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| bio.inspecta |
| Address: Ackerstrasse, Postfach, CH-5070 Frick, Switzerland. Tel: +41 (62) 865 63 00 Fax: +41 (62) 865 63 01. |
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http://www.bio-inspecta.ch/
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| Bioagricoop s.c.r.l. |
| Address: Via Fucini 10, 40033 Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna, Italy. Tel: +39 0516130512 Fax: +39 0516130224. IFOAM and SINCERT accredited. Certifies agricultural products and foodstuffs in conformity with CEE Regulation 2092/91. |
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http://www.bioagricoop.it/
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| BioLatina S.A.C. |
| Address: Avenida Arenales, 645 Lima 1, Peru. Tel: +51-1-4232924 Fax: +51-1-4247773. |
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http://www.biolatina.com/
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| Biological Farmers of Australia |
| Address: PO Box 3404, Village Fair, Toowoomba, Queensland 4350, Australia. Tel: (07) 4639 3299 Fax: (07) 4639 3755. BFA is Australia’s largest organic certifying body. |
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http://www.bfa.com.au/
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| Bio-Siegel |
| The organic state seal in Germany, launched 5 September 2001. It can be used by all producers, processors and traders working in line with the EU regulation on organic farming. |
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http://www.bio-siegel.de/
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| BioZert GmbH |
| Address: Eugenstraße 21, D-72622 Nürtingen, Germany. Tel: (0 70 22) 9 32 66-60 Fax: (0 70 22) 9 32 66-70. |
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http://www.biozert.de/
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| California Certified Organic Farmers, Inc. |
| 1115 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA. Tel: 831-423-2263 Fax: 831-423-4528 |
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http://www.ccof.org/
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| Canadian Organic Advisory Board, Inc. |
| Address: Suite 506, 206 7th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 0W7, Canada. Tel: 403-262-4640 Fax: 403-262-4630. COAB's mission is to assist in the development and promotion of a national standard for organic agriculture, and to develop a system for certification to the new National Standard of Canada for Organic Agriculture. |
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http://www.coab.ca/
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| Certified Organic Associations of British Columbia |
| Address: COABC Office, #8-A 100 Kalamalka Lake Road, Vernon, BC, V1T 9G1, Canada. Tel: (250) 260-4429 Fax: (250) 260-4436 Toll Free 1-866-992-2627 E-mail: [email protected]. The COABC is the Administrator of the Organic Regulations under the Agri-Food Choice and Quality Act and serves as a voice of organic agriculture in British Columbia. Currently COABC is providing more outreach services e.g. the Organic Advisory Service dedicated to encouraging organic production. |
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http://www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca/
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| Debio |
| Address: N-1940 Bjørkelangen, Norway. Tel: +47 63 86 26 50 Fax: +47 63 85 69 85. Debio is the Norwegian control and certification body for organic and biodynamic agricultural production. Debio certification is in accordance with IFOAM Basic Standards and Internationale Demeter-Richtlinien. |
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http://www.debio.no/
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| Demeter Association, Inc. |
| Address: Britt Road, Aurora, NY 13026, USA. Tel: (315) 364-5617 Fax: (315) 364-5224 |
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http://www.demeter-usa.org/
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| ECOCERT Belgium Sprl |
| Address: Chemin de la Haute Baudecet 1, B-1457 Walhain, Belgium. Tel: (32) 81600377 Fax: (32)81600313 |
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http://www.ecocert.be/
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| ECOCERT France |
| Address: BP 47, F-32600 L'Isle-Jourdain, France. Tel: (33)5-62073424 Fax: (33)5-62071167 |
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http://www.ecocert.fr/
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| Ecocontrol GmbH |
| Address: Förster Str. 87, D-37520, Osterode, Germany. Tel: (49)5522-951161 Fax: (49)5522-951164 |
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http://www.ecocert.de/
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| Eco-labels |
| Provides information to consumers regarding eco-labels, products that carry eco-labels, the organizations that produce eco-labels, and government and private standards for "green" products. The site is run by Consumers Union and its Consumer Policy Institute. |
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http://www.eco-labels.org/
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| Farm Verified Organic, Inc. |
| Address: 5449 45th St SE, Medina, North Dakota 58467, USA. Tel: (701) 486-3578 Fax: (701) 486-3580. FVO is accredited by the IFOAM Accreditation Program and to ISO 65 by USDA. FVO has clients and associates worldwide. |
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http://www.ics-intl.com/fvo.html
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| Georgia Organics, Inc. |
| Address: 905 Yukon Dr., Alpharetta, GA 30022-5920, USA. Tel: 770-621-4642. Georgia Organics grants its "Certified Organically Grown" designation to farms in Georgia and Alabama. |
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http://www.pd.org/~glsa/index.html
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| Gesellschaft für Ressourcenschutz mbH |
| Address: Prinzenstr. 4, D-37073 Göttingen, Germany. Tel: +49-551-58657 Fax: +49-551-58774. Provides inspection and certification services in the European Union. Also evaluates Organic Certifiers in 'Third Countries' for conformity with EEC-regulation and ISO 65/EN 45011. |
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http://www.gfrs.de/
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| Idaho State Department of Agriculture Organic Certification Program |
| Address: Idaho State Department of Agriculture, Organic Certification Program, 2270 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, Idaho 83712, USA. Tel: (208) 332-8660 Fax: (208) 334-2170 |
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http://www.agri.state.id.us/AgInspectWeb/organic/index.htm
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| IFOAM Accreditation Programme |
| Address: Suite #15, 118½ 1st Ave. South, Jamestown, ND 58401, USA. Tel: (+1)701 252 4070 Fax: (+1)701 252 4124. IFOAM accreditation encompasses all certification activities in which the accredited program is currently active and provided that the activity is covered by IFOAM standards and/or IFOAM Criteria for Certification. |
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http://www.ifoam.org/accredit/index.html
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| IMO Institut für Marktökologie |
| Address: Postraße 8, CH-8583 Sulgen, Switzerland. Tel: ++41(0)71-64498-80 Fax: ++41(0)71-6449883. |
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http://www.imo.ch/
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| Indiana Organic Peer Review Panel |
| In accordance with the Organic Production Law passed in 1993, Indiana established the Indiana Organic Peer Review Panel to ensure credibility in organic food and fiber production, handling and certification and to assist the organic community in meeting the needs of consumers throughout the state. |
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http://www.ai.org/oca/organic/index.html
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| KRAV |
| Address: Box 1940, S-751 49 Uppsala, Sweden. KRAV’s standards meet IFOAM Basic Standards and EEC organic regulation. KRAV is accredited by IFOAM. KRAV is authorised by The Swedish National Board of Agriculture and The Swedish National Food Administration to carry out inspection of organic production in Sweden. |
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http://www.krav.se/
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| Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture Institute |
| Address: 1852 Crystal Springs Lane, Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa, 52556, USA. Tel: 642-472-4442 Fax: 641-472-2551. The Institute was inaugurated in July 2000. They operate a two-track certification program, offering a USDA National Organic Program compliant organic certification service, and an additional Maharishi Vedic Organic certification program for clients who wish to meet the additional label requirements of the MVOAI Vedic Organic Program. |
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http://www.mvoai.org/
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| National Association For Sustainable Agriculture Australia |
| Address: PO Box 768, Stirling, South Australia, 5152, Australia. The certification programme is IFOAM accredited. |
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http://www.ontas.com.au/nasaa/
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| Oregon Tilth, Inc. |
| Address: 1860 Hawthorne Avenue NE, Suite 200, Salem, OR 97303, USA. Tel: (503) 378-0690. Oregon Tilth is a non-profit research and education organization certifying organic farmers, processors, retailers and handlers throughout Oregon, the United States, and internationally. |
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http://www.tilth.org/
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| Organic Crop Improvement Association |
| Address: OCIA International, 1001 Y Street, Suite B, Lincoln, NE 68508-1172, USA. Tel: 402-477-2323 Fax: 402-477-4325. OCIA is an international organic certification association owned and directed by its members, who are certified organic farmers, processors and traders. IFOAM accredited. |
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http://www.ocia.org/
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| Organic Crop Producers & Processors /Pro-Cert Canada Inc. |
| Western Office: J.Wallace Hamm, RR#3, 100 A, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 3J6, Canada. Tel: (306) 382-1299 Fax: (306) 382-0683. Eastern Office: Larry Lenhardt, 1099 Monarch Road, RR#1, Lindsay, Ontario. K9V 4R1, Canada. Tel:(877) 867-4264 Fax: (705) 324-4829. |
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http://www.ocpro-certcanada.com/
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| Organic Farmers & Growers |
| Address: OF&G Producer Certification, Elim Center, Lancaster Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 3LE, UK. Tel: 01743 440512 Fax: 01743 461441. |
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http://www.organicfarmers.uk.com/
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| Organic Food Federation |
| Address: The Tithe House, Peaseland Green, Elsing, East Dereham, Norfolk NR20 3DY, UK. Tel: 01362 637314 Fax: 01362 637398. UKROFS registered inspection, certification and registration service for organic food growers, producers, importers and exporters to comply with EEC 2092/91. |
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http://www.organicfood.co.uk/off/index.html
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| Organic Growers and Buyers Association |
| OGBA is an IFOAM accredited, international, third-party program that offers certification services to clients worldwide. OGBA's certifies producers (farmers), processor/manufacturers, warehouses, food handler/broker/traders, and retail stores. Address: OGBA, 8525 Edinbrook Crossing, Suite 3, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443, USA. Tel: 763-424-2450 Fax: 763-315-2733 |
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http://www.ogba.org/
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| Organic Trust Limited |
| Address: Vernon House, 2 Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3, Ireland. Tel/Fax: +353-1-853 0271. Set up in 1991, the Organic Trust Limited is a non profit-making organisation. A registered body, approved by the Department of Agriculture and Food, for the inspection and certification of organic producers and processors in Ireland under EU Regulation 2092/91. |
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http://www.iol.ie/~organic/trust.html
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| Quality Assurance International (QAI) |
| Address: 12526 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92130, USA. Tel: 858-792-3531 Fax: 858-792-8665. |
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http://www.qai-inc.com/
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| SOCERT Portugal |
| Address: Rua Alexandre Herculano, N°68-1°Esq., P-2520-250 Peniche, Portugal. Tel: (351)262-785117 Fax: (351)262-787171. |
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http://www.socert.pt/
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| Soil Association |
| The Soil Association is the UK's leading certification body for organic food and farming. Address: Bristol House, 40-56 Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6BY, UK. Tel: +44 (0)117 929 0661 Fax: +44 (0)117 925 2504 |
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http://www.soilassociation.org/
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| Thiele und Thiele Consult |
| Address: Franzrasen 2, D-37242 Bad Sooden, Germany. Tel: +49-56 52 - 91 78 99 Fax: +49-56 52 - 91 79 92. Certification body for organic beekeeping all over the world. Also has developed a large training program in organic beekeeping. |
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http://www.beekeeping.org/thiele/
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| USDA National Organic Standards Board |
| The 15-member National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) assists the US Secretary of Agriculture in developing standards for substances to be used in organic production. The NOSB also advises the Secretary on other aspects of implementing the national organic program. |
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http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/index.htm
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