How Do You Know its Organic?

Any organic product sold in the UK must by law display a certification symbol or number. When you see an organic symbol, you can be sure that the product complies with minimum government standards.

These standards are set by the UK government and meet European and international standards. Each certification body has its own symbol and EU code number.

The Soil Association organic symbol is the UK's main certification mark, appearing on approximately 70% of organic food produced in the UK. The symbol tells you that produce has met and in some important areas exceeded minimum government requirements. Our standards are continually developed to raise the quality of organic food.

What do the 'UK' codes mean?

Each certification body within the UK is given a UK code - the Soil Association's is UK5. The number awarded has nothing to do with the stringency of the standards but rather the order in which the government received applications from the certification body.

Legally, a company does not need to show a certification symbol on pack but if the product has been produced and/or processed in the UK they must show the UK code.

The Soil Association standards are among some of the highest in the world so do look out for Organic Certification UK5.