Foreign material can contaminate seed cotton and lint, resulting
in blemished finished goods. U.S. cotton producers are competing
with man-made fibers and foreign cotton in today’s global
marketplace. In this highly competitive business environment,
one of cotton’s greatest attributes - its pure, natural quality
- can be degraded by a variety of adulterants. Non-cotton
impurities such as plastic, nylon, oil and grease can impair
producers’ relationships with textile manufacturers, undermine
promotional activities and threaten U.S. cotton’s excellent
reputation. Contaminants can end up in finished yarn and fabric
products, resulting in defective fabrics and clothing seconds
sold at a fraction of their original value. Tainted products are
costly to textile manufacturers and undermine consumer appeal.
Spinners carefully calculate which raw materials they can blend
to produce yarns and fabrics that satisfy their customers.
There’s no room for contaminated cotton lint in that mix. This
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