IOAS congratulate Organic T&C, L.L.C. of Korea for their hard work and success in achieving their IFOAM and ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation through IOAS. Organic T&C are now accredited for IFOAM and ISO/IEC 17065 for Aquaculture, Crop production, Livestock and Processing and handling. For more information on their accreditation visit the

Textile Exchange has updated their list of banned organisations. The listed organisations may not be certified to any of the Textile Exchange standards for the duration of the ban. Expired bans are also listed so that they may be factored into risk assessments. ASR-225 List of Banned Organisations

COSMOS-standard AISBL have published the COSMOS-standard Version 4 and updated their Control Manual. This Standard has been developed at the European and international level by BDIH (Germany), COSMEBIO & ECOCERT (France), ICEA (Italy) and SOIL ASSOCIATION (UK) who are the founders of the COSMOS-standard AISBL (an international non-profit association registered

International accreditation provides the assurance that organic standards are met and enable the sustainable consequences of organic farming and production continue to benefit everyone and everything on this planet. IOAS are celebrating 25 years of cultivating organic trust and honoured to continue to provide organic and sustainable accreditation services worldwide.