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	Rainforest Alliance Global · Tier 3 Specialty	Canada Organic Biologique Canada · Tier 1 Gold	COSMOS-Organic / Natural European Union · Tier 2 Trusted	NASAA Certified Organic (Australia) Australia · Tier 2 Trusted
What it means	Sustainable-agriculture certification (post-2020 merged standard with UTZ). Covers environmental, social, and economic criteria. NOT an organic mark.	The federal Canadian organic standard, mandatory on any agricultural product sold across provincial borders or imported as 'organic'.	The leading certification for organic cosmetics in Europe. Two grades: COSMOS Organic (≥95% organic agricultural ingredients) and COSMOS Natural (no organic minimum, but the same restricted-ingredient list).	National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia. One of seven Australian Department of Agriculture-approved certifiers. IFOAM-accredited; certifies organic and biodynamic produce.
Scope	Food	Food	Cosmetics	Several categories
Established	1987	2009	2010	1986
Inspection	Annual third-party audit (RA-accredited)	Annual on-site by CFIA-accredited certifier	Annual on-site by COSMOS-accredited certifier	Annual on-site, NASAA-accredited
Residue testing	Risk-based	Risk-based, conducted by accredited certifiers	Risk-based	Risk-based
Guarantees	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.	≥95% organic ingredients (single-ingredient products: 100%). No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs, no irradiation. Annual third-party certification under the Canada Organic Regime.	COSMOS Organic: ≥95% organic agricultural ingredients. COSMOS Natural: minimum natural-origin ingredients with banned synthetic restrictions. No GMOs, no parabens, no PEGs, no synthetic fragrances, no SLS/SLES. Biodegradability requirements. Annual on-site audit.	Compliance with the Australian National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce. Annual on-site inspection. Biodynamic certification option.
Does NOT	Allows synthetic pesticides — does NOT meet any organic standard. Often confused with organic but it's a different programme.	Provincial sales-only operations are not legally required to carry it (though many do voluntarily).	Doesn't certify clinical effectiveness or skin tolerance.	Australia has multiple competing organic certifiers — NASAA is one of seven, not the dominant national mark (that's ACO).

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