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Three Kinds of Certification Marks
JOCA established three kinds of certification marks such as "PURE", " PURE dyed/printed" and "BLEND".
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"PURE"
"PURE" mark is labeled on products made of 100% organic cotton principally without dyeing and printing. Special exemptions are: (1) in order to make stretch fabrics, synthetic elastic yarn can be added less than 10%, and (2) in case of producing finer yarn of 40 counts or more for weaving fine fabrics, conventional ELS cotton can be added until 10%.
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"PURE dyed/printed"
"PURE dyed/printed"mark is labeled on products of same quality as "PURE" mark products that are dyed or printed conforming to the required conditions of the standards.
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"BLEND"
"BLEND"mark is labeled on products made of more than 60% organic cotton with less than 40% natural fibers like wool, linen, silk etc. or conventional cotton. Less than 10% of synthetic fibers are allowed. Same standards as "PURE dyed/printed" mark are applied for dyeing and printing of "BLEND" mark products.
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