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Why an IFOAM Organic Guarantee System?
T he organic sector, backed by strongly
developed organic standards and certification
systems, is one of the fastest growing sectors
of the food market. There are now over 100
countries exporting certified organic products.
Around 500 public and private certification
bodies now operate on the global organic marketplace
and there are already about 100 countries with an organic
regulation in place or under development. There are
more than 100 different standards used to certify organic
products across the world.
These impressive numbers reflect the growth and diversity
of the organic sector. However, they also represent the
increasing challenge of trade barriers. For consumers,
governments and supporting organizations it is difficult
to understand the value of all these different standards,
labels and systems.
Historically, the organic movement has been the driving
force behind Organic Agriculture development. Organic
farmers, consumers and other stakeholders have invested
passion, knowledge and energy in developing the organic
standards and certification systems that have enabled
Organic Agriculture to grow. Under the umbrella of
IFOAM - Organics International, the international organic
movement has developed international references such
as the IFOAM Basic Standards for Organic Production
and Processing, and the Principles of Organic Agriculture.
In the past few years, the movement has increasingly
succeeded in generating interest and support from
governments, many of which have very committedly
started organic programs.
Yet, government regulations have also increasingly taken
over the monopoly of defining what organic is and how
it should be verified. Governments are now faced with
the daunting task of working out bilateral equivalence
agreements with one another. Unfortunately, there is no
internationally recognized governmental mechanism for
establishing multilateral equivalence of national organic
regulations. Hence, frequently, what is recognized as
‘organic’ in one country, may not be recognized as
organic in another.
IFOAM believes that there is one common vision of what
organic is, regardless of the slight differences in the details
of standards and regulations. The organic movement has
proven itself strong enough to define what deserves to be
called organic and lead the fight against ‘green-washers’.
IFOAM’s Organic Guarantee System (OGS) draws the
line between what is organic and what is not. IFOAM will
promote those who are admitted into the system as truly
organic and encourage their mutual recognition through
multilateral equivalence.
Being admitted to or accredited within the IFOAM OGS is,
for organic standards and certification bodies, the most
globally recognized organic credibility endorsement.
The IFOAMOrganic GuaranteeSystem
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| Guaranteeing Organic
Bio Suisse Standards, Switzerland
Biocyclic Standards, Cyprus
Nature & Progrès Standards, France
Gäa Private Standards, Germany
The EcoWellness Standard, Germany
CCPB Global Standard, Italy
Italian Organic Standard, Italy
Krav Standards, Sweden
contains all
by the Organic Movement, based on their equivalence with the Common
Standards. Both private standards and admissible.
That’s Organic - Worldwide.
www.ifoam.bio/ogs
Uganda Organic Standard, Uganda
Zimbabwe
Bolicert Private Standards, Bolivia
IBD Organic Guidelines, Brazil
DOAM Organic Standards, Dominica
CCOF International Standard, USA
Sunshine Earth Organic Standard, China
Biocert India Standards, India
Organic Standard, Japan
MASIPAG Organic Standards, The Philippines
CONU Organic Standard, South Korea
ACT Basic Standard, Thailand
Vietnam PGS Standards, Vietnam
Australia
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NASAA Organic Standard, Australia
GLOBAL
IFOAM Standard
Products (FGP)
Note: Applicant standards are marked in grey. Family Standards Frame: May 23, 2014. Click on each standard to see more details.
AsureQuality Organic Standard, New Zealand
BioGro Organic Standards, New Zealand
IFOAM STANDARDSREQUIREMENTS(COMMON OBJECTIVES AND REQUIREMENTS OFORGANIC STANDARDS)
IFOAM ACCREDITATION
IFOAM ACCREDITATIONREQUIREMENTS
IFOAM STANDARD
THAT’S ORGANIC - WORLDWIDE.
IFOAM Normative Documents IFOAM OGS Services
1 2 3 4 5The IFOAM Family of Standards......empowers the international organic movement to define what organic is.
... is the only universal framework to approve standards as being equivalent for import/export.
