hope the info is useful for you. I feel it is bit lengthy.
Vijay

Quote: Originally Posted by edski Hi, just wondering IF there are any ways to prove the shirt you have is organic? What's to stop crooked manufacturers from selling regular cotton shirts and saying it's organic? - Edski.

 

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