The Global Perspective on Organic Shopping If you live outside of the U.S.
the standards for organic certification differ.
The standards for organic certification and the level of government involvement varies in each country.
As mentioned, the European Union has stricter
standards for its organic certification than the United States.
QAI's commitment to the highest quality
standards for organic certification is demonstrated with these accreditations:
All of our co-op partners maintain their fields within both the American and European
standards for organic certification.
Not exact matches
Only producers who sell less than $ 5,000 a year in
organic foods are exempt from this
certification; however, they're still required to follow the USDA's
standards for organic foods.
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
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
certification performance requirements as equivalent to their own.
The IFOAM
Standard is an internationally applicable organic standard that can be used directly for certif
Standard is an internationally applicable
organic standard that can be used directly for certif
standard that can be used directly
for certification.
Interest in
organic certification has increased since the Organic Industry Standards and Certification Council, which sets the National Standard for Organic and Bio-dynamic Produce in Australia, approved a proposal allowing producers to be fully certified organic after one year of inspections, providing they can verify that the property has been under organic management for the previous
certification has increased since the
Organic Industry Standards and
Certification Council, which sets the National Standard for Organic and Bio-dynamic Produce in Australia, approved a proposal allowing producers to be fully certified organic after one year of inspections, providing they can verify that the property has been under organic management for the previous
Certification Council, which sets the National
Standard for Organic and Bio-dynamic Produce in Australia, approved a proposal allowing producers to be fully certified
organic after one year of inspections, providing they can verify that the property has been under
organic management
for the previous three years.
The presented topics focused on: - Economical, ecological and social implications of apiculture - Legal norms and guidelines / official and private
standards - Perspectives of
organic apicultural production - Conversion problems, risk assessment and evaluation - Specific apiary operations - Quality management and assurance in
organic apiculture - Inspection and
certification processes - Labeling / packaging and marketing - Endemic Iranian bees and their potentials
for honey production - etc..
The operator must document that the new sites comply with
organic standards, and include this documentation in their annual application
for certification.
USDA
organic certification is among the most widely accepted
standards for responsible agriculture.
Unlike
organic certification, which has a national, uniform
standard for qualification, non-GMO still has no such national
standard.
For companies located outside of the U.S. and Canada, QAI offers Japan Agricultural
Standard (JAS)
organic certification.
The OISCC is also proposing to amend the National
Standard to require Australia's
organic certification bodies to test
for residues on a minimum of five per cent of their certified operators» products.
The products she stocks have been certified to the Global
Organic Textiles
Standard (GOTS)-- the largest internationally recognised
organic certification scheme
for the textile industry.
However, consumers in countries with well developed
organic sectors do pay a premium
for organic goods, mainly because of higher consumer demand, more rigorous production
standards, and the costs of
certification, among other reasons.
ACO is accredited to the South Korean
organic standard for raw and processed food, livestock and livestock feed
certification and provides
organic certification in accordance with the Korean regulations administrated by the South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
The IFOAM project Regional Cooperation
for Organic Standards and
Certification Capacity in East Africa (OSEA) and the UNEP / UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development (CBTF) project Promoting Production and Trading Opportunities
for Organic Agricultural Products in East Africa facilitated the development of a regional
organic standard in the period 2005 to 2007.
From there, the discussions developed into a planning exercise leading to proposals
for changes to the country's main
organic standard (set by the
certification body, KRAV), to require all
organic farmers to have a plan
for the management of biodiversity on their farms from 200168.
«The
certification bodies are responsible
for verifying that
organic operators are producing
organic products in accordance with Canada's
organic standard,» the CFIA said in a written response.
«The transitional
certification program developed by OTA reflects perspectives from across the supply chain, and will provide an on - ramp to producers while safeguarding
organic as the gold
standard of food label claims,» said Nate Lewis, Farm Policy Director
for OTA.
Farmers will need to prove their land has been free of prohibited substances (synthetic pesticides and fertilizers)
for a minimum of 12 months and must follow all other
organic production
standards to achieve transitional
certification, including crop rotation, the fostering and conserving of biodiversity, and the avoidance of the use of genetic engineering.
Look
for certification from the Global
Organic Textile
Standard or Oregon Tilth if you're purchasing
organic.
If you are on the lookout
for an
organic mattress, select one with the globally uniform Oeko - Tex
Standard 100
certification, which is a sign that chemicals and heavy metals were not included in its production.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture initiated
certification standards for organic production under the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act in 1990, but as
organic farming moved toward large corporate operations the use of USDA - recommended practices had declined.
*** ECOCERT was the very first
certification body to develop
standards for «natural and
organic cosmetics» The basic principles of the ECOCERT
standard: 1.
A minimum threshold of natural ingredients from
organic farming to be reached to obtain
certification:
For both labels, ECOCERT
Standard imposes that a minimum of 95 % of the total ingredients come from natural origin.
R.A.W and C.L.E.A.N
certifications are part of the Clean Food Certified Project, a not -
for - profit started in 2014 by raw and
organic food professionals who believed in building a higher
standard for our foods.
ECOCERT is a world renowned independent, natural and
organic certification body and was the first to develop a
standard for natural and
organic cosmetics.
Government - mandated criteria
for organic certification are not the only
standards the company must meet.
The ultimate goals, while still being formalized by the participants, include the creation of a
standard certification program based on established
standards and definitions
for terms such as green, natural, all - natural, and
organic.