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Fraud within the organic sector compromises the integrity of organic businesses and products

Organic BC is committed to supporting certified organic farms and businesses by working to prevent and address fraud in partnership with the BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Most commonly, fraud consists of fraudulent certificates which falsely represent agricultural products as certified organic under either the BC Certified Organic Program or the Canada Organic Regime. If a suspicious certificate is encountered, please report it to the Organic BC office. If you’re unsure about an operator’s organic status, you can always refer to our organic directory.

 

Current fraudulent certificates

The following fraudulent certificates have been reported to Organic BC and are currently in circulation.

Please note that the posting of fraudulent certificates does not necessarily mean that the named operator or certifying body was involved or committed fraud. These certificates have likely been created and used without the knowledge of either party.

Operator

Proveta Nutrition Ltd.

Location

Saskatoon, SK

Certification Body

Biocert International PVT Ltd.

Details

The CFIA confirms that this is a fraudulent certificate.

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Operator

Optimum Herbal Extracts Pvt Ltd

Location

Chennai, India

Certification Body

UK Inspection & Certification

Details

The CFIA confirms that UK Inspection & Certification is not accredited to certify product to the Canadian Organic Standards.

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Operator

Bickerton Trade Ltd.

Location

Dnipro, Ukraine

Certification Body

IMOswiss Ag

Details

The CFIA confirms that IMOswiss Ag did not issue a certificate for Bickerton Trade Ltd.

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Operator

Larry McDonald

Location

Chelsey, ON

Certification Body

Pro-Cert

Details

The CFIA confirms that Pro-Cert did not issue a certificate to Larry McDonald.

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Operator

John Meroniuk

Location

Sturgis, SK

Certification Body

Ecocert

Details

The CFIA confirms that Ecocert did not issue a certificate to John Meroniuk.

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Operator

EUR SARL AFOUL Ltd.

Location

Bordeaux, France

Certification Body

PACS

Details

The CFIA confirms that PACS did not issue a certificate to EUR SARL AFOUL Ltd.

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Operator

Instant Client Services Pty Ltd.

Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Certification Body

Ecocert

Details

The CFIA confirms that Ecocert did not issue a certificate to Instant Client Services Pty Ltd.

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