Organic products: approved UK control bodies
Details of control bodies approved to certify organic food, feed, seed and other agricultural products in the UK.
Control bodies certify organic food, feed, seed and other agricultural products in the UK.
If your company trades with organic products, it must be certified by an approved UK organic control body. Find out more on when your company needs certification.
You can decide which control body to register with based on your location and business needs.
The approved organic control bodies can:
- certify your business to produce, prepare, store, import, export, market or sell organic products as organic
- guide you on the requirements for importing and exporting organic products
- inspect certified businesses at least once a year – this may involve sampling and testing your organic products
- approve your organic labelling
You can also report suspected issues with organic products to the control body to investigate.
Find out more about organic food tests and inspection.
Organic Farmers and Growers CIC
Control body identifying codes:
For products produced and packed in Great Britain (GB): GB-ORG-02
For products produced and packed in Northern Ireland (NI): XI-ORG-02
The Old Estate Yard
Shrewsbury Road
Albrighton
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY4 3AG
Telephone: 01939 291 800
Email: info@ofgorganic.org
Website: www.ofgorganic.org
Organic Food Federation
Control body identifying codes:
For products produced or packed in GB: GB-ORG-04
For products produced or packed in NI: XI-ORG-04
31 Turbine Way
Eco Tech Business Park
Swaffham
Norfolk
PE37 7XD
Telephone: 01760 720 444
Email: info@orgfoodfed.com
Website: www.orgfoodfed.com
Soil Association Certification Ltd
Control body identifying codes:
For products produced or packed in GB: GB-ORG-05
For products produced or packed in NI: XI-ORG-05
Spear House
51 Victoria Street
Bristol
BS1 6AD
Telephone:0117 914 2406
Email: GoOrganic@soilassociation.org
Website: www.soilassociation.org/certification/
Biodynamic Association Certification
Control body identifying code: GB-ORG-06 (Great Britain only)
Painswick Inn Project
Gloucester Street
Stroud
GL5 1QG
Telephone: 01453 766 296
Email: certification@biodynamic.org.uk
Website: www.bdcertification.org.uk
Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd
Control body identifying code: GB-ORG-13 (Great Britain only)
Gorseland
North Road
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 2WB
Telephone: 01970 636 688
Email: info@wlbp.co.uk
Website: www.wlbp.co.uk
OF&G (Scotland) Ltd
Control body identifying code: GB-ORG-17 (Great Britain only)
The Old Estate Yard
Shrewsbury Road
Albrighton
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY4 3AG
Telephone: 01939 291 800
Fax: 01939 291 250
Email: certification@sopa.org.uk
Website: www.ofgorganic.org
Irish Organic Association
Control body identifying code: XI-ORG-07 (Northern Ireland only)
Unit 13
Inish Carraig
Golden Island
Athlone
County Westmeath
N37 N1W4
Republic of Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0) 90 643 3680
Email: info@irishoa.ie
Website: www.irishorganicassociation.ie
Organic Trust CLG
Control body identifying code: XI-ORG-09 (Northern Ireland only)
Unit M4
Naas Town Centre
Dublin Road
Naas
County Kildare
W91 F7X3
Republic of Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0) 45 882 377
Email: info@organictrust.ie
Website: www.organictrust.ie
Updates to this page
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Added control body identifying codes for products produced or packed in Northern Ireland.
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Removed the details for Global Trust Certification Ltd (GB-ORG-16). The control body is no longer operating.
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Added details for UK approved control bodies in Northern Ireland: Global Trust Certification Ltd (GB-ORG-16), Irish Organic Association (GB-ORG-07) and Organic Trust CLG (GB-ORG-09).
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First published.