International Organic Accreditation Service... global organic guarantee



Any certification body active in the certification of organic producers can apply for accreditation with the IOAS. Currently:
  • The 43 certification bodies accredited by the IOAS have just over 150,000 registered organic operators based in 75 countries.

  • 65% of the certification organisations work in more than 1 country.?

  • On average the certification organisations have 14 full time staff members (the range being from 2 to 75).?

  • Of the 45 organic certification organisations that IOAS work with, 14 are in Europe, 12 in Asia-Pacific, 7 in USA, 6 in Latin America, 3 in the Middle East and 3 in Africa. 37 CBs are in the IFOAM programme (36 accredited, 1 applicant), 29 in the ISO Guide 65 programme (27 accredited, 2 applicants), 4 in GOTS programme (2 accredited and 2 applicants), 25 are under surveillance for Canada? and 32 under surveillance in the European Recognition Programme.

  • Most certification organisations are non-profit, five are for-profit and two government departments.

  • Meet us at BioFach, Nuremberg – February 17-20
    We will be at our usual location in Hall 1, 341 so please drop by to meet us.
IOAS 235, Sims Street, Suite 22B, Dickinson ND 58601, USA Tel: +1 701 483 5504 Fax: +1 701 483 5508 Email: info@ioas.orgWebmaster: web@ioas.org?


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