Organic food: approved UK control bodies
Details of control bodies approved to certify organic food in the UK.
You must be certified by an approved UK organic control body if you produce, prepare, store, import, export or sell organic products in the UK. If you use a third party, they must also be certified.
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 and products as organic
- advise you on importing and exporting organic food
- inspect businesses certified as organic 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 for the control body to investigate.
Find out more about testing and inspection
Organic Farmers and Growers CIC
Control body identifying code: GB-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 code: GB-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 code: GB-ORG-05
Spear House
51 Victoria Street
Bristol
BS1 6AD
Website: www.soilassociation.org/certification/
Farmers and growers
Telephone: 01179 142 412
Email: prod.cert@soilassociation.org
Processors
Telephone: 01179 142 411
Email: proc.cert@soilassociation.org
Biodynamic Association Certification
Control body identifying code: GB-ORG-06
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
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
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: GB-ORG-07
Unit 13
Inish Carraig
Golden Island
Athlone
County Westmeath
N37 N1W4
Republic of Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0) 90 643 3680
Fax: +353 (0) 90 644 9005
Email: info@irishoa.ie
Website: www.irishorganicassociation.ie
Organic Trust CLG
Control body identifying code: GB-ORG-09
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
Last updated 14 July 2023 + show all updates
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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.