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Control Union

Certifications / Organic India

19 May 2023

2 minutes

Earlier, the IOAS had in March this year suspended the accreditation of Control Union (CU) India from testing and sampling of Indian organic textile products on charges of irregularities committed in its certification process.

IOAS Lifts Ban on Control Union (India)

The IOAS has lifted the ban on Control Union (CU) India for GOTS, Textile Exchange and ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation which it had imposed in March this year.

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Certifications / Organic India

7 March 2023

1 minute

The blame for the low level of 'data confidence' in organic cotton numbers lies primarily with one country: India.

IOAS Suspends Control Union India for Irregularities in Certification Process

The IOAS has suspended the accreditation of Control Union (CU) India from testing and sampling of Indian organic textile products on charges of irregularities.

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Cotton Row / Control Union

18 April 2022

3 minutes

India’s overall cotton production of over 360 lakh bales (about 6.12 million tonnes, mt) accounts for around 25% of the global output. The production of organic cotton in India is 1.23 mt, which is 51% of global organic cotton production of 2.40 mt.

Cotton a risk crop, increasing pressure to certify, says Control Union

Last week, Control Union, one of the world’s largest certifiers of organic cotton, announced that it would no more certify cotton, among others. The entire certification process apparently was too much of a balancing act, Control Union sources tell texfash.com.

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