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For the natural and organic cosmetic label:
-A minimum of 95% of all plant-based ingredients in the formula
-A minimum of 10% of all ingredients by weight must come from organic farming.
http://www.ecocert.com/en/natural-and-organic-cosmetics
For the natural cosmetic label:
-A minimum of 50% of all plant-based ingredients in the formula
-A minimum of 5% of all ingredients by weight must come from organic farming.
http://www.ecocert.com/en/natural-and-organic-cosmetics
EU Organic Bio Logo:
Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labeling of organic products.
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/
USDA’s National Organic Program regulates the standards for any farm, wild crop harvesting, or handling operation that wants to sell an agricultural product as organically produced.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/organic
Australian Organic is the leading industry representative body raising awareness of products wearing the Australian Certified Organic logo.
http://austorganic.com/
Canada Organic Regime
The logo is only permitted on products that have 95 per cent or more organic content and have been certified according to Canadian requirements for organic products.
http://austorganic.com/
Organic Certification Organization by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan.
http://www.maff.go.jp/e/jas/specific/organic.html
Non-profit Association of Industries and Trading Firms for pharmaceuticals, health care products, food supplements and personal hygiene products located in Germany.
http://www.kontrollierte-naturkosmetik.de/e/index_e.htm
BIO Label
-At least 95% natural ingredients or derived from natural sources.
-At least 95% of plant ingredients are produced by Organic Farming.
-At least 10% of product contents are produced by Organic Farming.
COSMEBIO® is the association of organic cosmetics professionals
in France. The members include cosmetic laboratories, distributors, contract manufacturers and raw material suppliers.
http://www.cosmebio.org/en/nos-label.php
ECO Label
-At least 95% natural ingredients or derived from natural sources.
-At least 50% of plant ingredients are produced by Organic Farming
-At least 5% of product contents are produced by Organic Farming
COSMEBIO® is the association of organic cosmetics professionals
in France. The members include cosmetic laboratories, distributors, contract manufacturers and raw material suppliers.http://www.cosmebio.org/en/nos-label.php
Privately owned company offering Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety, Cosmetics, and Food Safety Management Systems and Practices Certification services located in Canada.
http://www.certechregistration.com/index.htm
The Soil Association located in United Kingdom is a leading campaign and certification organization for organic foods and farming.
http://www.soilassociation.org/Whatisorganic/Organicbeauty