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	Non-GMO Project Verified United States · Tier 3 Specialty	Fair for Life Global · Tier 2 Trusted	Bio-Siegel (Germany) Germany · Tier 1 Gold	NATRUE European Union · Tier 2 Trusted
What it means	North America's leading 'no genetically modified organisms' certification. Tests for the presence of GMOs in finished products. NOT 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.	Germany's national organic mark, owned by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Sits alongside the EU Leaf on most German organic packaging since 2001. Same standard as the EU Leaf — Bio-Siegel is the brand consumers recognise.	An EU-based natural-and-organic cosmetics certification. Three grades: Natural, Natural with Organic portion, and Organic.
Scope	Food	Several categories	Food	Cosmetics
Established	2010	2006	2001	2007
Inspection	Annual third-party audit + lab testing	Annual on-site, Ecocert-administered	Annual on-site by EU-accredited German control body	Annual third-party audit
Residue testing	GMO testing only (not pesticide)	Risk-based	Risk-based	Risk-based
Guarantees	Verified absence of GMO ingredients (with action thresholds, not zero tolerance). Annual third-party verification. Tracing and segregation across the supply chain.	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.	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by accredited German certifier.	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.
Does NOT	Doesn't mean organic — Non-GMO products can use synthetic pesticides and fertilizers freely.	Doesn't itself mean organic — pair with an organic mark for the full picture.	Same standard as the EU Leaf — not stricter.	Mark is trademark-protected.

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