The result of the task force was the development of two practical tools: The Guide for Assessing Equivalence of Standards and Technical Regulations (EquiTool) and the International Requirements for Organic Certification Bodies (IROCB) which can be used by any government or private sector
organic label scheme for recognizing other organic standards and certification performance requirements as equivalent to their own.
Not exact matches
Of all the certifications and
labeling schemes that appear on consumable products, «
organic» is probably the most familiar, and perhaps the most intuitively appealing.
According to Ms Clare Hughes from CHOICE, there is an increasing appreciation of accreditation
schemes for food products — such as
organic, free range, fair trade, and carbon - reduction
labelling schemes.