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	Canada Organic Biologique Canada · Tier 1 Gold	Naturland Germany · Tier 2 Trusted	JAS Organic Japan · Tier 1 Gold
What it means	The federal Canadian organic standard, mandatory on any agricultural product sold across provincial borders or imported as 'organic'.	A German farmers' association whose private organic standard is stricter than the EU baseline. Covers food, aquaculture, textiles, and cosmetics. Recognised globally.	Japan's national organic standard under the Japanese Agricultural Standard system. The mark must appear on any food sold as 'organic' (有機 or オーガニック) in Japan.
Scope	Food	Several categories	Food
Established	2009	1982	2001
Inspection	Annual on-site by CFIA-accredited certifier	Annual on-site by Naturland-accredited inspectors	Annual on-site by MAFF-registered certifier
Residue testing	Risk-based, conducted by accredited certifiers	Required	Required for high-risk operations
Guarantees	≥95% organic ingredients (single-ingredient products: 100%). No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs, no irradiation. Annual third-party certification under the Canada Organic Regime.	Stricter than EU 2018/848 (lower nitrogen inputs, full-farm conversion, social standards). Annual on-site inspection. Fair-pricing requirements for member farmers.	≥95% organic ingredients. No synthetic pesticides, no synthetic fertilizers, no GMOs. Annual inspection by a MAFF-registered certifier.
Does NOT	Provincial sales-only operations are not legally required to carry it (though many do voluntarily).	Membership-based — only farms that join the Naturland association can use the mark.	Mutual recognition with the US, EU, and Canada applies to specific product categories — check each agreement before importing.

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