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The following criteria are applied to the GOTS Version 5.0 certification:
Organic Fibre Production Criteria
Approved are natural fibres that are certified 'organic' or 'organic - in coversation' according to any standard approved in the IFOAM Family of Standards for the revelant scope of production (crop or animal production), such as Regulation (EC)843/2007, USDA National Organice Program (NOP), APEDA's National Programme for Organice Production (NPOP), China Organice Standard GB/T19630. The certification body must have a valid and recognised accreditation for the standard it certifies against. Recognised accreditations are ISO 17065 accreditation, NOP accreditation, IFOAM accreditation and IFOAM Global Organic System accreditation.
Prohibited and Restricted Inputs
Aromatic and/or holgenated solvents
Flame retardants (Chlorinated and Brominated)
Chlorinated benzenes
Chlorophenols (incl. their salts and esters)
Complexing agents and surfactants
Endocrine disruptors
Formaldehyde and other short-chain aldehydes
Genetically modified organisms (GMO)
Heavy metals
Inputs (e.g. azo dyes and pigments) releasing carcinogenic arylamine compounds (MAK III, category 1,2,3,4)
Inputs containing functional nano-particles (=particles with a size < 100 nm)
Inputs with halogen containing compounds
Organotin compounds
Plasticizers
Per- and Polyfluorinated compounds (PFC)
Quaternary ammonium compounds
Short-chain Chlorinated parafinns (SCCPs, C10-13)
Substances and preparations that are prohibited for application in textiles with a recognised internationally or a nationally valid legal character
Substances and preparations having restrictions in usage for application in textiles with a recognised interantionally or nationally with a legal character
All preparation applied must comply with the following requirements:
Oral Toxicity: LD50 > 2000mg/kg2
Aquatic Toxicity: LC50, EC50, IC50 > 1 mg/l
Relation of biodegradability / eliminability to aquatic toxicity: Only allowed if :
< 70% and > 100 mg/l
> 70% and > 10 mg/l
> 95% and > 1 mg/l
Spinning Criteria
Any paraffin products used must be fully refined with a limited value for residual oil of 0,5%.
Sizing and Weaving/Knitting Criteria
Allowed sizing agents include starch, starch derivatives, other natural substances and CMC (carboxymethylcellulose).
Synthetic sizes which meet the basic requirements may be used for no more than 25% of the total sizing in combination with natural substances only, calculated for the chemical without water. In case such synthetic sizes are recycled/recovered in the wastewater from desizing process with a ration of >80% they may be used without limitation in the total sizing but must still meet the basic requirements.
Knitting / weaving oils must not contain heavy metals. Other inputs must be derived from natural materials only.
Non-woven Manufacture Criteria
Allowed non-woven manufacturing processing includes only mechanical compaction, webbing and entangling such as hydro entanglement.
Pre-treatment and other Wet Processing Stages Criteria
Ammonia treatment: Prohibited, expect, for after-treatment of wool, if performed in closed system
Bleaches: May be used on the basis of oxygen only (peroxides, ozone, etc.). Approved Certifiers may grant exceptions for non-cotton fibre products where oxygen bleaches are not sufficiently functional, provided they meet the basic requirements
Boiling, kiering, washing: Allowed are auxiliaries that meet the basic requiremets only. Washing detergents must not contain phosphates.
Chlorination of wools: prohibited.
