1. OCS Production Management Plan

2. OCS system plan

3. Business license

4. Production flow chart

5. Workshop and storage area plan

6. OCS Standards and Management Manual Training Record

7. Supplier evaluation records and checklists and corresponding OCS certificates

8. Sales contract

9. Purchase contract

10. Delivery note (procurement)

11. OCS raw material acceptance inspection record

12. Inbound order (purchasing)

13. Purchase invoice

14. Purchasing TC

15. Production Notice

16. Picking list

17. Cleaning record

18. Production process related records

19. Finished goods receipt

20. Finished product inspection report

21. Sales delivery note

22. Sales fine code list

23. Sales invoice

24. Sales TC

25. Finished label

26. Total Balance Sheet

The US non-profit organization Textile Exchange has launched a new organic certification standard, The Organic Content Standard (OCS). The standard regulates the entire organic industry chain by tracking the cultivation of organic raw materials. According to Textile Exchange, OCS will replace the existing OE (Organic Exchange) blending standard. In addition, OCS will be used to validate a variety of organically grown materials, not just organic cotton.

OCS certification - organic content standard certification:

Organic Content Standard Certification - OCS Certification It can be applied to all non-food products containing 5%-100% organic raw materials. This standard can be used to confirm the amount of organic raw materials in the final product. It can be used to trace the process from the source of the raw material to the final product, and the process is certified by a trusted third party organization. The standard will adhere to transparency and consistency in the process of completely and independently assessing the organic content of the product.

Certification target: Non-food products produced using approved organic raw materials.

Certification scope: OCS product production management

Product requirements: Contains more than 5% of raw materials that meet recognized organic standards.

GOTS Certification - Global Organic Textile Standard Certification:

Global Organic Textile Certification Standard Certification – The main definition of GOTS certification is to ensure the organic state of textiles, including the harvesting of raw materials, the production of environmental and social responsibility, and the identification to ensure consumer information about the product.

This standard has provisions for the processing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, import, export and distribution of organic textiles. Final products may include, but are not limited to, fiber products, yarns, fabrics, clothing, and home textiles. This standard only focuses on mandatory requirements.

Certification target: textiles made from organic natural fibers

Certification scope: GOTs product production management, environmental protection, social responsibility

Product requirements: Contains 70% organic natural fiber, does not allow blending, up to 10% synthetic or recycled fiber (sports products can contain up to 25% of synthetic or regenerated fibers), without genetically modified fibers.

There are three main differences between OCS certification and GOTS certification:

1. OCS is only the production management of products, and GOTS does include three aspects; product production management, environmental protection, and social responsibility.

2. The two certification objects are different: OCS certification is the use of non-food products produced with approved organic raw materials. GOTS is limited to textiles made from organic natural fibers.

3. Different raw material requirements: OCS contains more than 5% of raw materials that meet the recognized organic standards, while GOTS requires more stringent requirements. It requires 70% organic natural fibers, no blending, and up to 10% synthetic or recycled fiber. (Sports products can contain up to 25% of synthetic or regenerated fibers) without the use of genetically modified fibers.

Audit requirements for employee salaries in OCS certification audits.

Wages are paid to employees at least the minimum wage of local law.

The wage rate is also recorded in the employee's personal file.

There are no obvious gender differences in wage discrimination, race, religion, etc.

Unusual payments deduct of the “employment broker fee” from employee salaries.

The overtime pay period test correctly calculates the premium rate required by law, or at least, the average hourly wage.

Salary stubs include: total working hours (including regular and overtime pay), total compensation, total fixed rate of return, total gross income paid by piece, employee minimum wage, overtime pay, deducted nature and quantity, and online payment.

Salary registration or records include: name and number per worker, total salary, deductions, payment and payment date.

The applicable period of salary payment is calculated correctly.

All applicable correct calculations and deductions.

All relevant benefits are provided.

Employees are not bonded or contracted.

To make OCS certification, the factory needs to prepare the following documents:

OCS Production Management Manual

OCS System Plan

OCS product specification sheet 

Business license

Tax registration certificate

Organization code

Production flow chart

Workshop and warehouse area plan (including machine layout and equipment list)

Supplier Evaluation Record OCS Operation Training Record

OCS raw material procurement summary table

OCS raw material inspection inspection record

OCS production risk assessment and control measures

OCS production traceability record (simulation)

OCS cleaning record (simulation)

At present, organic cotton certification mainly includes OCS certification and GOTS certification. In the 21st century, with the improvement of living standards, more and more consumers are paying more and more attention to “green”, environmental protection, “health” and “organic”. Therefore, major brands and associations at home and abroad have met the demand. Formulate the corresponding certification standards. How to occupy the market one step at a time, and passing such certification is undoubtedly a problem that Chinese companies must face.

1. The main definition of the Global Organic Textile Certification Standard (GOTS) is to ensure the requirements for the organic state of textiles, including the harvesting of raw materials, the production of environmental and social responsibility, and the identification to ensure consumer information about the product.

This standard has provisions for the processing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, import, export and distribution of organic textiles. Final products may include, but are not limited to, fiber products, yarns, fabrics, clothing, and home textiles. This standard only focuses on mandatory requirements.

GOTS certification target: Textiles made from organic natural fibers.

