The previous edition was edited and written to a large extent by Gunnar Rundgren with contributions from Bo van Elzakker, Jim Riddle, Ong Kung Wai, and Roberto Ugas. It also contains material (in the section in documentation and in part 6) from the Guide to Compiling Documentation for Organic certification bodies, published by IFOAM 2002 and compiled by Ken Commins with input from Krista Kennedy, Vitoon Panyakuul, Jorge Casale, Jochen Neuendorrf, Rochelle Bosche, Robert Simmons, and Virginia Zenteno.
This Manual was comissioned by IFOAM.
Author: Gunnar Rundgren
© IFOAM
Language: English
291 Pages
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1. INTRODUCTION
2. ORGANIC CERTIFICATION CONCEPT
- What is certification?
- International Norms for Certification
- Accreditation
- Development of Organic Certification
- Organic Standards
- Overview of an Organic Certification System
- Accreditation of Organic Certification Bodies
- Regulations
- Organic Market Recognition
- Why Develop Local Certification Bodies?
- The First Steps
- Structure
- Organizational Development
- Standards
- Staff, Personnel, and Committees
- The Operators and the Application
- Inspection
- Certification
- The Certification Mark
- Record keeping
- Information and Market Activities
- Quality Management System and Document Management
- Improving Service and Operations: Surveys, Complaints, Audits, and Reviews
- Certification as a Business Operation
- Business Planning
- Getting Recognition
- Partnerships
- Assistance for Development
6. RESOURCES
7. DEVELOPING DOCUMENTATION
8. SAMPLE ORGANIZATION AND QUALITY MANUAL
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