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
07 June 2023The timeline for implementing the COR Operating Manual revisions is December 31, 2023. The main revisions include the following: Significant changes to sections on grower group C.2.4.4 certification Certificate template information All references to “days” are now “working days” except for B.5.1, B.7.9 and B.7.10. Minor editorial revisions throughout parts
05 June 2023We are happy to announce that we have two new assessors Burak Baykaldı and Adhi Kurnia Tama and a quality assistant Despoina Markopoulou starting with us at the IOAS. Adhi Kurnia Tama lives in Indonesia and has a degree in Agriculture from Brawijaya University. He began his career firstly as
05 June 2023The Textile Exchange Standards Claims Policy (TE-301) and Standards Logo Use Specifications (TE-302) have been updated and are effective as of June 1st, 2023 with a mandatory date of October 1st, 2023. Key changes to TE-301: Several new criterion and notes have been added to section B3 General Guidelines –
31 May 2023COSMOS have updated the transitional measures in preparation to the move to a new COSMOS-standard V4.0 which shall apply from the 1st of June 2023. The new transitional measures are applicable from June 1st, 2023 and supersede the measures initially published on January 1st, 2023. They will be formally updated
23 May 2023On May 22, 2023 IOAS withdrew AsureQuality Ltd ‘s Textile Exchange Responsible Animal Fiber Standards accreditation for scope “Groups” and AsureQuality Ltd. voluntarily withdrew from the scope “Farms”. AsureqQuality remain COR and IFOAM accredited. Any operations, certification bodies and authorities that relied on this accreditation are asked to take note.
17 May 2023May 17th 2023 – IOAS suspension of CU Inspections & Certifications India Pvt. Ltd. for GOTS, Textile Exchange and ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation lifted. Please see CU Inspections & Certifications India Pvt. Ltd.’s accreditation page on the IOAS website for details of all accreditations and recommendations in full. CU Inspections &
15 May 2023IOAS is seeking Accreditation Committee Members with Organic Cosmetics and/or Textiles Industry Expertise. This is an ideal opportunity to: Contribute to the promotion of integrity and fairness. Gain valuable experience in evaluating decision-making processes. Work alongside passionate professionals dedicated to making a difference. At IOAS we believe in upholding integrity
10 May 2023Where Food Comes From Organic, Inc of USA has voluntarily withdrawn from its COR accreditation as of 9 May 2023. Any operations, certification bodies and authorities that relied on these accreditation are asked to take note.
