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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
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  1. 10 September 2020

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

  2. 15 October 2018

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

  3. 20 September 2018

     Amended list of UK organic control bodies.

  4. 3 May 2018

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

  5. 1 December 2017

     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. 27 March 2017

     Latest version of the list updated.

  7. 15 October 2015

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

  8. 27 November 2014

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

  9. 6 August 2014

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 29 January 2021

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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.