Cotton and Natural Seed Fibres

The requirement

The publisher’s words are shown on request, below the limits.

The publisher’s words

How it is proven

Evidence required

Conformance with these requirements shall be demonstrated by providing a written statement on compliance, signed by the Chief Executive Officer or other authorised representative of the applicant company. The statement shall be supported by documentation that includes, as relevant: - a test report with analysis performed using the following, or equivalent, test method: US EPA 8081 A (organo-chlorine pesticides with ultrasonic or Soxhlet extraction and apolar solvents (iso-octane or hexane)), 8151 A (organophoshorus compounds), 8141 A or 8270 C (semi-volatile organic compounds) as appropriate; - documentation on organic certification, including copies of current certificates and information on the certifying agency and standards; or These licence criteria have been prepared specifically for the New Zealand Ecolabelling Trust as part of the Environmental Choice New Zealand programme's life cycle approach and its principles and procedures for developing licence criteria for specific product categories. The New Zealand Ecolabelling Trust accepts no responsibility for any use by any party of information in the document in any other context or for any other purpose.

Who checks it

Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake

How Klar Cite classifies it

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

What it asks

Meet — a limit, condition or outcome the product must satisfy

Standing

Required — must be met for the credential

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