Organic Content Standard: Material Ratio and Supply-Chain Evidence Review
The Organic Content Standard (OCS) supports verification of organic material content in products and supply-chain traceability for material sources. For textile, home, and related consumer-product companies, the key is not a general organic claim. The key is to map raw-material batches, processing steps, transaction certificates, and listing claims to the same product batch.
Evidence Review Points
| Record | Purpose | Common risk |
|---|---|---|
| Organic raw-material evidence | Confirm that input material is within claim scope | Supplier certificate cannot be matched to the actual purchase batch |
| Transaction certificate | Connect raw material, processing, and finished shipment | Quantity, batch, product description, or date is inconsistent |
| Processing scope | Confirm whether spinning, weaving, dyeing, finishing, and garment making are included in traceability | Outsourced steps are missing from the document chain |
| Material ratio | Confirm the OCS-related organic material percentage in the product | A component claim is expanded beyond its scope |
| Labels and listing wording | Confirm authorization for standard name, mark, and claim wording | Listing image, hangtag, and packaging wording are inconsistent |
Listing Claim Boundaries
- State whether the claim applies to raw material, fabric, component, or finished product.
- Do not expand an OCS material claim into all materials, all product lines, or wording beyond the evidence scope.
- After supplier, material ratio, factory, or SKU changes, review transaction certificates and listing wording again.
- E-commerce pages, packaging, hangtags, and advertising assets should use the same authorized expression.
Green Ark's Recommendation
Green Ark (Shenzhen) Certification Co., Ltd. recommends building a mapping table for raw-material batch, transaction certificate, finished SKU, and listing wording. OCS-related claims are suitable for external display only when material ratio and supply-chain records support each other.
