NOP (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02008R1235-20190409&from=EN).

National Organic Program of the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture).

JAS (https://www.maff.go.jp/e/)

Japanese Agricultural Standard of Organic Agricultural Products (including Processed Foods) of the MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan)

Bio Suisse (https://www.bio-suisse.ch/)

Bio Suisse is the umbrella organization of the Swiss organic farmers.

Biocyclic Vegan Agriculture  (http://www.biocyclic-vegan.org/)

Biocyclic Vegan Agriculture means purely plant-based organic farming. This form of cultivation excludes all commercial livestock farming and slaughtering of animals and does not use any inputs of animal origin. Special emphasis is placed on the promotion of biodiversity, healthy soil life, the closure of organic cycles and on systematic humus build-up. Since November 2017, the Biocyclic Vegan Standard has been available worldwide as a global standard for vegan organic farming accredited by IFOAM.

Canada Organic Regime (COR) (https://www.inspection.gc.ca)

In 2009, Canada and the USA signed an equivalence agreement for organic products. Products certified to the US National Organic Program, can be sold as organic also in Canada.

Demeter (https://www.demeter.net/)

Demeter is the brand for products from Biodynamic® Agriculture.
Remark: On the DEMETER website please go for "Standards".

Naturland (https://www.naturland.de/en/englisch/frame_defs/framedef.html)

Naturland is one of the most important organizations in the field of organic agriculture in Germany. On the global level Naturland is one of the major certifying organizations for organic produce.

Remark: On the NATURLAND website please go for "Naturland e.V. Standards".

-Non-Organic Standards

GlobalG.A.P. * (https://www.globalgap.org/uk_en/)

GLOBALG.A.P. (Good Agricultural Practices) offers guidance on safety and sustainable agriculture in food production worldwide. More and more producers, suppliers, and buyers are harmonizing their certification standards to match. The standard is transparency towards consumers in agricultural food production.