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	China Organic (COFCC) China · Tier 1 Gold	Soil Association Organic United Kingdom · Tier 2 Trusted	Bio-Siegel (Germany) Germany · Tier 1 Gold	Canada Organic Biologique Canada · 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.	The UK's largest organic certifier. Standards are stricter than the UK government's baseline (which still mirrors EU 2018/848 post-Brexit). Recognised by the EU and USA under equivalence.	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.	The federal Canadian organic standard, mandatory on any agricultural product sold across provincial borders or imported as 'organic'.
Scope	Food	Several categories	Food	Food
Established	2005	1946	2001	2009
Inspection	Annual on-site by CNCA-accredited certifier	Annual on-site, UKAS-accredited	Annual on-site by EU-accredited German control body	Annual on-site by CFIA-accredited certifier
Residue testing	Required	Risk-based	Risk-based	Risk-based, conducted by accredited certifiers
Guarantees	≥95% organic ingredients. No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs. Annual third-party certification. Each certified product carries a unique 17-digit traceability code.	Stricter-than-baseline organic standards across food, textiles, cosmetics, and farming. Annual on-site inspection. Animal welfare standards (outdoor access, lower stocking density).	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by accredited German certifier.	≥95% organic ingredients (single-ingredient products: 100%). No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs, no irradiation. Annual third-party certification under the Canada Organic Regime.
Does NOT	Imported organic foods must be re-certified under the Chinese standard — overseas certifications alone are not accepted for the 有机 label.	Logo is trademarked — not a free-licence mark.	Same standard as the EU Leaf — not stricter.	Provincial sales-only operations are not legally required to carry it (though many do voluntarily).

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