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.
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.
Proveta Nutrition Ltd.
Saskatoon, SK
Biocert International PVT Ltd.
The CFIA confirms that this is a fraudulent certificate.
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Chennai, India
UK Inspection & Certification
The CFIA confirms that UK Inspection & Certification is not accredited to certify product to the Canadian Organic Standards.
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Bickerton Trade Ltd.
Dnipro, Ukraine
IMOswiss Ag
The CFIA confirms that IMOswiss Ag did not issue a certificate for Bickerton Trade Ltd.
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Larry McDonald
Chelsey, ON
Pro-Cert
The CFIA confirms that Pro-Cert did not issue a certificate to Larry McDonald.
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John Meroniuk
Sturgis, SK
Ecocert
The CFIA confirms that Ecocert did not issue a certificate to John Meroniuk.
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EUR SARL AFOUL Ltd.
Bordeaux, France
PACS
The CFIA confirms that PACS did not issue a certificate to EUR SARL AFOUL Ltd.
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Instant Client Services Pty Ltd.
Cape Town, South Africa
Ecocert
The CFIA confirms that Ecocert did not issue a certificate to Instant Client Services Pty Ltd.
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