“organic” / “organically grown” / “organically raised” / “organically produced” / 

• Products identified as being produced under an organic production system conforming to this standard

“organic” / “biodynamic” / “biological”/ “ecological”

• A product will be regarded as bearing indications referring to organic production methods

FOR UNPROCESSED PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS, LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS shall refer to organic production methods only where

• Such indications clearly show that they relate to a method of agricultural production
• The product was produced in accordance with this standard
• The product was produced or imported by an operator who is certified in compliance with this standard
• The labeling refers to the name of the certification body that governs the operator of the production or the most recent preparation (processing, packaging and labeling) operation.

FOR PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL CROP AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS intended for human consumption shall refer to organic production methods only where

• Such indications clearly show that they relate to an organic method of agricultural production and are linked with the name of the organic product in question, unless this information is clearly given in the list of ingredients.
• All the ingredients of agricultural origin of the product are, or are derived from, products conforming to this standard, except in cases of labeling claims of less than 95% organic ingredients.
• The product is free of any ingredient of non-agricultural origin
• The product does not contain both the non-organic and organic form of ingredient.
• The product or its ingredients have not been subjected during preparation to treatments involving the use of ionizing radiation
• The product was prepared or imported by a certified operator
• The labeling refers to the name of the certification body that certified the operator of the production or the most recent preparation (processing, packaging and labeling) operation.   

“organic”

• 95% or more (by mass or fluid volume, excluding water and salt) of the ingredients are obtained from sources of organic production in accordance with this standard
• Non-organic ingredients are allowed for use to within a maximum level of 5% (by  mass or fluid volume, excluding water and salt) of the total ingredients in the final product if they are not commercially available in an organic form, and the cost of organic ingredients is not to be used as a criterion for commercially available.

“Contains X% organic”

• Products containing 70 to 95% or more (by mass or fluid volume, excluding water and salt) of agricultural ingredients that are organic in accordance with this standard

“organic ingredients labeled organic”

• Products containing less than 70% (by mass or fluid volume, excluding water and salt) of agricultural ingredients that are organic in accordance with this standard

Label with the terms “organic” or “made with organic ingredients”:

• The products packaging shall be inscribed with the name (corporate name) of the certification body