Organic food:products: approved UK control bodies
Details of control bodies approved to certify organic foodfood, feed, seed and other agricultural products in the UK.
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- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Published
- 31 December 2020
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Organic Farmers and Growers CIC
Control body identifying code:codes:
For GB-ORG-02products produced and packed in Great Britain (GB): GB-ORG-02
For products produced and packed in Northern Ireland (NI): XI-ORG-02
The Old Estate Yard
Shrewsbury Road
Albrighton
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY4 3AG
Telephone: 01939 291 800
Email: info@ofgorganic.org
Website: www.ofgorganic.org
Organic Food Federation
Control body identifying code:codes:
For GB-ORG-04products produced or packed in GB: GB-ORG-04
For products produced or packed in NI: XI-ORG-04
31 Turbine Way
Eco Tech Business Park
Swaffham
Norfolk
PE37 7XD
Telephone: 01760 720 444
Email: info@orgfoodfed.com
Website: www.orgfoodfed.com
Soil Association Certification Ltd
Control body identifying code:codes:
For GB-ORG-05products produced or packed in GB: GB-ORG-05
For products produced or packed in NI: XI-ORG-05
Spear House
51 Victoria Street
Bristol
BS1 6AD
Website:Telephone:0117 www.soilassociation.org/certification/
Farmers914 and growers
Telephone: 01179 142 4122406
Email:Email: prod.cert@soilassociation.orgGoOrganic@soilassociation.org
Processors
Telephone:Website: 01179 142 411
Email: proc.cert@soilassociation.orgwww.soilassociation.org/certification/
Biodynamic Association Certification
Control body identifying code: GB-ORG-06 (Great Britain only)
Painswick Inn Project
Gloucester Street
Stroud
GL5 1QG
Telephone: 01453 766 296
Email: certification@biodynamic.org.uk
Website: www.bdcertification.org.uk
Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd
Control body identifying code: GB-ORG-13 (Great Britain only)
Gorseland
North Road
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 2WB
Telephone: 01970 636 688
Email: info@wlbp.co.uk
Website: www.wlbp.co.uk
OF&G (Scotland) Ltd
Control body identifying code: GB-ORG-17 (Great Britain only)
The Old Estate Yard
Shrewsbury Road
Albrighton
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY4 3AG
Telephone: 01939 291 800
Fax: 01939 291 250
Email: certification@sopa.org.uk
Website: www.ofgorganic.org
Irish Organic Association
Control body identifying code: GB-ORG-07XI-ORG-07 (Northern Ireland only)
Unit 13
Inish Carraig
Golden Island
Athlone
County Westmeath
N37 N1W4
Republic of Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0) 90 643 3680
Fax: +353 (0) 90 644 9005
Email: info@irishoa.ie
Website: www.irishorganicassociation.ie
Organic Trust CLG
Control body identifying code: GB-ORG-09XI-ORG-09 (Northern Ireland only)
Unit M4
Naas Town Centre
Dublin Road
Naas
County Kildare
W91 F7X3
Republic of Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0) 45 882 377
Email: info@organictrust.ie
Website: www.organictrust.ie