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Organic Farmers & Growers Ltd is one of a number of certification bodies accredited by Defra and is approved to inspect organic production and processing in the UK. It has its national headquarters in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and operates across Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
As a Defra-approved certification body OF&G has established its own Organic Assurance Scheme and is able to inspect and certify the following types of operations:
Arable and livestock farms and horticultural units, both those entering conversion and fully converted organic units;
- On farm processing;
- Food processors, abattoirs, wholesalers and retailers;
- Importers of organic products from EU member states and third countries;
- Animal feed compounders;
- Other operations that involve non-organic products, which are approved for use in organic production, such as approved fertilisers and composts;
- Non-food products such as organic textiles and cosmetic and bodycare products.
Further information is available via the OF&G web site including access to technical notes for producers and processors, newsletters and a topical blog.
