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 PRODUCT & MATERIAL-LEVEL TRACEABILITY SOLUTION
BV provides a comprehensive Traceability Solution to meet the demand of the regulators and your ESG requirements. Under product- and material-level traceability, we provide testing service for cotton and vegan traceability.
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:
3. VEGAN TESTING for clothing and footwear
We provide Vegan Testing to verify the absence of animal products under the vegan standard. It includes:
- FIBRE TEST
- POLYMERIC MATERIAL AND SYNTHETIC LEATHER TEST
- GLUES & ADHESIVES TEST
- COLORANT TEST
We have registered our test methods with The Vegan Society, allowing you to provide proof that products are 100% Vegan when applying for the trademark registration.
BENEFITS
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Exclusive partnership with our Origin and Authenticity Labs for many years
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Worldwide database for Cotton Origin
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Work with World Leading Retailers & Brands
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Access to Digital Traceability Platform as well as Traceability Audits & Inspections
MATERIAL TRACEABILITY TESTING SOLUTIONS
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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.