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Below we have listed all relevant Organic Certifying bodies for our organic products (thanks to http://www.organic.com.au for the comprehensive listings).
Many of them also have a link to their website if you would like to know more.
ACO - Australian Certified Organic
Australian Certified Organic (ACO) currently certifies about 55% of the Australian organic industry and we estimate the bud logo appears on about 70% of all certified organic product in Australia. http://www.australianorganic.com.au
BCCO - British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia Certified Organic ensures that products have been grown and processed meeting strict BC government-approved standards for organic farm production and processing.
Those standards were developed by the COABC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries. http://www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca
BCS - Germany
BCS certifies more than 450,000 farmers and more than 1,000 processing businesses in import and export worldwide. Their services cover all vital agricultural cultivations and the majority of all relevant processing industries. http://www.bcs-oeko.com
BDRI - Bio-Dynamic Research Institute, Australia
An Australian Government accredited Organic and Bio-Dynamic Certification
Organisation responsible for the DEMETER Trademark. http://www.demeter.org.au
Bio Latina
Promoting the development of sustainable, organic agriculture in all regions of Latin America and ensuring fair wages for local people. http://www.biolatina.com.pe
CCOF - USA
CCOF was founded in 1973 as a mutual assistance and certification organization for organic farmers and was one the first organizations to perform organic certification in North America.
Since then, the CCOF seal has been your assurance of certification with integrity. http://www.ccof.org/
Demeter - USA
Demeter-International is a non profit organisation and its member organisations work together in the spirit of an international confederation with democratic principles.
Its basis is the Biodynamic agriculture method, originated by Rudolf Steiner in his "Agriculture Course" given in Koberwitz in 1924, and developed further in practice and research. http://www.demeter.net
Ecocert - France
ECOCERT currently carries out inspections and certification services in over 80 countries outside the EU, on all continents. http://www.ecocert.com
NASAA - Australia
NASAA is the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia. There organisation focuses on developing and maintaining organic standards; assisting operators in gaining organic certification; and conducting ongoing compliance supervision and inspection of certified operations. http://www.nasaa.com.au
OCIA - USA
OCIA International is a nonprofit, member-owned, agricultural organization and is dedicated to providing the highest quality organic certification services and access to global organic markets.
As providers and consumers of certified organic products, they are committed to environmentally sound stewardship. http://www.ocia.org
QAI - USA
The QAI Certification Program is designed to certify every step of the organic chain. From the land on which the product is grown; to the producers growing the product; to the post-harvest facilities preparing the product; to the processing and handling facilities transforming the product. http://www.qai-inc.com
SKAL - Netherlands
Skal is the inspection body for the organic production in the Netherlands. We can offer you the most important information about inspection and certification of organic production in the Netherlands. http://www.skal.com
USDA - USA
The National Organic Program (NOP) develops, implements, and administers national production, handling, and labeling standards for organic agricultural products and is administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The NOP also accredits the certifying agents (foreign and domestic) who inspect organic production and handling operations to certify that they meet USDA standards. http://www.usda.gov