Organic

Pre-Assessment

If you or your business are new to organics, our pre-assessment provides a stepping stone to certification which involves checking that you would be compliant for certification before you go through the more rigorous processes.

Please note, this is only available for Non-Primary Producers (Inputs for Organics, Processed Products, Health & Bodycare)

How do they work?

This is your stepping stone to the initial assessment, which involves checking that you would be compliant for certification before you go through the more rigorous processes. This is steps one and two of the 4-step submittal process.

During this assessment, BioGro will require a breakdown of your formulations and the percentages of your ingredients. We will be analysing all facets of the product including all ingredients, additives and processing aids.

Cost

The pre-assessment fee is $250 plus GST + ingredient fees. This process takes a minimum of two hours per product. If your product is compliant and you decide to certify with BioGro, we will subtract $250 from the certification fee.

Timeframe

This is all dependent on the complexity of your product, and whether you are looking to export. At a minimum it can take 5 working days, with a maximum of 40 working days. 

What we will ask for

For each non-organic ingredient;

  • A specification sheet outlining the full composition of the ingredient

  • A GMO declaration

  • A manufacturing sheet outlining how each ingredient is made, including any solvents/processing aids used

  • Names of all ingredients (INCI and the brand name)

  • Each ingredient and their percentages

For each organic ingredient;

  • Valid organic certificates