Certification Bodies

ACO Certification Ltd.

Contract Number: 39
Also known as ACO
Home Country: Australia
Address: Level 21, 12 Creek Street,
Brisbane, Queensland 4000,
Australia.
Phone Number: +61 (0)7 3350 5706
Web Address: www.aco.net.au

Accreditations

COR

Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Canada Organic Regime Operating Manual v18 (2020)

Accreditation Status: Accredited
First Accredited: 25 April 2022
Accreditation renewal date: 25 April 2027

Standards

  • CAN-CGSB-32.310-2020
  • CAN-CGSB-32.311-2020

Categories

  • Crop production
  • Livestock production
  • Livestock Feed
  • Specialized: Apiculture
  • Specialized greenhouse crops
  • Specialized wild crops
  • Processed agricultural and Livestock products
  • Grower group certification

Countries or Regions

  • Australia

COSMOS

COSMOS-standard - Control Manual Accreditation and Certification Requirements v3.1 (2020)

Accreditation Status: Accredited
First Accredited: 2013
Accreditation renewal date: 30 June 2027

Standard

  • COSMOS-standard Cosmetics Organic and Natural Standard v3.1 (2020)

Categories

  • Certification of organic or natural cosmetic products, raw materials with organic content and base formulas

Countries

  • Australia
  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Taiwan

Standard

  • COSMOS-standard Cosmetics Organic and Natural Standard v3.1 (2020)

Categories

  • Approval of non-organic raw materials that can be used in certified products

Countries

  • Australia
  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • New Zealand
  • Malaysia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Taiwan

EU Programme

Requirements for Bodies Certifying Products, Processes and Services are set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and its secondary acts.

The details shown below are the EU categories and countries recommended by the IOAS as defined in Regulation EU 2018/848, Article 35.(7).

For the actual status of the EU recognised categories and countries please refer to regulation (EU) 2021/2325 for equivalency and regulation (EU) 2021/1378, Annex II for compliance.

Accreditation Status: Recommended
First Accredited: First recommended in 2012

Standards

  • Australian Certified Organic Standard

Categories

  • A: Unprocessed plant products
  • B: Live animals or unprocessed animal products
  • D: Processed agricultural products for use as food (including wine)

Countries or Regions

  • Australia
  • Burma/Myanmar
  • Cook Islands
  • Falkland Islands
  • Fiji
  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • Madagascar
  • Malaysia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Singapore
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu
  • Vietnam

IFOAM

IFOAM Accreditation Requirements for Bodies Certifying Organic Production and Processing v2.0 (2014 updated 2019).

Accreditation Status: Accredited
First Accredited: 2003
Accreditation renewal date: 30 June 2027

Standards

  • Australian Certified Organic Standard

Categories

  • Beekeeping
  • Crop production
  • Grower groups
  • Livestock
  • Processing and handling
  • Wild products

Countries or Regions

  • Australia
  • Burma/Myanmar
  • Fiji
  • New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Thailand

ISO/IEC 17065

ISO/IEC 17065:2012 - Conformity Assessment - Requirements for Bodies Certifying Products, Processes and Services.

Accreditation Status: Accredited
First Accredited: 2006
Accreditation renewal date: 30 June 2027

Standard

  • Australian Certified Organic Standard - Equivalent to EC Reg 834/2007

Categories

  • A: Unprocessed plant products
  • B: Live animals or unprocessed animal products
  • D: Processed agricultural products for use as food (including wine)

Countries

  • Australia
  • Cook Islands
  • Falkland Islands
  • Fiji
  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Madagascar
  • Burma/Myanmar
  • Malaysia
  • New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Singapore
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu
  • Vietnam

Standard

  • National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce Edition 3.8

Categories

  • Aquaculture
  • Beekeeping
  • Biodynamic production
  • Cosmetic and skincare
  • Livestock production
  • Plant production
  • Processing
  • Retail, wholesale and export

Countries

  • Australia

Standard

  • Freshcare - Food Safety & Quality Standard Edition 4.2

Categories

  • Grower
  • Grower and Packer
  • Packer
  • Marketing Group

Countries

  • Australia

Standard

  • Freshcare - Supply Chain Standard Edition 2

Categories

  • Supply chain

Countries

  • Australia

Organic Agriculture

IFOAM, Canada, EU

Organic Textiles

GOTS, Textile Exchange

Organic Cosmetics

COSMOS, NATRUE

Sustainable Agriculture

GlobalG.A.P.

ISO/IEC 17065 Accreditation

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