The OFC takes an interest in the development and the revision of the national
organic standards by the Canadian General Standards Board, which is mandated by the Canada Organic Office.
Likewise, the USDA will recognize imported organic products produced according to Canadian
organic standards by CFIA - accredited certifying bodies under the COR.
Under the Equivalency Agreement, the CFIA will recognize imported organic food, livestock and crops produced according to U.S.
organic standards by USDA - accredited certifying bodies under the NOP.
Similarly, Canadian producers certified to Canadian
organic standards by a CFIA accredited certifying body will be deemed equivalent to the NOP to meet the labeling requirements of the U.S. market when selling to the U.S.
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Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings
by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold
organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high
standard of living
They range from having a voluntary
standard associated with a common
organic logo managed
by the sector umbrella organizations (e.g. East African Community), to having a regulation compulsory for export only (e.g. India) or having a full compulsory
organic regulation (e.g. China).
«Being
organic is a choice, and all of our
organic stakeholders — from farmers to retailers — work hard every day to voluntarily abide
by organic standards.
«The
organic standard - making process established
by Congress requires consultation with the National
Organic Standards Board to make or amend existing
organic standards,» said Batcha.
«Textiles advertised / labelled «
organic» and made with
organic fibers produced according to recognized
standards (e.g. IFOAM Family of
Standards), should also be processed to a
standard (endorsed
by IFOAM -
Organics International) that prohibits hazardous and residual inputs according to a clear procedure.
We offer a full range of
organic products certified
by ECOCERT, which also complies with NOP
standards.
Once all of those factors have been met, the products are certified
by a USDA approved certifier as
organic products that comply with all National
Organic Program (NOP)
standards for ingredients, processing, storage and labeling.
To be certified
organic, products must be grown and manufactured in a manner that adheres to
standards set
by the country they are sold in:
In the context of these regulations,
organic food is produced in a way that complies with
organic standards set
by regional organizations, national governments and international organizations.
The extra care they take is far beyond what is required
by current USDA
organic standards.
Current
organic standards do not require any special buffer zones for the growing of
organic corn, therefore much of the supply of certified
organic corn in the U.S. could possibly be contaminated
by GMO cross pollination.
This means that U.S.
organic livestock and livestock products must meet the specific «density» rates identified in the Canadian
standards; these rates identify acceptable maximum thresholds
by species, as well as
by indoor and outdoor locations.
The California
Organic Foods Act of 1979 was considered
by many to be the de facto national
organic standard for much of the 1980's.
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.
The historical focus of
organic agriculture is on ecologically based farming, and the national
organic standards, published
by USDA in 2000, maintain this focus.
Florihana has offered since its beginning almost exclusively
organic products that meet the specific
standards recognized
by the international community.
OF&G has turned its expertise in
organic inspection and licensing to this sector
by developing its Cosmetic and Bodycare
Standard.
Once certified
by the
Organic Food Federation you will be able to demonstrate that your product is produced in accordance with our
organic standards which comply with the European
organic regulation.
USDA
Organic is a label regulated
by the US Department of Agriculture which guarantees the labeled foods adhere to the
organic standards.
Consumers can rely on the fact that products comply with
organic standards and have been produced or processed
by approved operators.
Some smaller farms may not be certified
organic by the USDA, however, they withhold extremely high quality
standards.
Our
organic coconut oil adheres to only the highest quality
standards by passing all supplement grade testing, more than is needed for the food industry.
Residue amounts of the herbicide are actually allowed
by USDA
organic standards.
The Australian Certified
Organic Standard has been recognised
by Switzerland as operating in compliance with their
organic requirements.
Two theme examples provided
by PIRSA in their «Guidelines and Assessment Criteria September 2016» document noted the example projects as «Achieving non-GM or
organic standard third - party certification to meet the requirements of an identified new or potential customer (s)» and «achieving non-GM or
organic standard third - party certification on products to distinguish optimum qualities from other similar competitors.
Obviously, any claim to
organic standards, and inspected
by a third party inspector, is a bonus.
Would you like a grant to help you access big international markets
by gaining
organic certification to US, European, Japanese, Korean or Chinese
organic standards?
The Cornucopia Institute says that after years of inaction
by the USDA on the issue, it obtained aerial photographs in nine states of industrial - scale confinement facilities that fly in the face of the
organic standards developed to protect the American people from factory produced animal products.
Auditor experience under
organic standards (NOP, JAS, EU, IFOAM, etc.) or accredited auditor
by IOIA (Independent
Organic Inspectors Association)
Stringent production
standards prescribed
by organic farming must be complied with.
Crown Maple ® syrup sets a new royal
standard for
organic maple syrup in terms of purity and quality
by pairing the best nature has to offer with artisan craftsmanship and breakthrough processing techniques.
Although there are national
organic and biodynamic
standards set
by the Australian Government, as an
organic certifier Australian Certified
Organic is required to have its own
standard.
The
Standard is upheld
by regular and random annual audits of certified
organic companies and products holding
organic certification.
The intention was an attempt to align
organic practice with consumer expectations; the reality was an expectation that consumers would distinguish between differing
standards offered
by different certification bodies, which in retrospect seems naïve and was certainly unsuccessful.
A Choice survey found a single batch of sausages, labeled
organic by one butcher, had higher than expected levels of the preservative sulphur dioxide — a product not permitted as an additive under
organic standards for meat products.
The CAFE Practices
standards are verified
by the same types of certifying bodies as
organic certification (often, the same organizations).
No attempt was made to establish a «ceiling», allowing EU
organic certifying bodies to develop their own
standards which specified, for example, levels of animal welfare considerably more advanced than those specified
by the Regulation.
«This world - class technology — which can be applied globally
by all community - minded companies with
organic waste and wastewater streams — produces both green energy to supplant fossil fuel needs as well as delivering high quality treated wastewater to safeguard community water
standards.
An example here was the Soil Association
organic poultry
standards which required smaller flock sizes and lower flock densities than required
by 2092/91.
Certified
organic is a regulated industry with
standards that are monitored
by industry regulators such as Australian Certified
Organic.
The Australian Certified
Organic company established
by David Grant in 2013 has an approved suppliers list to access certified
organic clothing and its storage facility meets the Australian Certified
Organic Standard's storage and cleaning requirements.
Inputs into an
organic production system are generally prohibited if synthetically compounded — defined
by the ACO
Standard as a process which chemically changes a material derived from plant, animal or mineral resources, with the exception of microbiological processes.
Founded in 1991
by the King family, King Estate is committed to producing wines of exceptional quality under sustainable farming methods,
organic certification with Oregon Tilth, and is in transition to Demeter USA's Biodynamic
standards.
At Sunrise Growers, we go one step beyond
by personally testing our products to ensure they comply with all applicable
organic standards.
Also, production processes must meet federal
organic standards and must have been independently verified
by accredited inspectors.