17 July 2023On 11th July 2023, the European Parliament voted in favor of rejecting the EU COMM proposal on detailed production rules of organic sea salt and other salts for food and feed. For EU-member states, in the absence of harmonized detailed organic production rules for salt, Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU)
04 July 2023The IOAS Annual Report July 2023 has been published and is now available
03 July 2023Textile Exchange has published the updated CCS-102-v3.1 CCS Certification Procedures. This document (CCS-102-v3.1) is effective July 1, 2023 and mandatory October 1, 2023. This update provides additional clarity in areas of confusion and integrates calibrations which were issued following the publication of CCS-102-V3.0. In particular, please pay attention to changes
28 June 2023Mongolian Agency for Standard and Metrology (known as MASM) has recently applied to the IOAS for accreditation under the IFOAM accreditation scheme and had their application accepted. They will now begin the assessment process. For more details, please visit the IOAS website page https://ioas.org/accredited-body/mongolian-agency-for-standard-and-metrology/ IOAS publicise these applications to increase
28 June 2023IOAS congratulate FangYuan Organic Food Certification Center (known as FOFCC) of China for their hard work and success in achieving their COR accreditation through IOAS. Further details on the accreditation of FOFCC are available through https://ioas.org/accredited-body/fangyuan-organic-food-certification-center/
22 June 2023(EU) 2023/1202 of 21 June 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 as regards the recognition of certain control authorities and control bodies for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union has been published.
15 June 2023On June 12, 2023 an updated set of frequently asked questions on organic production rules and Regulation EU 2018/848 was published.Frequently asked questions on organic production rules.
15 June 2023Agrior LTD. of Israel has recently applied to the IOAS for accreditation under the GOTS accreditation schemes and had their application accepted. They will now begin the assessment process.For more details, please visit the IOAS website page IOAS publicise these applications to increase accreditation transparency. If you would like to
14 June 2023The Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA) in collaboration with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will deliver two webinars during the month of June for Canadian exporters and importers of organic products. Webinar 1 Wednesday June 14, 2-3 pm Eastern time Organic Product Importers, Exporters and Brokers: Key Regulatory Updates
09 June 2023Accreditation: Supporting the Future of Global Trade World Accreditation Day 2023 enables the International Accreditation Forum (www.iaf.nu) which include IOAS and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (www.ilac.org) and their members, to highlight how accreditation is delivering sustainability in economic development and the environment. Below is the joint statement released by
