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Rainforest Alliance
Global · Tier 3 Specialty
USDA Organic logo
USDA Organic
United States · Tier 1 Gold
Orgánico SAGARPA / SENASICA (Mexico) logo
Orgánico SAGARPA / SENASICA (Mexico)
Mexico · Tier 1 Gold
What it meansSustainable-agriculture certification (post-2020 merged standard with UTZ). Covers environmental, social, and economic criteria. NOT an organic mark.The US Department of Agriculture's national organic standard. The green-and-white seal is the legal mark for any food sold as 'organic' in the United States.Mexico's national organic mark, administered by SENASICA under the Ley de Productos Orgánicos (LPO).
ScopeFoodFoodFood
Established198720022006
InspectionAnnual third-party audit (RA-accredited)Annual on-site by USDA-accredited certifierAnnual on-site, SENASICA-accredited
Residue testingRisk-basedRequired on ≥5% of operations annuallyRequired
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.
  • At least 95% of ingredients are certified organic (the '100% Organic' variant requires every ingredient).
  • No synthetic pesticides, no synthetic fertilizers, no GMOs, no sewage sludge, no irradiation.
  • Annual on-site inspection by a USDA-accredited certifier.
  • Residue testing on at least 5% of certified operations each year.
  • ≥95% organic ingredients per LPO.
  • Annual on-site inspection by SENASICA-accredited certifier.
Does NOT
  • Allows synthetic pesticides — does NOT meet any organic standard. Often confused with organic but it's a different programme.
  • Doesn't certify nutrition, taste, or animal welfare specifically (separate marks like AWA cover welfare).
  • Doesn't guarantee local production — a 'USDA Organic' product can be grown anywhere with an accredited inspector.
  • USDA equivalence is granted product-by-product, not blanket.

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