Desizing: Allowed are GMO free enzymatic desizing and other auxiliaries that meet the basic requirements
Mechanical/thermal treatments: Allowed
Mercerization / Alkaline treatment:
Optical brightening:
Other, not explicitly listed pre-treatment methods:
Social Criteria
Employment is freely chosen
Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining are respected
Child labour must not be used
No discrimination is practised
Working conditions are safe and hygienic
Fair renumeration
Working hours are not excessive
No precarious employment is provided
Harsh or inhumane treatment is prohibited
Social Compliance Management (policy)
Ethical Business Behaviour (anti-corruption)
Source: [[https://www.global-standard.org/the-standard/general-description.html|GOTS General Description of the Standard]]
Source:More details on the criteria can be found here, pages 7-32: [[https://www.global-standard.org/images/GOTS_Documents/GOTS_Standard_5.0_EN.pdf|GOTS Standard 5.0]]
The following criteria are applied to the GOTS Version 5.0 certification:
Organic Fibre Production Criteria
Approved are natural fibres that are certified 'organic' or 'organic - in coversation' according to any standard approved in the IFOAM Family of Standards for the revelant scope of production (crop or animal production), such as Regulation (EC)843/2007, USDA National Organice Program (NOP), APEDA's National Programme for Organice Production (NPOP), China Organice Standard GB/T19630. The certification body must have a valid and recognised accreditation for the standard it certifies against. Recognised accreditations are ISO 17065 accreditation, NOP accreditation, IFOAM accreditation and IFOAM Global Organic System accreditation.
Prohibited and Restricted Inputs
Aromatic and/or holgenated solvents
Flame retardants (Chlorinated and Brominated)
Chlorinated benzenes
Chlorophenols (incl. their salts and esters)
Complexing agents and surfactants
Endocrine disruptors
Formaldehyde and other short-chain aldehydes
Genetically modified organisms (GMO)
Heavy metals
Inputs (e.g. azo dyes and pigments) releasing carcinogenic arylamine compounds (MAK III, category 1,2,3,4)
Inputs containing functional nano-particles (=particles with a size < 100 nm)
Inputs with halogen containing compounds
Organotin compounds
Plasticizers
Per- and Polyfluorinated compounds (PFC)
Quaternary ammonium compounds
Short-chain Chlorinated parafinns (SCCPs, C10-13)
Substances and preparations that are prohibited for application in textiles with a recognised internationally or a nationally valid legal character
Substances and preparations having restrictions in usage for application in textiles with a recognised interantionally or nationally with a legal character
All preparation applied must comply with the following requirements:
Oral Toxicity: LD50 > 2000mg/kg2
Aquatic Toxicity: LC50, EC50, IC50 > 1 mg/l
Relation of biodegradability / eliminability to aquatic toxicity: Only allowed if :
< 70% and > 100 mg/l
> 70% and > 10 mg/l
> 95% and > 1 mg/l
Spinning Criteria
Any paraffin products used must be fully refined with a limited value for residual oil of 0,5%.
Sizing and Weaving/Knitting Criteria
Allowed sizing agents include starch, starch derivatives, other natural substances and CMC (carboxymethylcellulose).
Synthetic sizes which meet the basic requirements may be used for no more than 25% of the total sizing in combination with natural substances only, calculated for the chemical without water. In case such synthetic sizes are recycled/recovered in the wastewater from desizing process with a ration of >80% they may be used without limitation in the total sizing but must still meet the basic requirements.
Knitting / weaving oils must not contain heavy metals. Other inputs must be derived from natural materials only.
Non-woven Manufacture Criteria
Allowed non-woven manufacturing processing includes only mechanical compaction, webbing and entangling such as hydro entanglement.
Pre-treatment and other Wet Processing Stages Criteria
Ammonia treatment: Prohibited, expect, for after-treatment of wool, if performed in closed system
Bleaches: May be used on the basis of oxygen only (peroxides, ozone, etc.). Approved Certifiers may grant exceptions for non-cotton fibre products where oxygen bleaches are not sufficiently functional, provided they meet the basic requirements
Boiling, kiering, washing: Allowed are auxiliaries that meet the basic requiremets only. Washing detergents must not contain phosphates.
Chlorination of wools: prohibited.
Desizing: Allowed are GMO free enzymatic desizing and other auxiliaries that meet the basic requirements
Mechanical/thermal treatments: Allowed
Mercerization / Alkaline treatment:
Optical brightening:
Other, not explicitly listed pre-treatment methods:
Social Criteria
Employment is freely chosen
Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining are respected
Child labour must not be used
No discrimination is practised
Working conditions are safe and hygienic
Fair renumeration
Working hours are not excessive
No precarious employment is provided
Harsh or inhumane treatment is prohibited
Social Compliance Management (policy)
Ethical Business Behaviour (anti-corruption)