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	BioGro New Zealand New Zealand · Tier 1 Gold	OTC OEKO-TEX Organic Cotton Global · Tier 2 Trusted	AB (Agriculture Biologique) France · Tier 2 Trusted	Soil Association Organic United Kingdom · Tier 2 Trusted
What it means	New Zealand's largest organic certifier. Recognised by the EU, US, and Japan under their respective import-equivalence regimes.	Launched April 2023 by the OEKO-TEX Association. A separate certificate from Standard 100 that combines the Standard 100 chemical-residue test with verified organic-cotton supply chain — addressing the long-standing confusion that Standard 100 alone is NOT an organic mark.	France's national organic mark, owned by the Ministry of Agriculture. Sits alongside the EU Leaf on virtually all French organic packaging.	The UK's largest organic certifier. Standards are stricter than the UK government's baseline (which still mirrors EU 2018/848 post-Brexit). Recognised by the EU and USA under equivalence.
Scope	Several categories	Textiles	Food	Several categories
Established	1983	2023	1985	1946
Inspection	Annual on-site, IFOAM-accredited	Annual on-site by OEKO-TEX-accredited institute (Hohenstein et al.)	Annual on-site by French-accredited certifiers	Annual on-site, UKAS-accredited
Residue testing	Risk-based	Required (Standard 100 panel + GMO/pesticide screening)	Risk-based	Risk-based
Guarantees	≥95% organic ingredients. No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs. Annual on-site inspection. Covers food, textiles, and personal care under separate standards.	Two grades: 'Organic Cotton' (100% certified-organic cotton) and 'Organic Cotton Blended' (≥70% certified-organic cotton). Full Standard 100 chemical residue test on the finished product. Additional GMO test + pesticide residue test specific to organic farming. Verified chain of custody from farm to finished product. Annual re-certification with independent OEKO-TEX institute audits.	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by accredited French certifiers (Ecocert, Bureau Veritas, Qualité-France).	Stricter-than-baseline organic standards across food, textiles, cosmetics, and farming. Annual on-site inspection. Animal welfare standards (outdoor access, lower stocking density).
Does NOT	New Zealand has no single legally-mandated 'organic' definition — voluntary certification is the norm.	Doesn't certify the social/labour conditions across the supply chain in the way GOTS does (use OEKO-TEX STeP for that, or pair with GOTS). Cotton-only — doesn't apply to other organic fibres (wool, hemp, linen).	Same standard as the EU Leaf — AB is the brand consumers recognise, not a stricter rule.	Logo is trademarked — not a free-licence mark.

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