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	Korea Organic South Korea · Tier 1 Gold	Non-GMO Project Verified United States · Tier 3 Specialty	Debio Ø (Norway) Norway · Tier 2 Trusted	Naturland Germany · 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.	North America's leading 'no genetically modified organisms' certification. Tests for the presence of GMOs in finished products. NOT organic.	Norway's only accredited organic certifier. The Ø-merket is required on any food sold as 'økologisk' in Norway. Operates to EU 2018/848 equivalence plus Norwegian add-ons.	A German farmers' association whose private organic standard is stricter than the EU baseline. Covers food, aquaculture, textiles, and cosmetics. Recognised globally.
Scope	Food	Food	Food	Several categories
Established	2001	2010	1986	1982
Inspection	Annual on-site by MAFRA-accredited certifier	Annual third-party audit + lab testing	Annual on-site by Debio-accredited inspectors	Annual on-site by Naturland-accredited inspectors
Residue testing	Required	GMO testing only (not pesticide)	Required	Required
Guarantees	≥95% organic ingredients. No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs. Annual on-site inspection by a MAFRA-accredited certifier.	Verified absence of GMO ingredients (with action thresholds, not zero tolerance). Annual third-party verification. Tracing and segregation across the supply chain.	EU baseline organic. Annual on-site inspection. Norwegian-specific welfare standards (esp. for cold-climate livestock).	Stricter than EU 2018/848 (lower nitrogen inputs, full-farm conversion, social standards). Annual on-site inspection. Fair-pricing requirements for member farmers.
Does NOT	Cosmetics and textiles are covered under separate Korean schemes, not this mark.	Doesn't mean organic — Non-GMO products can use synthetic pesticides and fertilizers freely.	Norway is outside the EU — the Ø is recognised under EEA equivalence, not direct EU equivalence.	Membership-based — only farms that join the Naturland association can use the mark.

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