MATERIAL TRACEABILITY TESTING SOLUTIONS

CHALLENGES

Traceability provides a basis for establishing credible sustainability, quality or origin claims and attributing them to end products. This can be to validate material origin or cotton type. With our forensic science & data solution, we can pinpoint the exact source of any organic material, and whether it originates from ethical sources, or not.

WHY IT MATTERS?

Regulatory Compliance. With the regulators uphold the rules to verify the origin of the products, retailers and brands need to provide the evidence to prove the source of their commodities.

Material Integrity. With the complexity of supply chains in the textile industry, there is a significant risk of blending and substitution of material types – it can be a challenge to validate the authenticity of a products source material

Material Origin. 43% of people say origin matters when deciding what brands they like and support in 2022 up from 35% in 2021*

^{*Source: Environmental Leader 2022}

OUR SOLUTION

BV provides a wide range of product traceability and testing solutions to meet the demand of the regulators and your ESG requirements. We provide two types of cotton traceability testing.

1. MATERIAL ORIGIN TESTING
Our team collects genuine samples of the product for analysis. Following analysis, our specialists create a profile of the genuine product representing its 'origin fingerprint’.

These unique origin fingerprints are stored in the Oritain database and cannot be tampered with, replicated or destroyed. This origin fingerprint is used to test your products throughout the supply chain and scientifically verify if the product is consistent with its claimed origin.

2. COTTON AUTHENTICITY TESTING
Bureau Veritas Cotton Identification & Authenticity Testing Service uses exclusive DNA technology developed to conclusively identify Egyptian Cotton, Pima Cotton, Upland Cotton, and blends. This testing can be done on cotton and cotton products at any stage of production. Our testing methodologies involve with the Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and DNA Sequencing.

We have an exclusive alliance with our partner laboratory in Egypt, a facility that is highly regarded within the industry. Our internal DNA extraction method has received accreditations and endorsements from several official bodies, including:

BENEFITS

Exclusive partnership with our Origin and Authenticity Labs for many years
Worldwide database for Cotton Origin
Work with World Leading Retailers & Brands
Access to Digital Traceability Platform as well as Traceability Audits & Inspections

MATERIAL TRACEABILITY TESTING SOLUTIONS

Download Now

Bureau Veritas - Your Sustainability and Product Traceability Partner

Bureau Veritas has long partnered with different industry stakeholders to assist in product quality and compliance. Our comprehensive product testing and traceability solutions can improve transparency and meet regulatory compliance.

Oritain Testing Across The Supply Chain

DNA Authenticity with Confidence

Get in touchwith us

First name

Last name

Email

Phone (e.g. +1 415-555-1234)

Company

Country / Territory

How can we help you?

Would you like to receive marketing communication from Bureau Veritas?

Yes

No

INFORMATION NOTICE TO DATA SUBJECTS
Your personal data are collected by Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services Division (“BVCPS”), through its entity Bureau Veritas Hong Kong Limited (having its registered office at 1/F, Pacific Trade Centre, 2 Kai Hing Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong), as well as the BVCPS affiliate(s) with which you had, have or will have a business relationship or that otherwise decide(s) which of your personal data is collected and how it is used.  A list of BVCPS affiliates is available at: BVCPS Locations (https://www.cps.bureauveritas.com/sites/g/files/zypfnx236/files/media/document/BVCPS%20Locations_20210611_for%20web.pdf)
Your personal data are subject to computer processing in order to respond to your requests and to provide you with additional information about BVCPS services, events or topics that may be of interest to you on the basis of your consent to the processing of your personal data for that purpose (by checking the box below).
Your personal data are intended for use by the relevant business departments of BVCPS and/or their service providers depending on the nature of your requests, as well as by BVCPS IT department.    Your personal data will be retained until the earlier of (a) one year after the last communication, or (b) your request to delete the personal data. 
Your personal data may be transferred outside the European Union, on the basis of your explicit consent, as the data subject, to the proposed transfer. By checking the box below, you are providing your explicit consent to the proposed transfer, with your acknowledgement of the possible risks of such transfer due to the absence of an adequacy decision pursuant to Article 45 of the General Data Protection Regulation of 27 April 2016 or of appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 of the General Data Protection Regulation of 27 April 2016.
In accordance with the French Data Protection Act of 6 January 1978 as amended and the General Data Protection Regulation of 27 April 2016, you may have the right to access, rectify and erase any personal data concerning you, as well as the right to limit the processing, the right to oppose to the processing or the right to portability of your personal data. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by connecting to the site or application (https://personaldataprotection.bureauveritas.com). and unchecking the box dedicated to the collection of your consent. You also have the right to set out general and specific guidelines that define how you intend these rights to be exercised after your death. You can exercise your rights by e-mail at the following address: https://personaldataprotection.bureauveritas.com. Finally, you have a right to lodge a complaint to the Commission Nationale Informatique et Libertés (CNIL) or the relevant authorities in your country.
Fields marked with an asterisk must be filled in. Otherwise, BVCPS would not be able to respond to your requests and/or provide you with additional information.