Also known as SACL
Home Country: United Kingdom
Address: Spear House
51 Victoria Street
BS1 6AD Bristol
51 Victoria Street
BS1 6AD Bristol
Phone: +44 (0) 117 314 5000
Fax: +44 (0) 117 314 5001
Email: EYeats@soilassociation.org
Accreditations
COSMOS
Status: Accredited
First accredited: 2012
Contract expiry: 28 Feb 2023
Standards
- COSMOS organic and natural standard v3.
Categories
- Certification of organic or natural cosmetic products, raw materials with organic content and base formulas
- Approval of non-organic raw materials that can be used in certified products
Countries
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Finland
- Greece
- Ireland
- Jordan
- Lithuania
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- Serbia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
- Singapore
- USA
- Sweden
COR
Status: Accredited
First accredited: 2010
Contract expiry: June 22, 2023
Standards
- Canada Organic Standard CAN-CGSB-32.310-2015
- CAN-CGSB-32.311-2015
Categories
- Crop production
- Grower group certification
- Livestock Feed
- Livestock production
- Processed products
- Specialized: Apiculture
- Specialized wild crops
Countries
- Belize
- Cameroon
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Thailand
- United Kingdom
EU Equivalence
The details shown below are the EU categories and countries recommended by the IOAS for EU recognition.
For more detailed information on EU recognised categories and countries please refer to the current regulation (EC) 1235/2008
Status: Recommended
2012
Contract expiry: 28 Feb 2023
Standards
- Soil Association EU-equivalent Standards
Categories
- A: Unprocessed plant products
- B: Live animals or unprocessed animal products
- D: Processed agricultural products for use as food (excluding wine)
- C: Unprocessed aquaculture products and algae
- E: Processed agricultural products for use as feed
- F: Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation
Countries
- United Kingdom
GOTS
Status: Accredited
First accredited: 2011
Contract expiry: 28 Feb 2023
Standards
- Global Organic Textile Standard v5
Categories
- Approval of textile auxiliary agents (chemical inputs) on positive lists
- Certification of trading operations and related products
- Mechanical textile processing and manufacturing operations and their products
- Wet processing and finishing operations and their products
Countries
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Sweden
- Tajikistan
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- USA
- Latvia
- Slovakia
ISO/IEC 17065
Status: Accredited
First accredited: 2012
Contract expiry: 28 Feb 2023
Standards
- Soil Association EU-equivalent Standards
Categories
- A: Unprocessed plant products
- B: Live animals or unprocessed animal products
- D: Processed agricultural products for use as food (excluding wine)
- C: Unprocessed aquaculture products and algae
- E: Processed agricultural products for use as feed
- F: Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation
Countries
- United Kingdom
TE
Status: Accredited
First accredited: 2012
Contract expiry: 28 Feb 2023
Standards
- TE Organic Content Standard (OCS) v2.0 (textiles)
Categories
- Textiles
Countries
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Sweden
- Tadzhikistan
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
