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	Canada Organic Biologique Canada · Tier 1 Gold	Bio-Siegel (Germany) Germany · Tier 1 Gold	BioGro New Zealand New Zealand · Tier 1 Gold	Non-GMO Project Verified United States · Tier 3 Specialty
What it means	The federal Canadian organic standard, mandatory on any agricultural product sold across provincial borders or imported as 'organic'.	Germany's national organic mark, owned by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Sits alongside the EU Leaf on most German organic packaging since 2001. Same standard as the EU Leaf — Bio-Siegel is the brand consumers recognise.	New Zealand's largest organic certifier. Recognised by the EU, US, and Japan under their respective import-equivalence regimes.	North America's leading 'no genetically modified organisms' certification. Tests for the presence of GMOs in finished products. NOT organic.
Scope	Food	Food	Several categories	Food
Established	2009	2001	1983	2010
Inspection	Annual on-site by CFIA-accredited certifier	Annual on-site by EU-accredited German control body	Annual on-site, IFOAM-accredited	Annual third-party audit + lab testing
Residue testing	Risk-based, conducted by accredited certifiers	Risk-based	Risk-based	GMO testing only (not pesticide)
Guarantees	≥95% organic ingredients (single-ingredient products: 100%). No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs, no irradiation. Annual third-party certification under the Canada Organic Regime.	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by accredited German certifier.	≥95% organic ingredients. No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs. Annual on-site inspection. Covers food, textiles, and personal care under separate standards.	Verified absence of GMO ingredients (with action thresholds, not zero tolerance). Annual third-party verification. Tracing and segregation across the supply chain.
Does NOT	Provincial sales-only operations are not legally required to carry it (though many do voluntarily).	Same standard as the EU Leaf — not stricter.	New Zealand has no single legally-mandated 'organic' definition — voluntary certification is the norm.	Doesn't mean organic — Non-GMO products can use synthetic pesticides and fertilizers freely.

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