Read Our Organic Standards

Read our Organic Standards

No system of farming has higher levels of animal welfare than organic farms working to our standards. Our organic standards use the EU organic regulation as their baseline, but in many cases our standards are more robust.

The current version of the standards are organised by sector below:

• Farming & Growing

  Soil Association standards for organic farming and growing, including horticulture, arable production, livestock production, slaughtering and feed processing.

• Food & Drink

  Soil Association standards for organic processing and catering.

• Aquaculture & Seaweed

  Soil Association standards for organic aquaculture & seaweed production.

• EU Equivalent Organic Standards

  EU Equivalent standards for licensees that wish to certify to EU only organic standards.

• Food For Life Served Here

  Standards for the Food For Life Served Here award.

• Forestry, Wood & Paper

  Standards for the sustainable management of forests and forest products.

• Health & Beauty

  Standards for organic and natural health and beauty products. This includes the international COSMOS standard, and the Soil Association Health and Beauty standard.

• Textiles

  Standards for organic textiles, including the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and Textile Exchange’s Organic Content Standard.