Process of IGS

1International Accreditation

INDOCERT is internationally accredited by IOAS and compliant with ISO/IEC 17065:2012 – Conformity Assessment – Requirements for Bodies Certifying Products, Processes and Services based on INDOCERT Organic Standards for Non-EU Country Operators – Equivalent to EC Reg 834/2007 and Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labeling of organic products and relevant delegated and implementing acts.

The product categories under INDOCERT Organic standards for Non EU country operators includes unprocessed plant products, agricultural products for the use as food and agricultural products for use as feed.

INDOCERT is recognized as an equivalent certification body (listed from the European Union in the List of inspection and certification bodies recognized from EU).
Registration number: (INDOCERT contract number with IOAS: 87).
Please refer to www.ioas.org/accreditation/accredited-bodies/ .

3National Accreditations

INDOCERT is accredited by National Accreditation Body (NAB), Government of India, as per National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP).

2COR Accreditation

The Canada Organic Regime (COR) is the federal regulatory program for canadian organic products. INDOCERT, is accredited by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on the recommendation of IOAS to certify agricultural products, packaging and labelling activities as organic in accordance with the requirements set out in Part 13 of the Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations with effect from 14th July 2021.

Under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), products must be certified organic according to the Canadian Organic Standards. Agriculture products must be certified in accordance with:

CAN/CGSB-32.310-Organic production systems: General principles and management standards.
CAN/CGSB-32.311-Organic production systems: Permitted substances lists Categories covered by the scope (list the only those that apply)
Please check the link for standards.

https://inspection.canada.ca/organicproducts/standards/eng/1300368619837/1300368673172

INDOCERT also offers COR certification under US-Canada Equivalence Arrangement (USCOEA).

Applicable scopes under COR certification are;

Crop production
Livestock feed
Specialized production: wild crops
Processed products (processed agricultural products)
Operating Countries are as follows;

India
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
Ecuador
Uganda

Equivalent Certification Body

INDOCERT is recognized as equivalent certification body listed by European Union in the list of inspection and certification bodies recognized from EU for : Category A Un processed plant product, Category D Processed agricultural product for use as food and Category E Processed agricultural product for use as feed.

Approvals

INDOCERT is approved by Rainforest Alliance to offer certification for Agricultural farms, Group Administrators and Chain of Custody based on Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agricultural standard and Rainforest Alliance Chain of Custody Standards.

INDOCERT is approved by trustea SUSTAINABLE TEA FOUNDATION accredited CB listed under registration number TS-A/I/2013-14/01 to offer trustea certification services based on the trustea code.

INDOCERT is approved by Coffee assurance Services GmBH & Co.KG to offer 4C verification services.

INDOCERT has acquired approval from HABC (Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance) as their International Training Centre (Centre No: 12399) to offer various Food Safety Training Programmes from Basic Level to Level 4.

INDOCERT is qualified by International Certification Bio Suisse AG to carry out Biosuisse inspections of agricultural and or wild collection, aquaculture and beekeeping operations as well as trading and processing enterprises.

Castor SUCCESS (Sustainable Castor Caring for Environmental & Social Standards) is a ‘not-for-profit private company that unites stakeholders from the various sectors of the castor industry. INDOCERT is approved by Castor SUCCESS for providing independent audits based on SUCCESS Code.

UEBT is a non-profit membership organisation working with the ethical sourcing of ingredients from biodiversity. UEBT certifies organizations and their suppliers sourcing specialty ingredients for the beauty, food, natural pharmaceuticals, flavours & fragrances, herbs and spices.

Naturland certification guarantees to consumers that products meet the strict ecological and social requirements of Naturland standards.

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