A flexible, flat structure made by interlacing yarns, fibers, or filaments.
") (of any length) in a B2B or B2C capacity without any further alteration in any form. | | [ Facility](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/facility) | An individual establishment or [site](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/site "An individual establishment where chemical Inputs are formulated (see Formulator) and produced. It is included in a Letter of Approval and audited by a Scope 4 Approved Certifier.
") where processing, manufacturing, trading or retailing of [GOTS](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/gots "The worldwide leading voluntary sustainability standard for the post-harvest textile value chain for certified organic fibres, covering environmental criteria, human rights, social criteria and business conduct.
") Goods is done. It is operated by a [Certified Entity](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/certified-entity "Processor, manufacturer, trader or retailer of GOTS Goods certified by an Approved Certifier.
") and inspected by an [Approved Certifier](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/approved-certifier "An Approved Certification Body or Approved Certifier is a certification body that has been duly accredited by an Accreditation Body. By signing a con tract with Global Standard gGmbH, they are permitted to implement the Global Organic Textile Standard within a designated geographical area and for specific scopes of the Standard. An updated list of Approved Certifiers and their scopes is available on the GOTS Website.
"). | | [ Food Contact Textiles](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/food-contact-textiles) | Any textile articles that are intended to come into prolonged contact with, or are already in contact with, or can reasonably be expected to be brought into contact with or to transfer their constituents to food or water intended for human consumption under normal or foreseeable conditions of use. | | [ Formulation](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/formulation) | A [Formulation](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/formulation "A Formulation is the finished chemical product sold or distributed ready for use.
") is the finished chemical product sold or distributed ready for use. | | [ Formulator](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/formulator) | An organisation involved in manufacturing, producing or creating a mixture of chemical [Substances](https://gots.vorschau.website/resources/glossary/substances "Chemical elements and their compounds as they occur in the natural state or as produced by industry.
") blended together (Formulation) to be used for textile processing. |