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	Soil Association Organic United Kingdom · Tier 2 Trusted	AB (Agriculture Biologique) France · Tier 2 Trusted	Ø Ø-mærket (Denmark) Denmark · Tier 1 Gold	IFM IFOAM — Organics International Global · Tier 2 Trusted
What it means	The UK's largest organic certifier. Standards are stricter than the UK government's baseline (which still mirrors EU 2018/848 post-Brexit). Recognised by the EU and USA under equivalence.	France's national organic mark, owned by the Ministry of Agriculture. Sits alongside the EU Leaf on virtually all French organic packaging.	Denmark's national organic mark, owned by the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. The red Ø is one of the most-trusted food labels in the world — recognised by ~98% of Danish consumers.	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	Food	Several categories
Established	1946	1985	1989	1972
Inspection	Annual on-site, UKAS-accredited	Annual on-site by French-accredited certifiers	Annual on-site by Danish Veterinary and Food Administration	Periodic review of accredited certifier bodies
Residue testing	Risk-based	Risk-based	Required	Delegated to accredited certifiers
Guarantees	Stricter-than-baseline organic standards across food, textiles, cosmetics, and farming. Annual on-site inspection. Animal welfare standards (outdoor access, lower stocking density).	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by accredited French certifiers (Ecocert, Bureau Veritas, Qualité-France).	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. Direct government control (not a private body) — the unusual Danish model that drives high consumer trust.	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	Logo is trademarked — not a free-licence mark.	Same standard as the EU Leaf — AB is the brand consumers recognise, not a stricter rule.	Outside Denmark, retailers usually rely on the EU Leaf rather than the Ø.	Does NOT certify products directly — only certifiers. Look for the underlying national / private mark on the package.

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