02/11/2020 – Organic cotton fraud in India
GOTS detects evidence
GOTS, through own investigation, has obtained substantial documentary evidence about systematic fraud.
Henceforth, all incoming TCs (for organic raw material) into the GOTS supply chain will be checked by GOTS itself for authenticity and credibility. © Global Standard GmbH
In the course of surveillance audits by GOTS accreditation body IOAS – a regular part of the GOTS quality assurance – attended by GOTS experts, they detected fake Raw Cotton Transaction Certificates (TCs). © Thaut Images/stock.adobe.com
Henceforth, all incoming TCs (for organic raw material) into the GOTS supply chain will be checked by GOTS itself for authenticity and credibility. © Global Standard GmbH