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	Naturland Germany · Tier 2 Trusted	Tún (Iceland) Iceland · Tier 1 Gold	Fair for Life Global · Tier 2 Trusted	IFM IFOAM — Organics International Global · Tier 2 Trusted
What it means	A German farmers' association whose private organic standard is stricter than the EU baseline. Covers food, aquaculture, textiles, and cosmetics. Recognised globally.	Vottunarstofan Tún is Iceland's only accredited organic certifier. Accredited by MAST (Matvælastofnun) under the EU 2018/848-equivalent Icelandic standard, so a Tún-certified product is also recognised as EU-organic.	Combined organic + fair-trade + social-responsibility certification. Issued by Ecocert (originally developed by IMOswiss). Stricter than baseline Fairtrade on labour conditions; often paired with an organic mark on the same product.	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	Several categories	Food	Several categories	Several categories
Established	1982	1994	2006	1972
Inspection	Annual on-site by Naturland-accredited inspectors	Annual on-site, MAST-accredited	Annual on-site, Ecocert-administered	Periodic review of accredited certifier bodies
Residue testing	Required	Required for at-risk operations	Risk-based	Delegated to accredited certifiers
Guarantees	Stricter than EU 2018/848 (lower nitrogen inputs, full-farm conversion, social standards). Annual on-site inspection. Fair-pricing requirements for member farmers.	≥95% organic ingredients per EU rules. No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs. Annual on-site inspection. Animal welfare standards (outdoor / pasture access, geothermally-warmed greenhouse compatibility for vegetables).	Fair pricing for producers. Compliance with ILO core conventions on labour rights, no forced or child labour. Environmental criteria including organic-or-equivalent farming practices. Annual on-site audit by Ecocert.	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	Membership-based — only farms that join the Naturland association can use the mark.	There aren't many Tún-certified operations (~120–160) — coverage in the Icelandic market is narrower than in the EU mainland.	Doesn't itself mean organic — pair with an organic mark for the full picture.	Does NOT certify products directly — only certifiers. Look for the underlying national / private mark on the package.

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