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GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE STANDARD
ECOLOGY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Global Standard launches public consultation for the new Global Responsible Textile Standard (GRTS).
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Global Standard Glossary

There are 6 entries in this glossary.
Term Definition
Fabric

A flexible, flat structure made by interlacing yarns, fibers, or filaments.
Fabric Trader

Any entity which engages in the primary activity of selling GOTS-Certified fabric (of any length) in a B2B or B2C capacity without any further alteration in any form.
Facility

An individual establishment or site where processing, manufacturing, trading or retailing of GOTS Goods is done. It is operated by a Certified Entity and inspected by an Approved Certifier.
Food Contact Textiles

Any textile articles that are intended to come into prolonged contact with, or are already in contact with, or can reasonably be expected to be brought into contact with or to transfer their constituents to food or water intended for human consumption under normal or foreseeable conditions of use.
Formulation

A Formulation is the finished chemical product sold or distributed ready for use.
Formulator

An organisation involved in manufacturing, producing or creating a mixture of chemical Substances blended together (Formulation) to be used for textile processing.