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Korea Organic logo
Korea Organic
South Korea · Tier 1 Gold
AB (Agriculture Biologique) logo
AB (Agriculture Biologique)
France · Tier 2 Trusted
Soil Association Organic logo
Soil Association Organic
United Kingdom · Tier 2 Trusted
What it meansSouth Korea's national organic mark under MAFRA (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs). Required on any food sold as 유기농 in Korea.France's national organic mark, owned by the Ministry of Agriculture. Sits alongside the EU Leaf on virtually all French organic packaging.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.
ScopeFoodFoodSeveral categories
Established200119851946
InspectionAnnual on-site by MAFRA-accredited certifierAnnual on-site by French-accredited certifiersAnnual on-site, UKAS-accredited
Residue testingRequiredRisk-basedRisk-based
Guarantees
  • ≥95% organic ingredients.
  • No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs.
  • Annual on-site inspection by a MAFRA-accredited certifier.
  • EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848).
  • Annual on-site inspection by accredited French certifiers (Ecocert, Bureau Veritas, Qualité-France).
  • Stricter-than-baseline organic standards across food, textiles, cosmetics, and farming.
  • Annual on-site inspection.
  • Animal welfare standards (outdoor access, lower stocking density).
Does NOT
  • Cosmetics and textiles are covered under separate Korean schemes, not this mark.
  • Same standard as the EU Leaf — AB is the brand consumers recognise, not a stricter rule.
  • Logo is trademarked — not a free-licence mark.

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