Australia - Australian Certified Organic (ACO) (3)

AUSTRALIAN CERTIFIED ORGANIC (ACO)

Year Introduced : 1988

 

Food Products:

  • Vegetable & Fruits - Bean & Sprouts, Berries, Citrus, Citrus Fruit, Corn Products, Dried Fruit, Dried Products, Fresh produce, Fruit products, Legumes, Nuts, Pome fruit, Soy products, Stone fruit, Vegetable products, Vine crops, Herbs, Herbs Spices & Medicinal
  • Meat - Fresh produce, Livestock products, Meat products
  • Aquaculture products – Fish, crustacea, mollusks and related aquatic life-forms
  • Processed products - Baby food, Snack foods, Jams Spread & Condiments, Bee products, Confectionery, Grain products, Dairy products, Beverages

Registered Product / Allowed input – Salt, Sugar, Sugar products, Water

Some products such as agricultural inputs, bottled water and salt cannot be certified organic.

However, salt and water as stated in the list can be registered under ACO’s Registered Product / Allowed Input Program in which it allows these products to be verified as suitable for being used on organic certified systems.

Certification Body:

Australian Certified Organic Pty Ltd. This organization carries out independently accredited auditing review and certification work which enables the licensing of the Bud logo and reference to certified organic or biodynamic status.

Accreditation:

  • Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)
  • IOAS (International Organic Accreditation Service)
  • USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)
  • MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan)
  • MIFAFF (Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of South Korea)

Scope of certification:

  • From farm to retail
  • Unprocessed products from plants, animals, cultured organisms and approved naturally occurring materials
  • Processed products

Standards:

Reference Standards:

 

Applicants of label:

  • Producers
  • Processors
  • Wholesalers
  • Packers
  • Retailers
  • Exporters
  • Brand Owners
  • Restaurants