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Welcome
to the web site of the International Organic Accreditation Service (IOAS)
The IOAS is an independent,
non-profit organisation that works on behalf of everybody involved
in organic agriculture to ensure trust and fair trade
in products labelled as organic. Our services are relevant to:
The main activity of the
IOAS is to independently verify the competence (so-called accreditation)
of certification bodies active in the field of organic agriculture.
Through this verification we hope to build an ever-stronger production
base and market leading to a further expansion of the area of land managed
organically worldwide.
This
web site contains information on the services offered by the IOAS which
can be grouped as:
This site also
provides information and a wide range of links to sites on more
general topics related to the world wide regulation of organic
foods and farming.
We hope you
find what you are looking for; if not please contact
us.
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Last updated:
07/05/2008
NEWS
May 7: The IOAS Operating Manual for Canada
accreditation is now available
April 10: IOAS received a letter from the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency indicating IOAS compliance with the
Canadian Organic Regime with regard to its application to be an approved
Accreditation Advisory Body
April 7: Gergana Nentcheva of Bulgaria commenced
work with the IOAS as our new Client Manager.
April 3: The National Organic Standards Board in
the USA issued their latest guidance proposals on 'commercial
availability of organic seed'.
March 25: The European Commission released a
further draft of the implementing rules for imports under Articles 32
and 33 of EC 834/2007.
March 14: The Canadian Organic Office (COO)
completed their audit today of the IOAS as part of their assessment for
approval as an Accreditation Advisory Body under the Canadian Organic
Regime.
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