APCER voluntarily withdraws from GOTS accreditation

APCER – Associação Portuguesa de Certificação of Portugal has voluntarily withdrawn from its accreditation under the GOTS accreditation program as of February 12th 2024. APCER’s accreditation under other schemes remain unaffected.  Any operations, certification bodies and authorities that relied on this accreditation are asked to take note. 

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Join IOAS at Biofach 2024

Cultivating integrity and trust across the organic community – our reason for being IOAS – your Go To accreditor to strengthen trust in organic and complementary claims, facilitating best practices to address global challenges. Visit us at Biofach 2024 | Nürnberg Feb 13-16 | Stand 3A-318 [enquiry@ioas.org] Feb 14 @

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Join IOAS at Biofach 2024

IOAS, your partner in global organic and sustainable accreditation & assessment, is coming to Biofach 2024 Nuremberg, Germany. Are you? Let’s discuss!  For appointments with our management, please reach out to: enquiry@ioas.org Join us in Hall 3A / Stand 318– Feb 13–16, 2024 Biofach 2024 Nuremberg, Germany

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Join IOAS in Biofach 2024 at Nuremberg, Germany

IOAS will be attending Biofach again this year on February 13-16, 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany. Find us at Hall 3A | Stand 318. If you’d like to meet the IOAS team there, please email enquiries@ioas.org to set up an appointment We look forward to seeing you there!

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IFOAM – Organics International appoints new Executive Director

IFOAM – Organics International has announced the appointment of Ravi R. Prasad as the new Executive Director (ED). He begins his role on 19 January 2024 and will be based at their headquarters in Bonn, Germany. Ravi has an impressive career spanning decades, along with a successful track record and extensive experience in global policy, advocacy, communications, fundraising, and strategic

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Training/Information Session for the CFIA accredited CBs

Update: CFIA has updated the event date and time to Feb. 21, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Ottawa time. CFIA in collaboration with the USDA NOP is planning to have a Training/Information Session for the CFIA accredited CBs. The training session is for issuing import certificates for imports to

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