Regarding the revisions and effective date of the “Organic Crop Production, Aquaculture, Processing and Input Manufacturing Standards 2024” and the “Policy Manual 2024,”
Thank you for supporting organic certification. This support greatly helps to enhance public confidence in organic products.
Our company has revised the “Organic Crop Production, Aquaculture, Processing and Input Manufacturing Standards 2024” and the “Policy Manual 2024.” The revised provisions will officially take effect on March 7, 2024. We have enclosed a summary of the main revisions to the standards and certification management manual for your reference. This will help you understand the changes in the certification application process and the implementation of the latest standard guidelines. The Standard and the Policy Manual are currently available for detailed review on our website (http://www.hkorc-cert.org).
Following the annual audit by IOAS in 2023, our company has successfully obtained approval from the IOAS Accreditation Committee to add the following certification categories:
- IFOAM Accreditation – Input Manufacturing
- ISO/IEC 17065 Accreditation – Input Manufacturing
The relevant provisions for these certification categories have been added to the “Organic Crop Production, Aquaculture, Processing and Input Manufacturing Standards 2024” and the “Policy Manual 2024.” If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our staff at 3156-2280.