By Textile Insights | May 13, 2024 A recent study has revealed that traces of banned Chinese cotton were found in 19 percent of garment and other merchandise samples selling at US stores in the past year. The study highlighted challenges of complying with the US law aimed at blocking imports of cotton linked [...]
From Xinjiang cotton being found in the US to Turkmenistan’s alleged forced labour harvest tainting its supply chain, the ethics of the global cotton industry are in the spotlight once again. The bombshell CertainT isotope testing report that found almost a fifth (19%) of US cotton samples had Xinjiang origin as recently [...]
The “CertainT® Market Insight 2023-2024 Report: Xinjiang Cotton Circumventing UFLPA” provides the findings of a market study conducted between February 2023 through March 2024 that reveal 19% of all samples tested showed evidence of Xinjiang cotton. The report was prepared independently by Applied DNA Sciences and Stratum Reservoir. Key findings from the CertainT Report reveal [...]
STONY BROOK - CHAMPAIGN - DNA and isotopic testing has revealed that 19% of all textile-based products tested contained cotton from the Xinjiang region of China which is banned in the US over forced labour concerns. Molecular technologies specialist Applied DNA Sciences (ADNAS) and Isotech Laboratories, part of the Stratum Reservoir group, tested 822 [...]
NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) – Traces of banned Chinese cotton were found in 19% of a sample of merchandise selling at U.S. and global retailers in the past year, a study showed, highlighting the challenges of complying with the U.S. law aimed at blocking imports of cotton linked to forced labor in China. [...]
There is growing clamour from the US apparel and textile industry to boost enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), however there are a number of challenges that need to be overcome first for verifying cotton's origin, writes Robert P. Antoshak, Gherzi Textile Organization partner and MeiLin Wan, vice president, Applied DNA Sciences. [...]
By Applied DNA Sciences | May 15, 2023 Applied DNA has been featured on the front page of the New York Times, in a recent article titled “AI Technology Meets DNA to Transform Supply Chains.” The article explores how Applied DNA’s groundbreaking advancements are revolutionizing supply chain management by combining [...]
Almost exactly a year ago, the Congress with a unanimous vote passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). No partisan divide exists with the American people: they want forced labor out of their imported products, and are especially concerned by the human rights violations against the Muslim minorities of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, [...]
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – June 21, 2022 – Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: APDN) (the “Company”), a leader in cell-free, enzymatic DNA production, has been increasing its engagement with all stakeholders in anticipation of the June 21, 2022, effective date of the “rebuttable presumption” standard under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention [...]