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	NATRUE European Union · Tier 2 Trusted	Canada Organic Biologique Canada · Tier 1 Gold	NASAA Certified Organic (Australia) Australia · Tier 2 Trusted	Non-GMO Project Verified United States · Tier 3 Specialty
What it means	An EU-based natural-and-organic cosmetics certification. Three grades: Natural, Natural with Organic portion, and Organic.	The federal Canadian organic standard, mandatory on any agricultural product sold across provincial borders or imported as 'organic'.	National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia. One of seven Australian Department of Agriculture-approved certifiers. IFOAM-accredited; certifies organic and biodynamic produce.	North America's leading 'no genetically modified organisms' certification. Tests for the presence of GMOs in finished products. NOT organic.
Scope	Cosmetics	Food	Several categories	Food
Established	2007	2009	1986	2010
Inspection	Annual third-party audit	Annual on-site by CFIA-accredited certifier	Annual on-site, NASAA-accredited	Annual third-party audit + lab testing
Residue testing	Risk-based	Risk-based, conducted by accredited certifiers	Risk-based	GMO testing only (not pesticide)
Guarantees	Restricted ingredient list (no synthetic fragrances, no silicones, no PEGs). Tiered organic content: Natural with Organic portion ≥70% certified organic; Organic ≥95%. Annual third-party verification.	≥95% organic ingredients (single-ingredient products: 100%). No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs, no irradiation. Annual third-party certification under the Canada Organic Regime.	Compliance with the Australian National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce. Annual on-site inspection. Biodynamic certification option.	Verified absence of GMO ingredients (with action thresholds, not zero tolerance). Annual third-party verification. Tracing and segregation across the supply chain.
Does NOT	Mark is trademark-protected.	Provincial sales-only operations are not legally required to carry it (though many do voluntarily).	Australia has multiple competing organic certifiers — NASAA is one of seven, not the dominant national mark (that's ACO).	Doesn't mean organic — Non-GMO products can use synthetic pesticides and fertilizers freely.

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