Prohibited heavy metal dyes and pigments
Global Organic Textile Standard·clause 4.2.2.6·p.21
The requirement
Global Organic Textile Standard clause 4.2.2.6 — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording and sells access to it. The clause is held and cited here, and its words are read at the source.
The clause is held and located; only its shape defeated the harvest.
Klar Cite classification — not the standard’s words
Addresses: potential presence of heavy metals in dyes
written by a model, checked against the clause
What the product must meet
- Exemptions
- ! EXCEPTION: General exception b. Copper ! RESTRICTED: Specific exception Permitted up to 5% per weight, for only blue, green and turquoise dyestuffs and pigments
How it is proven
- 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
- Impact area
- Human Health — the CMF area the clause addresses
Cite this clause
Global Organic Textile Standard · Global Organic Textile Standard · version v8.1 · clause 4.2.2.6 · page 21 · build 2026-10-05-0439 · https://klarcite.com/r/c953fd24428f9a71
Record details
Page 21, Table 3: Restrictions in Pre-treatment and Wet Processing. Read in build 2026-10-05-0439, harvested 2026-10-05.
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