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Standards

For complete standards please click here.  Individual books can be found below.

Processing Standards

 

Production Standards 1004 General, Labelling
and Importing
Standards
1200 NOP General
Standards
1201 NOP Producer
Standards
1202 NOP Processing
Standards

 
1103 Bi-Valve Molluscs
Standards
(approved by Defra)

 
1101 Salmonids
Standards
(approved by Defra)

 
1102 Gadoid
Standards
(approved by Defra)
 
 
 

 

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Explanatory Notes

A selection of appropriate e notes are included in the application packs which can be found here. Further individual e notes can be found below.


E Note 0303
Imports from Third Countries


E Note 0306
Annual Audit for Box Schemes
and Retail

E Note 0310
Organic Requirements for
Retailers

E Note 0312
Applying Organic Standards to
Restaurants and Food Service
Operations

E Note 0319
Exporting to USA,
Key Features for Producers

E Note 0320
Exporting to USA,
Key Features for Processors
and Traders

E Note 0335
Instructions for the use of
Organic Recipe Calculation Sheet

E Note 0326
Using Wild Plant Ingredients
in Organic

E Note 0328
Aquaculture Feeds
for Fin Fish
E Note 0329
Certification of Aquaculture
E Note 0330
Key Requirements in
Organic Aquaculture

E Note 0332
Key Requirements for a Health
and Bio- Security Plan for
Organic Aquaculture Operations

E Note 0333
Key Requirements for the
Development of an Effective
Environmental and Quality
Management System
   

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Other

Please find below a list of helpful documents to assist with your organic certification.

 

0511 Recipe Calculation
 

0512 Recipe Calculation
(Feed Mill)
0518 Subcontractor use
of OFF Logo
0521 Artwork Sign-Off
 Request

 
0529 Transfer Record for
Organic Livestock

 
0530 Field Record Sheet
0531 Request for Additional
Land to enter Transition 1

 
Livestock Health Plan
Template

 
Rules for Non-Food
Operators

 
The Green List
 
Manure Management Plan  

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Derogation Forms

If you feel you are unable to meet a certain area of the standards please complete one of the forms below and submit to our office for approval.  Please note that derogations are not automatically approved and you must supply as much information as possible to support your request.  The Organic Food Federation's primary concern is to ensure the organic standards are upheld.

0559 Request for Approval to
use Non-Organic Feed

 

0560 Request for the
use of Copper

 
0561 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Suckler Cows

 
0562 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Turkey Poults

 
0563 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Day Old Chicks

 
0564 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Pullets

 
0565 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Goslings

 
0566 Application to use
Non-Organic Seed Mix

 
0567 Application to use
Non-Organic Seed

 
0568 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Pigs

 
0569 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Sheep

 
0570 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Smolts

 
0571 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Aquaculture Feed

 
0572 Request for Derogation
for the Purchase of
Non-Organic Aquaculture
Brood Stock

 
0573 Request for Derogation
Due to Bad Weather
(Aquaculture)

 
0574 Request for Derogation
to run Non-Organic Livestock
on Organic Land

 
   

 

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