OCS certification, one of the current organic cotton certification systems

The Organic Content Standard is an organic certification standard launched by the American non-profit organization Textile Exchange, referred to as OCS certification . The Organic Content Standard is a certification that monitors the entire organic industry chain by tracking the cultivation of organic raw materials.

Textile Exchange has stated that OCS will replace the existing OE (Organic Exchange) blended standards. In addition, OCS factory inspections will be applied to the verification of various organically grown raw materials, not just organic cotton.

The organic content standard can be applied to all non-food products containing 5%-100% organic raw materials, and can accurately verify the organic raw material content in the final product.

Briefly summarize the objects, audit scope and audit results of OCS certification

1. Certification objects: Non-food products produced with approved organic raw materials.

2. Audit scope: product quality system, organic production layout and planning, organic production process risk point control

3. Audit results: OCS is divided into two types: qualification certificate and sales certificate. The validity period of the qualification certificate is one year and it is supervised and audited every year. The sales certificate is the organic cotton certificate for each batch of products.

OCS certification can be used to trace from the source of raw materials to the final product, and the entire process is certified by a credible third-party organization. In the process of fully independent assessment of the organic content of products, the organic content standard will uphold consistent transparency and consistency. At the same time, this standard can be used as a business tool between companies to help companies ensure that the products they purchase or pay for meet their requirements.