ECOCERT ICO Certification Options for Aquaponic Crops January 2015

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BUSINESS UNITS – Holistic Approach for raw products across the supply chain

Agriculture

• Organic farming regulations • Private standards •Inputs

Ecoproducts

• Detergents • Home perfume • Paints and coatings

Cosmetics

• Organic cosmetics • COSMOS • Ecological and organic spa - Being

Quality Security

• ISO 9001 • ISO 22000 • OHSAS 18000 • GLOBALG.A.P • IFS/BRC • Third party control

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Textiles

Fair Trade

• GOTS • Organic Exchange • Ecological Textiles

• Fair For Life • Ecocert Fair Trade • Private standards

System certification

Climate Change

• Forestry: FSC / PEFC • Carbon footprint • Compensation: VCS & Gold Standard • EMAS

• ISO 14001 • ISO 26000 • Eco-friendly green spaces (Eve®) • Eco-friendly Golf course

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Organic Agriculture Expert and pioneer of organic agriculture certification, ECOCERT is the worldwide leader for certification of eco-friendly products. All around the world, food and non-food products are certified natural and organic by ECOCERT.

USDA National Organic Program

Certification Process

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Become Certified in Six Steps!


Submit the Application. Complete your Organic System Plan (OSP) and required attachments. www.ecocertico.com




Application Review. Your application will be reviewed by a Certification Officer to evaluate if you are eligible for organic certification and ready to move forward towards organic certification.




Inspection. An on-site inspection will be performed to verify that you are following the NOP requirements and the practices described in your Organic System Plan. The inspector will submit an inspection report to Ecocert ICO.




Inspection report review. Ecocert ICO certification officer will review the inspection report alongside your OSP. Any and all findings, requirements, noncompliance and continuous improvements will be identified and reported in a Determination Letter. Potential additional requests for further information will be addressed with you.




Certification Status Notification. Once the inspection review and compliance documents show that you are complying with NOP regulation, you will receive an organic certificate from Ecocert ICO describing your activity and the certified products.




Continuation. Annually, you will have to update your Organic System Plan before your "Anniversary Date" (indicated in your certificate). Inspection of your operation, Inspection report review and Certification Status Notification remain consistent each year thereafter. Certification fees are due annually according to the fee schedule for the current year. mars-15

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Coming into Compliance


Inputs – See National List for crop production §205.601 Synthetic substances allowed for use in organic crop production  FOR SPECIFIC USE AND APPLICATION  CAN BE CORRECTED  SEEK CERTIFIER APPROVAL PRIOR TO USE


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Questions? Please contact Ecocert ICO for further information on aquaculture certification programs or to design a one-stop inspection program to fit your needs.

Ecocert ICO 70 E Main Street, Ste B Greenwood, Indiana 46143 www.ecocertico.com [email protected] [email protected] (888) 337-8246 mars-15

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Fair For Life – Fair Trade
The aim of the Fair for Life Social & Fair Trade Certification Program  ensure fair and positive relations between • producers and their cooperatives or contracting companies, • workers and their employer, • sellers and buyers on the world market while at the same time ensuring performance of standards. Certified Companies demonstrate: • decent working conditions/wages for all staff • fair sourcing practices and responsibilities towards their primary producers down the commodity chain. • confirms traceability of all certified products from production to sales.

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Good Agriculture Practices (GAP)
GLOBALG.A.P is a well known standard for a business to business label from the retail and food service sector.

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Standards for sustainable capture fisheries
Naturland “Wildfish” is a private eco-label programme for sustainable fishing that also covers ecological, social and economic factors.
MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) Fishery is an independent, global, non-profit organization that holds the most popular standard for wild caught fish and shellfish based on a set of principles and criteria for sustainable fishing.
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody (CoC) for seafood traceability ensures that MSC labeled product consists of MSC Fishery certified aquatic products and is part of an audited supply chain which is fully traceable. mars-15

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Private Labels for Organic Aquaculture


Farmers associations have developed guidelines for organic aquaculture; among them Naturland e.V. (Germany), Bio Suisse (Switzerland), Soil Association (United Kingdom), Debio (Norway), etc.

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National/regional labels for organic aquaculture


EU Regulation (EC) No 834/ 2007, (EC) No 889/2008 and USDA National Organic Program (NOP) represent the most important organic markets for organic aquaculture. USDA National Organic Program proposed standards for aquaculture are forthcoming and will be offered by Ecocert ICO upon release.

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Other standards for sustainable aquaculture
ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council) is an independent not for profit organization currently in development to manage the global standards for responsible aquaculture. First audits have been carried out according to the international standards for responsible tilapia aquaculture (ISRTA).
The Whole Foods Market Seafood Standards is an inhouse industry standard.

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