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	Canada Organic Biologique Canada · Tier 1 Gold	Bio-Siegel (Germany) Germany · Tier 1 Gold	NATRUE European Union · Tier 2 Trusted	BioGro New Zealand New Zealand · Tier 1 Gold
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.	An EU-based natural-and-organic cosmetics certification. Three grades: Natural, Natural with Organic portion, and Organic.	New Zealand's largest organic certifier. Recognised by the EU, US, and Japan under their respective import-equivalence regimes.
Scope	Food	Food	Cosmetics	Several categories
Established	2009	2001	2007	1983
Inspection	Annual on-site by CFIA-accredited certifier	Annual on-site by EU-accredited German control body	Annual third-party audit	Annual on-site, IFOAM-accredited
Residue testing	Risk-based, conducted by accredited certifiers	Risk-based	Risk-based	Risk-based
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.	Restricted ingredient list (no synthetic fragrances, no silicones, no PEGs). Tiered organic content: Natural with Organic portion ≥70% certified organic; Organic ≥95%. Annual third-party verification.	≥95% organic ingredients. No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs. Annual on-site inspection. Covers food, textiles, and personal care under separate standards.
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.	Mark is trademark-protected.	New Zealand has no single legally-mandated 'organic' definition — voluntary certification is the norm.

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