Lauren Carlyle, the incoming Executive Director of IOAS, recently attended the successful Organic World Congress (OWC) 2024 and the IFOAM General Assembly. IOAS Inc. was founded in 1997 by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) to develop the IFOAM accreditation program. This program fosters trust among certification bodies

This is to inform you that a new Delegated Regulation, EU 2024/3095, was published this morning. This regulation amends Regulation EU 2021/1698 by introducing a new Article 30a, which allows for the issuance of Certificates of Inspection (CoIs) under the EU-Equivalence until October 15, 2025. This amendment applies to certification

AfriCert Ltd., of Kenya, successfully receives ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation from IOAS for Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labeling of organic products and relevant delegating and implementing acts. IOAS congratulates AfriCert for their hard work and success in achieving their ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation for Regulation (EU) 2018/848 through IOAS.

The Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2975 has been published, amending Articles 8 and 16 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698, as well as Article 6 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2306. These changes focus on defining a list of high-risk products and establishing requirements for physical inspections and sampling of these products. The

Press Release – 29 November 2024 IOAS, a leading global provider of accreditation in the field of organic and sustainability standards, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Lauren Carlyle as Executive Director of IOAS from January 1, 2025. Lauren joined the IOAS as Business Director in April 2023 and

On November 22, 2024, IOAS terminated OCERT Ltda.’s application for ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation for (EU) 2018/848. Any operations, certification bodies and authorities that were relying on this application for accreditation are asked to take note.

Today, a new delegated regulation, EU 2024/2867, was published, amending Regulation EU 2018/848, Annex V. This regulation clarifies the colours to be used for the EU organic logo and permits the use of a completely inverted version of the EU organic logo in black and white (i.e., in a negative

Join Alliance for Organic Integrity & Veracity Lab for a workshop to introduce and explore the potential of digital to transform truth, trust, authenticity and demonstrability throughout the organic supply chain and supporting system. The organisers believe it is the right time for the global Organic community to embrace technology

The new Implementing Regulation EU 2024/2794 has been published. This Regulation officially amends Annex II of Regulation EU 2021/1378, adding new recognized certification bodies to the EU-Compliance import regime. Certification bodies evaluated by IOAS and included in this amendment are ACO, Indocert, Onecert, OCIA, and OFDC. Additionally, OIA’s scope of

Zenith Certifications Pvt Ltd successfully achieves COR accreditation. IOAS congratulates Zenith of India for their hard work and success in achieving their COR accreditation through IOAS. Further details on the accreditation of Zenith are available through https://ioas.devbuild.info/certification_bodies/zenith-certifications-pvt-ltd/