Krushi Certification Private Limited of India has recently applied to the IOAS for accreditation under the ISO/IEC 17065 (EU) 2018/848 compliance and Canada Organic Regime (COR) schemes. The IOAS publicize these applications to increase accreditation transparency. If you would like to comment on the performance of this CB on issues

New COSMOS standard version 4.2 New versions 4.2 of the COSMOS Standard, Technical Guide and Control Manual have been published on1stSeptember 2025. The Labelling Guide version 4.0 remains unchanged.These documents are applicable from 1st September 2025 and are available in COSMOS website https://www.cosmos-standard.org.  

IOAS congratulates Eurofins Assurance India Pvt. Ltd. on their hard work and success in achieving Textile Exchange, GOTS and ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation through IOAS. Further details on the accreditation of Eurofins Assurance India Pvt. Ltd.are available here: https://ioas.org/accredited-body/eurofins-assurance-india-pvt-ltd/

The EU Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2025/973 was published on May 26, amending and correcting the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 authorising certain products and substances for use in organic production and establishing their lists.   The Regulation updates the lists of authorized substances in Annexes I, II, III, and V.

On 15th May 2025, a new Implementing Regulation EU 2025/882 was published in the Official Journal. This Regulation introduces amendments to Annex II of Implementing Regulation EU 2021/1378, with regard to scope of recognition of several control bodies and adding new recognized control bodies to Annex II. Control bodies assessed

Starting in March 2025, David Texier assumed the role of Cosmetics Scheme Liaison. We are pleased to welcome him as he takes on these new responsibilities. We also extend our sincere thanks to Polona Repič for her years of hard work and dedication, as well as for her invaluable support

New EU Scheme liaison (January 2025) Starting in January 2025, Andreas Georgakakis assumed the role of EU Scheme Liaison. We are pleased to welcome him as he takes on this new and demanding responsibility. Our sincere thanks also go to Gergana Nentcheva for her years of hard work and dedicated

With a background in food engineering, David began his career in the organic sector 20 years ago as an auditor. For nearly 15 years, he worked with a leading organic certification body, managing audits and certifications teams, and implementing new tools and processes for both food and cosmetics. Since 2020,

The Delegated Regulation EU 2025/405 was published, amending sections of Annex II of the Regulation (EU) 2018/848, regarding oenological practices. Brief description of the changes can be found below: Permission of Organic De-alcoholised Wine Production: The regulation addresses the production of organic de-alcoholised wine, which was previously not allowed under Regulation