What is Certified Organic labelling?
There are five certification bodies in Australia approved by the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture to certify to the National Standard for Organic & Biodynamic Production.
Each of these accredited certifying bodies has a unique certification label consisting of the label and a certification number which is provided to certified organic operators.
This number is the certified operator’s unique identification number. All certification bodies must have all their certified operators listed on their website where an interested party can search for information on an operator certified through their certified body.
Organic Certifiers in Australia
Within Australia there are five accredited certifiers whose labels may appear on certified organic product:
Certifiers in other countries
Internationally, organic labels are also issued by organic certification bodies that operate in each country. You will often find these on certified organic products imported into Australia from countries like the USA, Japan and the EU. Some examples are listed below: