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	Korea Organic South Korea · Tier 1 Gold	EU Organic (Euro-Leaf) European Union · Tier 1 Gold	Bioland Germany · Tier 2 Trusted	IFM IFOAM — Organics International Global · Tier 2 Trusted
What it means	South Korea's national organic mark under MAFRA (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs). Required on any food sold as 유기농 in Korea.	The mandatory mark for any pre-packaged organic food sold in the EU. The 'Euro-Leaf' is a stylised leaf made of twelve white stars on a green background.	Germany's largest organic farmers' association. Bioland-certified farms operate to a stricter private standard than the EU baseline.	The international umbrella body for the organic movement. Not a product label — IFOAM accredits other certifiers worldwide via the IFOAM Family of Standards. If a cert is 'IFOAM-accredited' it has been benchmarked to a globally consistent baseline.
Scope	Food	Food	Food	Several categories
Established	2001	2010	1971	1972
Inspection	Annual on-site by MAFRA-accredited certifier	Annual on-site by accredited control body in producer country	Annual on-site by Bioland-accredited inspectors	Periodic review of accredited certifier bodies
Residue testing	Required	Risk-based; mandatory at higher-risk operations	Required	Delegated to accredited certifiers
Guarantees	≥95% organic ingredients. No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs. Annual on-site inspection by a MAFRA-accredited certifier.	At least 95% of agricultural ingredients are organic (regulation EU 2018/848). No synthetic pesticides, no synthetic fertilizers, no GMOs. Animal welfare standards (outdoor access, lower stocking density, no routine antibiotics). Annual inspection by an accredited control body in the producing member state. Mandatory display of the certifier's code and origin (e.g. 'EU Agriculture' / 'Non-EU Agriculture').	Whole-farm conversion (no parallel conventional production). Lower permitted nitrogen inputs than EU baseline. Animal welfare standards stricter than EU baseline. Annual on-site inspection.	Accredited certifiers meet the IFOAM Norms and the IFOAM Family of Standards. Independent peer review of certifier governance, inspection rigor, and conflict-of-interest controls.
Does NOT	Cosmetics and textiles are covered under separate Korean schemes, not this mark.	Doesn't ban the natural pesticides allowed under the regulation (copper sulphate, spinosad). Doesn't certify processed-food additives beyond the EU's permitted list.	Like Naturland, membership-based — only Bioland-association farms can use the mark.	Does NOT certify products directly — only certifiers. Look for the underlying national / private mark on the package.

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