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Organic certification: list of UK approved organic control bodies

List of approved organic certification bodies in the UK.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
6 August 2014
Last updated
10 September 2020 — See all updates

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Approved UK organic control bodies

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List of all approved certification bodies for organic food in the UK.

All foods sold as organic must originate from growers, processors and importers who are registered with an approved certification body and subject to regular inspection.

Published 6 August 2014
Last updated 10 September 2020 + show all updates

  1. Updated entry for Organic Trust (GB-ORG-09).

  2. Updated the address for Soil Association Certification Ltd (GB-ORG-05).

  3. Amended list of UK organic control bodies.

  4. Updated details for the Irish Organic Association (GB-ORG-07), previously Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association.

  5. Contact details for Biodynamic Association Certification, Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association, Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd and Global Trust Certification Ltd updated and list converted to HTML.

  6. Latest version of the list updated.

  7. List updated to correct contact details for Biodynamic Agricultural Association and Scottish Food Quality Certification Ltd.

  8. Added an updated version of the List of UK approved organic control bodies

  9. First published.