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Organic Certification
 

Our range is certified by the Soil Association in the UK and also by The United States Department of Agriculture National Organic Programme (NOP) for products within US markets.

Around 99% of our range is certified organic. We endeavour to source organic products wherever possible but where there is non-availability, we sometimes stock the non organic alternative.

 

What Is Organic Certification?

 

Organic Certification is governed by a set of international standards covering organic production – originally food but spreading into other markets such as body care & cosmetics – and its subsequent handling and processing; these standards are set and policed so that any food, or other product, marketed as organic complies with strict conditions; these protect the rights of organic producers and ensure that consumers can be certain that they are buying a certified organic product.

 

How Are The Standards Policed?

 

EU Regulation 2092/91 legally defines the basic standards of production and processing and the requirements for control and policing, both for home grown and imported produce.

The United Kingdom Register of Organic Farm Standards (UKROFS) is the government control body responsible for implementing the EU Regulation in the UK and it also licences independent accreditation bodies to regulate organic food production; the largest of these and one of the strictest is the Soil Association (Licence P938), under which our company is certified. We also conform to the United States Department of Agriculture National Organic Programme standards on a high percentage of products within our range.

The International Federation of Organic Farm Movements (IFOAM) is the body that sets strict international organic standards with which all the major accreditation bodies round the world comply.

 

Ethical Trade

 
Ethical trade is central to our purchasing policy. Through visits and organic inspections we ensure that farmers and harvesters have a quality of life that meets their basic needs, as well as providing job satisfaction, a safe working environment and an adequate return for their work. By developing long-term trading relationships, we enable producers to plan ahead with confidence and invest in transport, training and processing facilities.
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