Organic and Natural Certifications

If a textile article carries the STANDARD 100 label, you can be certain that every component of this article, i.e. every thread, button and other accessories, has been tested for harmful substances and that the article therefore is harmless for human health.

The Global Organic Latex Standard (GOLS) is a materials and processing standard for organic latex and finished latex foam. IF a latex mattress does not have this certification, then it is NOT an organic latex mattress. This certification firstly guarantees that no synthetic or man made latex (SBR, or styrene butadiene) is in the product. Only 100% all natural latex milk sap out of a hevea brasiliensis tree. The certification also certifies that no chemicals were used on those trees for three years into their past. No DDT, for example. It also certifies no toxic chemicals were used to wash the latex when it was transformed from a liquid into a solid product. Finally, it guarantees that no chemically toxic land was within a fifty mile radius of the plantation grown hevea brasiliensis rubber trees that the latex milk was tapped from.

Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (OTCO) is an internationally recognized symbol of organic integrity. OTCO provides a system that combines strict production standards, on-site inspections, and legally binding contracts to protect the producers and buyers of organic products.

The IOAS is a specialist accreditation and assessment body focusing its efforts to build sustainable futures for people and the planet. We therefore offer assessment and accreditation of certification bodies applying a standard which complements and does not contradict the IOAS mission. This means that the IOAS is open to applications that involve organic and sustainable agriculture, environmental protection, social justice, fair trade and related themes.