We’re excited to announce that IOAS will be exhibiting at #Biofach2025 in Nuremberg! Join us 11-14 FEB 2025 to explore the latest in organic certification and sustainability standards. Our team will be ready to discuss how we can support your goals in organic accreditation. See you there! Visit us FROM

SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS Austria GmbH has voluntarily withdrawn from its IOAS accreditation under the NATRUE accreditation program as of December 31st 2024. Any operations, certification bodies and authorities that relied on this accreditation are asked to take note.

Organic Farmers & Growers C.I.C. has voluntarily withdrawn from its IOAS accreditation under the NATRUE accreditation program as of December 31st 2024.Any operations, certification bodies and authorities that relied on this accreditation are asked to take note.

ACO Certification Ltd. has voluntarily withdrawn from its IOAS accreditation under the IFOAM accreditation program as of December 31st 2024. ACO’s accreditation under other schemes remains unaffected. Any operations, certification bodies and authorities that relied on this accreditation are asked to take note.

CSQA Certificazioni S.R.L. has voluntarily withdrawn from its IOAS accreditation under the IFOAM and NATRUE accreditation program as of December 20th 2024. Any operations, certification bodies and authorities that relied on this accreditation are asked to take note. 

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