OIA :: Organización Internacional Agropecuaria :: International Service of Certification

95 or 70% of organic fibers.
Criteria for toxicity and biodegradability.
No toxic heavy metals, formaldehyde, GMO.
Environment policy.
Social requirements.
Presence across the global value chain.

To know the certified companies in GOTS international standard, you can contact the GOTS Public Database.

For additonal information please e-mail to:

Argentina: oia@oia.com.ar
Brazil: oiabrasil@oiabrasil.com.br

oia@oia.com.ar

We answer your certification need

OIA offers inspection and certification service to stakeholders involved in the different stages of processing and trading of organic textile fiber, according to national and international textile standards, including:

Norma Argentina, equivalent to CE Regulation 834/07 and the standard of IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement).

National Organic Program (NOP), according to U.S. organic standards.

Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).

Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)

Is an internationally recognized standard of processing for textiles made from organic fibers. Define high level requirements throughout the supply chain, from harvesting of raw materials to labeling in an environmentally and socially responsible way.

The growth in consumption of organic fibers and the strong demand of unified processes criteria of the industrial and retail sector prompted leading international standards bodies in developing GOTS certification as a credible guarantee for consumers.

The inspection and certification of processors, manufacturers and traders is done by independent bodies accredited especially by GOTS, being OIA one of these.

Scope of the GOTS certification:

Certification of textile mechanical processes (combing, carding, spinning, etc.).
Certification of wet processing (scouring, dyeing, etc.) and finished garments.
Certification of comercial operations.