... is the fundament of and provides access to all other IFOAM OGS Services.
... is a promotion opportunity for organic standards and regulations.
The IFOAM Organic Guarantee System: Background
The IFOAM Organic Guarantee SystemThe IFOAM Organic Guarantee System (OGS) is a package of activities and services developed by IFOAM in order to assist, unite and lead the world of organic standards and verification systems.
Established in 1972, IFOAM - Organics International has been working in the area of organic standards and certifi-cation requirements for close to 40 years. In 1997, IFOAM created its daughter company, the International Organic Accreditation Services (IOAS), which has since offered accreditation services to its clients - the IFOAM Accredited Certification Bodies. Today, IFOAM cooperates with FAO, UNCTAD and other inter-governmental organizations to implement projects that complement and support its OGS, e.g. in the field of harmonization and equivalence, but also in the development of regional standards.
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Our OGS Services: The right match for you.
The IFOAM Family of Standards‘That’s Organic’ is the slogan of the Family of Standards, expressing its function of drawing the line between organic and not organic. The Fam-ily contains all standards and regulations that have passed an equivalence assessment against a normative reference approved by IFOAM’s membership, namely the COROS (Common Ob-jectives and Requirements of Organic Standards.) Approval of a standard in the IFOAM Family of Standards also grants market access benefits for operators certified to the standard, since a number of programs require products to be certi-fied to a standard approved in the IFOAM Family of Standards (see list of such programs on the IFOAM website).
For Standard Owners 2 For Certifiers and Organic Associations
The IFOAM StandardThe IFOAM Standard is a convenient good prac-tice off-the-shelf organic certification standard maintained by IFOAM and is part of the IFOAM Family of Standards. The clients of this service, certification bodies, national organic associa-tions, or other organizations in need of an organic standard, outsource the constant development of their standard and obtain a widely accepted product, that is endorsed by the Organic Move-ment. Clients of this service can participate in the standard development decisions.
Bio Suisse Standards, Switzerland
Biocyclic Standards, Cyprus
Nature & Progrès Standards, France
Gäa Private Standards, Germany
The EcoWellness Standard, Germany
CCPB Global Standard, Italy
Italian Organic Standard, Italy
Krav Standards, Sweden
contains all
by the Organic Movement, based on their equivalence with the Common
Standards. Both private standards and admissible.
That’s Organic - Worldwide.
www.ifoam.bio/ogs
Uganda Organic Standard, Uganda
Zimbabwe
Bolicert Private Standards, Bolivia
IBD Organic Guidelines, Brazil
DOAM Organic Standards, Dominica
CCOF International Standard, USA
Sunshine Earth Organic Standard, China
Biocert India Standards, India
Organic Standard, Japan
MASIPAG Organic Standards, The Philippines
CONU Organic Standard, South Korea
ACT Basic Standard, Thailand
Vietnam PGS Standards, Vietnam
Australia
Australia
NASAA Organic Standard, Australia
GLOBAL
IFOAM Standard
Products (FGP)
Note: Applicant standards are marked in grey. Family Standards Frame: May 23, 2014. Click on each standard to see more details.
AsureQuality Organic Standard, New Zealand
BioGro Organic Standards, New Zealand
IFOAM STANDARDSREQUIREMENTS(COMMON OBJECTIVES AND REQUIREMENTS OFORGANIC STANDARDS)
IFOAM ACCREDITATION
IFOAM ACCREDITATIONREQUIREMENTS
IFOAM STANDARD
THAT’S ORGANIC - WORLDWIDE.
IFOAM Normative Documents IFOAM OGS Services
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For Certifiers
The IFOAM Accreditation
The IOAS implements this accreditation program for IFOAM. The IFOAM Accreditation can be ob-tained based on compliance with the IFOAM Ac-creditation Requirements and on using a stand-ard approved in the IFOAM Family of Standards. An option is also available for certifiers who want to use a standard compliant with the IFOAM Standard to make such additional claim, verified by the IOAS.
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