Certified by ACO

Bio-Distributors has been certified as a wholesaler by Australian Certified Organic (ACO) since 1993. To maintain our certification we undergo a rigorous annual audit inspection involving record keeping, audit trails of products and many other aspects of our operation to ensure the integrety of the products we sell as certified organic.

View our current certificate of compliance issued by ACO.

Go to ACO's web site for a copy of their standards.

Australian Certification Bodies

• ACO: Australian Certified Organic (formerly Biological Farmers of Australia)
• DEM: Biodynamic Research Institute. (Demeter)
• NASAA: National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia. (IFOAM accredited)
• OFC: Organic Food Chain
• OGA: Organic Growers of Australia
• TOP: Tasmanian Organic-Dynamic Producers

Overseas Certification Bodies

• BIOAG: Bio Agricert - Italy (IFOAM accredited)
• BOLI: Bolicert (Bolivia) (IFOAM accredited)
• BIO-INS: Bio-Inpsecta (Switzerland) (IFOAM accredited)
• CCOF: Californian Certified Organic Growers - USA (IFOAM accredited)
• CCPB: Consorzio per il Controllo dei Prodotti Biologici - Italy (IFOAM accredited)
• ECO CERT: Eco-Cert - Europe (IFOAM accredited)
• OCIA: Organic Crop Improvement Association - USA (IFOAM accredited)
• NP: Natures et Progres - France
• NP: Quality Assurance International - USA (IFOAM accredited)
• SA: Soil Association - UK (IFOAM accredited)
• CUC: Control Union Certifications (formerly Skal) - Netherlands (IFOAM accredited)
• WSDA: Washington State Department of Agriculture - USA (IFOAM accredited)

For a full list of ACO equivalent certifying bodies go to the ACO website

Levels of Certification

• ORGANIC (A): Fully converted to an organic system of agriculture.
• IN CONVERSION (B): Not yet fully converted. No articficial fertilisers or synthetically compounded chemicals have been used.