How to apply

The information packs listed below include everything you need to apply for organic certification.

Our fees changed as of 1 April 2012 - please refer to the new fee sheets here. If you need any help completing our forms, contact a member of our friendly team who will be happy to answer your questions:

T: 0117 914 2406
E: goorganic@soilassociation.org

SA Certification Food industry information packs

• Food processing
• Food processing transfer (switching from another certification provider)
• Retailing
• Abattoirs, butchery and meat cutting scheme 
• Local abattoir
• Restaurants and catering
• Food for Life catering mark
• Catering Mark Supplier Scheme (CMSS)

SA Certification Farming and growing industry information packs

• Farming and growing*
• Farming and growing transfer (switching from another certification provider)
• Fish farming
• Livestock markets
• Verified inputs 
• Feedmilling
• On farm processing

*If you are taking over land that is already organic, please contact us.
 

SA Certification Information packs for businesses outside the UK

• Farming and growing (outside the UK)
• Food processing (outside the UK)
• Health and beauty (outside the UK)
• COSMOS health and beauty (outside the UK)

SA Certification Information packs for other industries

• Health and beauty 
• COSMOS health and beauty
• Approved inputs to Health and beauty products to COSMOS standards
• Textile manufacturer and processor 
• Textile brandholder and trader
• Approved inputs for textiles to GOTS

Other schemes, including EU Organic

• Contracted storage services
• Wholesaling of packaged goods
• EU organic food processing
• EU organic farming and growing

More information about the certification process and our procedures is available on request, so please do get in touch if you would like to find out more.