Certification audit scope:

1. Product quality system.

2. Review of the minimum social responsibility system.

3. Environmental management system audit.

GOTS certification audit results:

1. The qualification certificate is valid for one year and is supervised annually.

2. The sales certificate is an organic cotton certificate for each batch of products.

OCS certification is the organic certification standard introduced by the US non-profit organization Textile Exchange - The Organic Content Standard (OCS). The standard regulates the entire organic industry chain by tracking the cultivation of organic raw materials. According to Textile Exchange, OCS will replace the existing OE (Organic Exchange) blending standard. Therefore, OCS will be applied to the verification of various organic planting materials, not just organic cotton. GOTS certification is an organic textile standard jointly developed and published by the International Natural Textiles Association (IVN), the American Organic Trade Association (OTA), the Japan Organic Cotton Association (JOCA), and the British Soil Association (SA) GOTS International Working Group IWG. Organic Textile Standard, referred to as GOTS.

2. The Organic Content Standard (OCS) can be applied to all non-food products containing 5%-100% organic raw materials. This standard can be used to confirm the amount of organic raw materials in the final product. It can be used to trace from the source of the raw material to the final product and the process is certified by a trusted third party organization. The standard will adhere to transparency and consistency in the process of completely and independently assessing the organic content of the product. 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.

OCS certification target: Non-food products produced using approved organic raw materials.

Certification audit scope:

1. Product quality system.

2. Organic production layout and planning.

3. Risk control of organic production process.

OCS certification audit results:

1. OCS is divided into two types: qualification certificates and sales certificates.

2. The qualification certificate is valid for one year and is supervised annually.

3. The sales certificate is an organic cotton certificate for each batch of products.

To choose whether GOTS certification or OCS certification, mainly depends on the needs of your own business.

Foreward

Textile Exchange is an international, member-supported, non-profit organization that was established in2003 under the original name of Organic Exchange. Textile Exchange operates internationally and is com-mitted to the responsible expansion of both organic cotton and all other sustainable textile value chains.

In 2007 Organic Exchange developed the OE 100 and OE Blended standards to verify the organic cottoncontent claims on products. The standards established a system for tracking and documenting the pur-chase, handling and use of certified organic cotton fiber. Since then there has been a need for a broaderorganic standard that would support content claims for all organic inputs, not just cotton. To meet thisneed, Textile Exchange has developed the Organic Content Standard (OCS), based on the generic chain ofcustody requirements of the Content Claim Standard (CCS).

The CCS and OCS were written by Textile Exchange. The first draft of the CCS was put out for review andcomment by professionals from the certification community. The final drafts of both standards were reviewed and approved by the Outdoor Industry Association Materials Traceability Working Group.

Covor photo courtesy of Jennifer Jones, MOXY Int., copyright 2012.  .comOCS Logos were designed by Troy Tucker.

Introduction

The Organic Content Standard (OCS) applies to any non-food product containing 5- 100% organic mate-rial. It verifies the presence and amount of organic material in a final product. It tracks the flow of a rawmaterial from the source to the final product and this process is certified by an accredited third party. Itallows for transparent, consistent and comprehensive independent evaluation and verification of organic material content claims on products. It can be used as a business-to-business tool to give companies the means to ensure that they are getting what they are paying for and selling.

The Standard does not cover the certification of the raw material itself - that will be verified independently of the production process certification. It also does not address other inputs, environmentalaspects of processing (such as energy, water or chemical use), any social issues or legal compliance. The benefits of this Standard are that organic claims made on final products can be fully backed up through third party certification, transparency is increased, and consumer trust is improved. The Industry will have a clear and uniform process, leading to greater consistency, efficiency and integrity.

Intended users of the OCS are manufacturers, brands and retailers, certification bodies, and organiza-tions supporting organic initiatives. This is a voluntary standard that is not intended to replace the legalor regulatory requirements of any country. It is the responsibility of each operation to demonstrate com-pliance with all applicable laws and regulations related to marketing, labor and business practices.

OCS and CCS

The OCS uses the chain of custody requirements of the Content Claim Standard (CCS), combined withclear requirements for the use of certified organic inputs and rules regarding logo use and labellingclaims. The CCS is a generic chain of custody standard being used for the chain of custody requirementsfor a number of standards, including the OCS, Recycled Content Standard (RCS) and Global Recycled Standard (GRS). By having a common set of requirements across these standards, we are contributing to the consistency and efficiency of the certification process. Once a company has been certified to the CCS requirements for one standard, this means that they meet the same chain of custody requirements for other standards based on the CCS.

The OCS certification standard is a private standard and the standards development organization is the Textile Exchange (‘TE’). The organization is a textile trading association is a membership-based international non-profit organization. The organization's mission is to encourage people to accelerate their participation in, and create conditions for, the practice of sustainable textile value chains.

OCS certified any non-food product containing 5-100% organic raw materials. Such as textiles (fiber products, yarns, fabrics, clothing, etc.), cosmetics.

The organic content standard OCS certification is a standard for tracking and verifying organic raw materials and verifying the presence of organic raw materials and quantities in the final product. The standard provides a complete supply chain supervision system that regulates the entire process from organic to raw materials. An open, transparent, comprehensive and consistent independent assessment and verification of the content of organic raw materials in products through an authorized third-party certification body. OCS can be used as a tool for commercial trade between companies, ensuring that companies purchase products that contain organic ingredients as claimed. The OCS standard can also be used as a statement to the consumer.

The OCS standard reviews product processes within and outside the company, from raw material verification, post-harvest processing, manufacturing, packaging and labeling, warehousing, operations, transportation, to the final seller of commercial trade. Therefore, all the companies, from the first processing after harvesting in the field, to the final commercial trade (business-to-business trade, B2B), the seller must participate in the certification.

The OCS certification standard is another organic standard that is widely recognized and accepted worldwide in addition to GOTS certification. From the standard to the present, it has been widely used in the world for the certification of organic textiles. OCS certified organic content products can enter major markets.