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Organic Clothing
We use 100% Organic Cotton
Organic clothing labels can sometimes be confusing. We have listed some of the most popular organic labels, their requirements and the issues they address.
At THE PETIT SOLDIER, we use 100% GOTS certificated organic PRIMARY cotton. We believe this is the softest and the cleanest cotton for newborns.
For more information about organic clothing certificates, please visit Textile Exchange
Organic Labels
| Logo | Organization | Headquarter | Product claim* | Fiber claim* | Website |
 | Naturland | Germany | Yes | No | www.naturland.de |
 | Demeter | Germany, Belgium, Singapore, USA | Yes | No | www.demeter.de |
 | Control Union | Netherlands | Yes | No | |
 | IVN | Germany | Yes | No | |
 | JOCA | Japan | Yes | No | www.joca.gr.jp |
 | OE Blended | USA | Yes | Yes | |
 | OE 100 | USA | Yes | Yes | |
 | Soil Association | United Kingdom | Yes | No | |
 | GOTS | International | Yes | No |
- Fiber claim only addresses the impact at the farm level. While product claim addresses the issues from farming to processing.
Legal Requirements Claiming Organic Cotton in Different Countries
| Country | Legal requirements |
| US | All labeling must conform to the textile labeling laws enforced by the US Federal Trade Commission. NOP certificate is also required |
| CANADA | All labeling must conform to the Textile Labeling and Advertising Regulations enforced by the Competition Bureau of Canada |
| EUROPE | All labeling must conform to the European Communities Names and Labeling of Textile Products, 1998 |
| JAPAN | All labeling must meet the requirements of the Act Against Unjustifiable Premium and Misleading Presentation |
Issue Addressed on Each Label
| Organization | Farming | Processing | Quality | Residues | Social | Traceability | Packaging |
| Naturland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Demeter | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Control Union | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| IVN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| JOCA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| OE Blended | Yes | Yes | |||||
| OE 100 | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Soil Association | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| GOTS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- Farming: All labels require organic farming.
- Processing: The standard of making organic fibers include ginning, spinning, knitting or weaving, dyeing and finishing. It also outlines the use of certain chemicals during processing and the treatment of effluent.
- Quality: Some labels set the quality standard of the product as they believe that quality is an environmental issue.
- Residues: The standard of limited amount of residual chemicals allowed on the finished products.
- Social: The treatment of workers at some or all stage of productions. Some labels require adherence to the International Labour Organization (ILO) to ensure basic protection of their labors.
- Traceability: The document is issued to products to ensure the claim is traceable.
- Packaging: The packaging standard of the finished products.
