DNA authentication technology that has until now been used to identify, tag, track and trace cotton-based products has now been expanded to synthetic fibres for the first time, thereby opening up new opportunities in the athletic apparel industry.
This move comes as Applied DNA Sciences (ADNAS) has partnered with Palmetto Synthetics and Techmer PM, a leading materials design company, to launch its SigNature® T DNA system in synthetic fibres, and expand its presence in the athletic apparel industry, especially in automotive textile category.
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The initial stage tagged five million lbs of PET fibre. The process will be scaled up to many millions of lbs over the next year. “We have been a change agent for cotton fibre market, by bringing certainty to a complex supply chain.
With our entry into synthetic fibres, Applied DNA Sciences is entering a market that is more than three-times larger than cotton and is basis of 60 per cent of the global textile industry,” Dr. Hayward, President and CEO of APDN explained.
He further added, “In just one DNA tagging campaign, companies can safeguard against product recalls and liability, and elevate their business, based on high integrity, quality and sustainability to ensure the smallest possible environmental footprint,”
The move means that SigNature T DNA solution will now tag natural and synthetic fibres at industrial scale, and maintain a secure chain of custody as the product moves from source (pellets in the case of synthetics) to fibre to product to consumer.
