What is OCS organic certification?

Introduction to OCS Certification

The term organic cotton is a literal translation from the English Organic Cotton. It is alsocalled ecological cotton or biological cotton in other foreign languages. In the production of organic cotton, organic fertilizer biological control of diseases and insect pests is the main natural farming management, chemical products are not allowed to be used, and all natural pollution-free production from seeds to agricultural products. In addition, based on the Safety Quality Standards for Agricultural Products issued by various countries or WTO/FAO, the content of pesticides, heavy metals, nitrates, pests (including microorganisms, parasitic eggs, etc.) and other toxic and harmful substances in cotton is controlled within the limit specified in the standard, and the certified commercial cotton. The production of organiccotton requires not only the necessary conditions of light, heat, water and soil for cotton cultivation, but also the cleanliness of cultivated land soil environment, irrigation water quality and air environment.

The Organic Content Standard, or OCS for short, is an organic certification standard launched by TE Textile Exchange, an American non-profit organization. This standard regulates the entire organic industry chain by trackingthe planting of organic raw materials. TextileExchange said that OCS will replace the existing OE (Organic Exchange) blended standard. In addition, OCS will be applied to the verification of various organic planting materials, not only organic cotton.

Organic content standard (OCS) can be applied to all non food products containing 5% - 100% organic raw materials. This standard can be used to verify the content of organicraw materials in the final product. It can be used to trace back from the source of raw materials to the final product, and this process is certified by a trusted third-party organization. In the process of completely independent evaluation of the organic content of the product, the standards will adhere to transparency and consistency. This standard can be used as a business tool between companies to help enterprises ensure that the products they buy or pay for meet their requirements.

Certification object: Non food products produced with approved organic materials, such as textiles (fiber products, yarns, fabrics, clothing, etc.).

Audit scope:

Product quality system

Organic production layout and planning

Risk point control in organic production process

What are the benefits of OCS certification?

1. Improve enterprise efficiency: improve production systems and facilities and constantly upgrade them to increase enterprise capacity, so that enterprises can obtain higher enterprise efficiency.

2. Attract more talents: provide employees with a working environment that conforms to ethical standards, reduce the loss of high-level professionals, and enhance cohesion.

3. Improve the brand image: meet the mandatory standards of customers, obtain customer orders, establish international credibility, and improve the corporate image.

4. Save operating costs: get recognized by international brand customers, avoid repeated review of suppliers by foreign customers, and thus save costs.

5. Reduce operational risk: reduce the risk of management and control, increase the consciousness of consciously abiding by local laws and regulations, and effectively avoid legal proceedings.

What should I pay attention to when applying for OCS certification?

1. The organic content standard can be applied to all non food products containing 5% - 100% organic raw materials. It can accurately confirm the content of organic raw materials in the final product.

2. To apply for OCS organic cotton certification, you need a complete certification of theentire production supply chain, even from the cotton on the farm to the final clothing products, you need to obtain certification before you can accept it. For textile mills with only weaving process, it is not only necessary to obtain the certification of our factory, but also to provide or bind the yarn factory, finishing/printing and dyeing factory with certification at the same time.

3. If the bundled application for certification, only one certificate of the applicant will beissued (the certificate will also indicate the name of the applicant and other bundled suppliers). Other bundled factories do not have independent certification certificates or independent order receiving qualifications, and can only serve one factory of the applicant.

4. If the certification is not applied for in a bundled way, all the outsourcing plants of the processes necessary for the production supply chain, such as printing and dyeing plants, finishing plants, etc., need to provide valid certificates, and the names of these outsourcing plants provided will also be attached to the certificate of the applicant. If it is notnecessary, they cannot be replaced.