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Canada Organic Biologique logo
Canada Organic Biologique
Canada · Tier 1 Gold
Fair for Life logo
Fair for Life
Global · Tier 2 Trusted
Korea Organic logo
Korea Organic
South Korea · Tier 1 Gold
What it meansThe federal Canadian organic standard, mandatory on any agricultural product sold across provincial borders or imported as 'organic'.Combined organic + fair-trade + social-responsibility certification. Issued by Ecocert (originally developed by IMOswiss). Stricter than baseline Fairtrade on labour conditions; often paired with an organic mark on the same product.South Korea's national organic mark under MAFRA (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs). Required on any food sold as 유기농 in Korea.
ScopeFoodSeveral categoriesFood
Established200920062001
InspectionAnnual on-site by CFIA-accredited certifierAnnual on-site, Ecocert-administeredAnnual on-site by MAFRA-accredited certifier
Residue testingRisk-based, conducted by accredited certifiersRisk-basedRequired
Guarantees
  • ≥95% organic ingredients (single-ingredient products: 100%).
  • No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs, no irradiation.
  • Annual third-party certification under the Canada Organic Regime.
  • Fair pricing for producers.
  • Compliance with ILO core conventions on labour rights, no forced or child labour.
  • Environmental criteria including organic-or-equivalent farming practices.
  • Annual on-site audit by Ecocert.
  • ≥95% organic ingredients.
  • No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs.
  • Annual on-site inspection by a MAFRA-accredited certifier.
Does NOT
  • Provincial sales-only operations are not legally required to carry it (though many do voluntarily).
  • Doesn't itself mean organic — pair with an organic mark for the full picture.
  • Cosmetics and textiles are covered under separate Korean schemes, not this mark.

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