Standards

• NPOP
• NOP
• EU
• JAS

Overview

Organic Certification is the procedure for verifying that the products conform to certain standards. In case of Organic Products, it is primarily the acknowledgment that the products have been produced according to the applicable Organic Standards. Basically all the major organic markets of the world like India, European Union, USA, and Japan have developed their own Organic Standards.

Why Organic Certification?

• Organic certification helps in building trust between consumers and Organic farmers.
• The certification mark ‘Organic’ is the only means to differentiate between certified Organic and conventional foods.
• Labels and certification marks help a consumer to recognise trustworthy Organic products easily.
• Organic certification and the logo are important marketing tools.
• Organic certification helps in getting comparatively a better price.

Benefits of Organic Certification by TMC Group

• TMC Group Organic Certification Services are understandable, affordable and efficient.
• We provide NPOP-India, NOP-USDA and EEC-834/2007-European Union certification all in one single fee.
• A team of young, energetic and experienced inspectors having excellent knowledge of different types of operations is deputed
• TMC Group logo is recognized internationally as a symbol of very high integrity and quality.

GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE STANDARD (GOTS)

The aim of GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE STANDARDS (GOTS) is to define requirements to ensure organic status of textiles, from harvesting of the raw materials, through environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing up to labeling in order to provide a credible assurance to the end consumer.

Organic cotton and organic textile are high in demand. This demands stems from increased consumer awareness that conventional cotton uses large quantities of chemicals pesticides and fertilizers to grow and harsh and toxic chemicals to process, resulting in environmental pollution and ill effects on human health.

The pesticides used on ‘conventional’ cotton increasingly create threat to mankind and environment. Conventionally-grown cotton occupies hardly 3% of the world’s farmland, but uses more than 25% of the world’s harmful chemical fertilizers and pesticides. And these harmful chemicals get absorbed into the plant, air, soil, water and eventually, our bodies. Thus it imbalances the ecological system.

But on the contrary, organic cotton is grown by using natural/organic fertilizers by enhanced natural farm management system like crop rotation method to improve the fertility of the soil. And second most important thing is that organic cotton is endorsed by third neutral independent body that ensures the buyer that what you are buying is organic and been grown as per the international standard. So by supporting the concept of organic cotton you not only support a man kind but also contribute a lot to the environment.

GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE STATDARDS for organic textiles cover the production, processing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, exportation, importation and distribution of all natural fibers. The final products may include, but are not limited to fiber products, yarns, fabrics and clothes.

The criteria of GOTS certification is that only natural fibers that are certified organic and fibers from conversion period certified according to recognised international or national standards and certified by any IFOAM accredited or internationally recognised (according to ISO 65) certifier can be used. After that complete processing of organic textile must be as per standards of GOTS.