Organic textile players seek end to certification woes
Business Standard|March 27, 2023
Organic With concerns looming over the IOAS (International Accreditation Service) order suspending Control Union (CU) India from testing and sampling Indian organic textile products, experts and some industry players are batting for a government-regulated certification process in organic textiles, similar to that of organic cotton.
SHINE JACOB & SANJEEB MUKHERJEE
Organic textile players seek end to certification woes

On March 3, IOAS, an independent third-party accreditation body, suspended the accreditation of Control Union (India) from Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certification, after it failed to comply with the applicable requirements specified by GOTS.

The suspension is expected to affect the entire value chain in the organic cotton segment as CU India handles 75 per cent of the volume in organic textiles. This suspension has also led to a situation among spinning mills, in which they have been forced to sell yarn certified by CU India before March 3, without a transaction certificate.

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