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	China Organic (COFCC) China · Tier 1 Gold	Fair for Life Global · Tier 2 Trusted	Korea Organic South Korea · Tier 1 Gold
What it means	China's national organic certification under the Certification and Accreditation Administration. Mandatory on any product sold as '有机' (organic) in mainland China.	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.
Scope	Food	Several categories	Food
Established	2005	2006	2001
Inspection	Annual on-site by CNCA-accredited certifier	Annual on-site, Ecocert-administered	Annual on-site by MAFRA-accredited certifier
Residue testing	Required	Risk-based	Required
Guarantees	≥95% organic ingredients. No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs. Annual third-party certification. Each certified product carries a unique 17-digit traceability code.	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	Imported organic foods must be re-certified under the Chinese standard — overseas certifications alone are not accepted for the 有机 label.	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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