Korean Organic Certificate (Fipa Efapa Korea)

In 2013, EFAPA and FIPA enacted the “Environmentally Friendly Agriculture Promotion and Organic Food Management and Support Act” to protect the agricultural ecology by avoiding or minimizing the use of products such as synthetic pesticides, chemical fertilizers and promoting the supply of organically processed food. ” is combined under the name

Control Union; accredited by NAQS (National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service) for worldwide certification activities related to agricultural products, processed foods and feeds. For processed foods, there is an equivalence agreement between Korea and the US since July 1, 2014, and between Korea and the EU since February 1, 2015. Therefore, these countries accept each other’s organic systems, which makes it possible to export food products as organic without the need for additional certification. Special labeling conditions may apply.