Notice of fraudulent certificates
We have been informed of two fraudulent certificates.
Please see details below and copies of the fraudulent certificates.
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Ericam International, Cameroon falsely claiming to be certified organic.
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A certificate of Organic Food Federation licensed company Dirtea has been altered to included “Slim Sol Ltd ”. This certificate containing the company name “Slim Sol Ltd ” is not valid and “Slim Sol Ltd ” is not certified by Organic Food Federation.
If you would like to check suppliers certification, there are on-line resources available.
For GB and a number of other countries worldwide you can check the BioC website.
The EU has a website where you can check certificates for all businesses certified to the EU regulation. Some certification bodies also have listing on their website of certified companies, e.g. Ecocert International
For businesses certified to the USA National Organic Program you can check on the USDA website.
Additional information can be found in our suppliers approval guide.