Credibility

We're accredited by New Zealand and international accreditation bodies and regulatory authorities to carry out organic certification. Every year the organisations below independently audit our certification processes and systems against their standards and regulations. This reassures them (and us) that we're doing our job properly. We currently hold:

IFOAM Accreditation


ISO 17020/EN 45004 Accreditation by JAS-ANZ


ISO 65 Accreditation by JAS-ANZ


Third Party Agency (TPA) approval for the Ministry of Agriculture Official Organic Assurance Programme (OOAP) for exports to EU, USA, Taiwan, Japan, Switzerland. BioGro is a certification organization with good standing under the United States Department Of Agriculture New Zealand recognition agreement 


Recognised Foreign Certification Organisation (RFCO) for the Japan Agricultural Standard by MAFF 


Recognition by Conseil des Appellations Réservées et des Termes (CARTV) for Quebec


Canada Organic Regime (COR) Accreditation by CFIA

BioGro Bulletins

Invitation to comment


We’ve recently drafted an Organic Standard specifically for manufacturers of health and bodycare products made with organic ingredients. The draft standard sets out our production requirements and audit criteria for organic certification. We’re inviting public comment on its recommendations and requirements until 27 June 2012.

Review the draft and make a comment

Producer Profile

Geoskincare 220

NZ Skincare Company

NZ Skincare Company made a move in 2011 for its skincare brand ‘geoskincare’ to switch its organic certification to BioGro. Founder Penny Vergeest is proud to explain why.

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