International Standards

International
Organic
Standards

Our accreditations allow you to get global market access for your organic products.

AsureQuality certifies to:

AsureQuality Organic Standard

The AsureQuality Organic Standard can certify your products to gain international market access to non-regulated organic export markets including:

  • Australia
  • Cook Islands
  • Fiji
  • French Polynesia
  • Hong Kong
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
  • Vanuatu

IFOAM

We are accredited by IFOAM (International Federation Organic Agricultural Movement), the world’s leading organic organisation.

To ease product acceptance for the AsureQuality Organic Standard we suggest that imported product is certified under an IFOAM accredited programme.

Refer to the listed of accredited Certification Bodies(external link) .

MPI Official Organic Assurance Programme (OOAP)

We work with New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to provide the required third party assurance, where government to government official assurance is required.

Any operator exporting to the regulated markets covered by the Official Organic Assurance Programme (OOAP) is required to register with MPI as an organic exporter, and declare each consignment through the use of an export certificate request.

Markets & Reference Documents:

USDA National Organic Program

AsureQuality can certify your products to gain market access to the USA.(external link)

USDA NOP Guidance Documents(external link)

National Standard of Canada

AsureQuality can certify some products to gain market access to Canada.

National Standard of Canada(external link)

Other Regulated Overseas Markets

The following markets have recently regulated but are not covered by certification from AsureQuality:

  • Korea - Certification may only be supplied by a Korean accredited certifier.

New Zealand exporters considering this market should contact Organic Exporters Association of New Zealand for the most up to date information. Email or visit Organic Trade NZ website.(external link)

Soil Association

AsureQuality is also able to provide assurance of Product Acceptance to Soil Association(external link) for:

  • Dairy Production
  • Livestock Production
  • Animal slaughter

AsureQuality does not certify directly to the Soil Association Certification Standard, but product acceptance is useful if you are supplying a Soil Association certified operator in the UK.