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	Orgánico SAGARPA / SENASICA (Mexico) Mexico · Tier 1 Gold	BioGro New Zealand New Zealand · Tier 1 Gold	Rainforest Alliance Global · Tier 3 Specialty
What it means	Mexico's national organic mark, administered by SENASICA under the Ley de Productos Orgánicos (LPO).	New Zealand's largest organic certifier. Recognised by the EU, US, and Japan under their respective import-equivalence regimes.	Sustainable-agriculture certification (post-2020 merged standard with UTZ). Covers environmental, social, and economic criteria. NOT an organic mark.
Scope	Food	Several categories	Food
Established	2006	1983	1987
Inspection	Annual on-site, SENASICA-accredited	Annual on-site, IFOAM-accredited	Annual third-party audit (RA-accredited)
Residue testing	Required	Risk-based	Risk-based
Guarantees	≥95% organic ingredients per LPO. Annual on-site inspection by SENASICA-accredited certifier.	≥95% organic ingredients. No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs. Annual on-site inspection. Covers food, textiles, and personal care under separate standards.	Reduced (not eliminated) synthetic pesticide use, with bans on the most hazardous classes. Forest conservation requirements (no deforestation after the cut-off date). Worker welfare and community development requirements. Annual third-party audit.
Does NOT	USDA equivalence is granted product-by-product, not blanket.	New Zealand has no single legally-mandated 'organic' definition — voluntary certification is the norm.	Allows synthetic pesticides — does NOT meet any organic standard. Often confused with organic but it's a different programme.

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