Talk:Organic cotton

organic cotton
organic cotton is good for babies —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.211.161.134 (talk) 07:57, 25 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, are you sure it's better for babies? I mean, it can't hurt (except the pocketbook), but I can't find any reliable sources suggesting that organic cotton fabric has less pesticide or processing residue that conventionally grown cotton.  (The environmental advantages seem well-cited on the other hand.)   Adding citation request for the claim that "Residual chemicals may irritate consumers' skin".  Pvercello (talk) 20:32, 18 April 2010 (UTC)


 * There are no criticisms of organic cotton included. For example, critics note that organic cotton requires more land to grow than conventional cotton.  Also, the article covers pesticides that are not used in organic cotton, but does not mention those that are used.  A number of pesticides from organic sources can be used on organic crops, including pyrethrum and Bacillus thuringiensis toxin; if organic cotton growing uses any of these, it would be informative to list them.  This article appears to me to have a pro-organic cotton bias, and reads as non-neutral.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by ErikaJavert (talk • contribs) 18:47, 3 July 2010 (UTC)


 * I would like to second the fact that there are no criticisms and this page reads much like an advertisment. This page should also include the co2 footprint between organic and conventional cotton. distinction should also be made as to whether GM cotton is ment when they refer to conventional cotton.207.236.177.82 (talk) 14:13, 27 July 2010 (UTC) David


 * "Since organic cotton is grown without the use of synthetic pesticides, it should contain fewer pesticides than conventional cotton." It should certainly contain less _synthetic_ pesticides, but what about pesticides in general? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.71.3.76 (talk) 01:07, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

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Merge this page with cotton
As noted by others, this page is not neutral, but rather is a promotional piece for organic cotton. Moreover, some of the factual material is already found at the main page for Cotton. Additional material from this page should be moved to the cotton page, since organic cotton is one method of cotton cultivation; the method can be compared to conventional and other growing methods on the primary page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Epitrix (talk • contribs) 1:28, 15 June 2020 (UTC)


 * ❌ Reviewing the current Cotton page, the Cotton sidebar template has a listing for Organic cotton and within the article there is a section on Organic production.

Organic cotton certification
The current article does not have any real mention of the certification of organic cotton, the process, how the process has changed over time. That could be helpful and some of the other data mentioned on the page is somewhat dated. Additional reliable sources could help improve this page. I am also considering adding an external link to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) webpage. There is a lot of valuable information on the page and they appear to be either the largest or most trusted certification organization for this type of resource which visitors to this article might find valuable. Adam MLIS (talk) 00:56, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Does Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) deserve its own article in Wikipedia? It looks like a significant certification program, but there is currently nothing in the system. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kahscho (talk • contribs) 01:13, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Organic In Conversion Cotton
Due to the higher cost of switching to organic cotton farming and initial lower yields, many smaller farms are not able to make the transition to organic cotton farming. That combined with an increased global demand for organic cotton a new temporary standard has been created where organic practices are put in place during the average 3 year transition and certification process takes place. During this time, some manufacturers are embracing this to help support the transition by paying a premium for this in-transition cotton to help these farmers. So essentially a new temporary standard for cotton grown organically, just not officially certified yet.

A couple different names that this is being called is "in-conversion cotton", "transitional cotton", or "cotton in conversion". That is a little background and this could be definitely included in the article either in a current section or a new section. Some reliable sources might be difficult to find, but if you search, you might find some good sources if you are able to contribute in this way. Adam MLIS (talk) 01:23, 30 August 2023 (UTC)