Posted June 17, 2015

 

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Applied DNA Sciences, Inc., a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology, supply chain and product authentication solutions, with Divatex, a leading supplier of home textiles, announced the launch of HomeGrown™ – Cotton Proudly Grown in the USA.

 

HomeGrown cotton will be exclusively American grown upland cotton. These fibers will be tagged at source, and verified from grower to consumer through Applied DNA Sciences’ botanical DNA traceability technology.

 

“We sometimes forget that textiles are as much an agricultural product as an industrial one,” said David Greenstein, CEO, Divatex. “I’m convinced that the domestic consumer will appreciate, that while ‘made in the USA’ might not always be possible, ‘Grown in the USA’ most certainly is. In this unique way we are giving our customers a way to directly identify with the U.S. growers, and support them.”

 

“Upland cotton, or what we refer to genetically as Gossypium hirsutum, is also the most widely planted species of cotton in the United States, accounting for at least 95 percent of all cotton production here,” added Dr. James Hayward, President and CEO, Applied DNA Sciences. “Our SigNature® T DNA tagging technology can be used to secure the supply chain of American grown cotton fiber, assuring that finished product is produced from cotton that has been proudly grown in the USA.”

 

Source: Applied DNA Sciences and Divatex