SGS gets IOAS accreditation to Test Organic content in Textile, Leather, Plastic, Paper & Metal products

Mumbai, July 31 (KNN) SGS, the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company, has been accredited by the International Organic Accreditation Service (IOAS) to extend its Textile Exchange product certification services to India.

The scope of the certification scheme, which SGS has delivered across Spain since 2021, includes Content Claim Standard (CCS) and Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) for textile, leather, plastic, paper and metal product categories.

The scope also includes the Organic Content Standard (OCS); Responsible Down Standard (RDS) and RAF(covering Responsible Wool Standard

(RWS), Responsible Mohair Standard (RMS) and Responsible Alpaca Standard (RAS) to the textile industry for any stage of the supply chain after the farm.

SGS will provide the full spectrum of Textile Exchange certification services to manufacturers, traders, recyclers and brands from its strategically located offices in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Mumbai and Tirupur.

Shailesh Sharma, Director, Connectivity & Products, Softlines at SGS said, “We are delighted to have gained IOAS accreditation to expand our global textile and footwear certification services to give us maximum local presence across India.”

“We are now even better placed to provide organizations across the region with the tools and expertise to achieve their sustainable sourcing goals and demonstrate the precise recycled and organic content of their products,” added Sharma.  (KNN Bureau)