What Certified Organic Seal
Is On Products From
Australia or New Zealand?
There is not just one certified organic seal for either Australia or New Zealand. Products must meet government standards but rather than carrying a government supplied seal they will display the seal of the certifying organizations. The Australian National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce was first implemented in 1992. It was originally known as the Australian Export Standard. It has provided the organic industry with a national standard which stipulates minimum requirements for products with labeling which states or implies they have been produced under organic or bio-dynamic systems. You can follow this link to learn more about the
Australian Organic Standards
At the time of this writing the New Zealand web site is under review and updating. When we can we will post a short introduction to their programs here. Follow this link for more information on the
New Zealand Certified Organic
program. The primary certified organic seals which are found on Australian products are as follows:
Australian Certified Organic Seal
The Australian Certified Organic (ACO) seal is for products which contain, excluding water and salt, at least 95% organically produced agricultural ingredients.Follow this link to learn more about the
Australian Certified Organic program
Biological Farmers of Australia
For products which do not contain the necessary 95% certified organic ingredients necessary for the ACO seal the Biological Farmers of Australia seal signifies that the products contain between 70% and 94% organic ingredients.Products which contain non-agricultural substances such as clay, bicarb soda, minerals etc. with strict processing criteria (ie. absolutely no GMO's or synthetic chemicals) can carry this seal. Follow this link to learn more about the
Biological Farmers of Australia program.
BioGro Certified Organic Seal
BioGro originated in the early 1980's and is the leading organic certifier in New Zealand.
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