Certified Organic definition

Certified Organic means certified by the Certified Organic Association of British Columbia or any other certification body approved by the Commission.
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Certified Organic in respect of milk means that it is produced by a producer who is certified as organic by an organic certification body recognized by the Council;
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Certified Organic means no human sewage sludge fertilizer was used in the cultivation of the plants; no synthetic chemicals were used that are listed on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (e.g., fertilizer, pesticides, antibiotics, food additives, etc.), including no genetically modified organisms, irradiation, or the use of sewage sludge; use of farmland that has been free from prohibited synthetic chemicals for a number of years (generally, three or more); a detailed written production and sales records (audit trail) will be kept; and there will be periodic on-site inspections.
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Examples of Certified Organic in a sentence

  • Institution’s dining services purchase food and beverages that meet at least one of the following criteria: • Local and community-based And/or • Third party verified to be ecologically sound, fair and/or humane Food and beverage purchases that meet both criteria listed above (e.g. local community-based products that are Certified Organic) should not be double-counted.

  • Data Sets: U.S. Certified Organic Farmland Acreage, Livestock Numbers and Farm Operations, 1992–2008.

  • All pest control products shall be in keeping with, but not limited to, those products on the approved list of California Certified Organic Foods (CCOF).

  • In the event a licensed grower holding Certified Organic quota is unable to market a turkey flock as certified organic due to temporary production conditions resulting in the suspension or lack of certification for that flock, the grower must apply to the Board for approval to market the turkey as commercial turkey.

  • Certified Organic quota issued to a licensed grower may be used to produce only organic turkey certified as such by an accredited third party agency approved by the Board.

  • The term “organic” may only be used (in written or verbal marketing) by farms who are Certified Organic, in accordance with the USDA National Organic Program.

  • An agency shall not purchase any regulated product from any person who is not licensed by the Board as a Commercial or New Entry or Certified Organic Grower.

  • National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2011 Certified Organic Production Survey, U.S. Department of Agriculture (October 2012), p.

  • Levies on regulated product marketed on Primary Commercial Quota, Incentive Commercial Quota, Export Regrow Commercial Quota, Certified Organic Quota and Multiplier Breeder Quota shall be four cents (4¢) per kilogram live weight.

  • At the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited with the District, or with a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay such monies to the Contractor.


More Definitions of Certified Organic

Certified Organic means that the production is strictly regulated according to rules set out in the regulations of certifying agencies. “Certified organic” food has to be produced, processed, and stored according to strict regulations. [Nov.’97]
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Certified Organic means that a food or fiber product has been grown andmade without the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) or nanotechnology, artificial preservatives and colours, synthetic chemicals, herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, sewage sludge or irradiation. The certification of organic farms is carried out by third-party certification bodies which have been approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). It takes a producer up to three years to transition to the production and sale of certified organic products.
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Certified Organic means that a product has been produced in accordance to specific guidelines and rigorous organic production standards, as established by a certifying agency. These standards are based on internationally recognized organic industry standards. As at September 2005, organic farming is practiced in approximately 100 countries throughout the world with more than 26 million hectares now under organic management, which is two million hectares more than the acreage in 2004. At least a further 19.7 million hectares are certified for organic wild harvest. Australia and Argentina have large certified acreages of approximately 11.3 million hectares and 3 million hectares, respectively consisting mainly of pastures.
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Certified Organic means current certification as organic by BioGro or any other entity approved by ZGL. The requirements for such certification shall be specified by ZGL, at its sole discretion, based on the requirements for import and sale of organic produce that are set from time to time by the relevant authorities in ZGL’s overseas markets.
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Related to Certified Organic

  • Registered Organization is any “registered organization” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

  • Affiliated Organization means any organization which is not a political committee, but which directly or indirectly establishes, administers or financially supports a political committee.

  • recognised organisation means an organisation recognised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1);

  • Faith-based Organization means a religious organization that is or applies to be a contractor to provide goods or services for programs funded by the block grant provided pursuant to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, P.L. 104-193.

  • Community-based organization means a public or private nonprofit organization that is representative of a community or a significant segment of a community, and is engaged in meeting human, educational, environmental, or public safety community needs.

  • Indian organization means the governing body of any Indian tribe or entity established or recognized by the governing body of an Indian tribe for the purposes of 25 U.S.C., chapter 17.

  • Supervised financial organization means a person, other than an insurance company or other organization primarily engaged in an insurance business:

  • Financial organization means any bank, trust company, savings bank, industrial bank, land bank, safe deposit company, private banker, savings and loan association, credit union, cooperative bank, small loan company, sales finance company, investment company, or any type of insurance company.

  • international organization shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

  • Foreign terrorist organization means an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States secretary of state as authorized by 8 U.S.C. Section 1189.

  • Certified Domestic Violence Specialist means a person who has fulfilled the requirements of certification as a Domestic Violence Specialist established by the New Jersey Association of Domestic Violence Professionals.

  • Qualified nonprofit organization means, with respect to a Project, an organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code, which is not and during the Compliance Period will not be affiliated with or controlled by a for-profit organization, whose exempt purposes include the fostering of low income housing, which owns an interest in the Project, which will materially participate in the development and operation of the Project throughout the Compliance Period, and which is not affiliated with or controlled by a for-profit organization.

  • Eligible organization means a veterans, charitable, educational, religious, fraternal,