Certifications

Organic food has gained a serious place in the food market as the demand for organic food increases day by day. Changing consumer demands have increased interest in organic food in the retail industry. This change has also brought about a change in production habits in the agricultural sector.

Over the years, countries have started to establish their own unique organic product standards and demand them from producers. Thus, the journey of organic products across continents started, making it compulsory for the major players in the organic food sector to produce products in the highest standards. This change in standards has renewed the stages of organic agriculture layer by layer, from seed to fertilizer, from agricultural pest control to the protection conditions of the products. The organic food certificates have become the assurance of quality in the whole world..

Işık Tarım has reflected international quality standards to all its products by incorporating the momentum of change in organic food. The pioneering role of the company in this field has gained even more value with the continuous development of its competence. Thanks to its certificates, our company has the infrastructure to provide organic and fair trade products to many countries in the world. Together with its producers, suppliers and employees, it carries this quality standard a little further every day.

ORGANIC CERTIFICATES SOCIAL CERTIFICATES QUALITY & OTHER CERTIFICATES

Işık Tarım has many certificates that are valid both in our country and in the world and that guarantee organic food standards. These certificates have been achieved to meet different consumer demands in different countries at the highest level. They also represent our company's flexible and sustainable competence regarding the changing criteria of quality standards.

Each country has its own organic standard and the rules of these standards change from country to country. Işık Tarım has the ability and certificates to produce in accordance with the organic standards of many countries in the world.

Demeter

Demeter is the brand for products from Biodynamic® Agriculture. Only strictly controlled and contractually bound partners are permitted to use the Brand. A comprehensive verification process insures strict compliance with the International Demeter Production and Processing Standards.

NOP The National Organic Program

The national organic program of the USA. The organic products which are to be sent off to the USA need to be certificated according to the standards decided within the frame of this program.

COR Canada Organic Regime

The Canada Organic Regime is implemented by the Canada Organic Office, part of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The framework for the COR is the Organic Products Regulations of OPR 2009 which set out requirements for organic product labeling and the various actors and infrastructure for implementation.

EU Organic

The EU organic farming logo offers consumers’ confidence about the origins and qualities of their food and drink and its presence on any product ensures compliance with the EU organic farming Regulation.

Bio Suisse

Bio Suisse private organization is the umbrella organization (the protective force) of Switzerland organic farmers. More than 800 production and commercial firms have the license contract with BIO SUISSE (right to use this label).

JAS Japanese Agricultural Standard

It is the national organic program of Japan. The organic products which are to be sent off to Japan need to be certificated according to the standards decided within the frame of this program.

Soil Association Organic

Soil Association certified products must legally comply with the EU Organic Regulation. The Soil Association symbol is a recognised and trusted mark of organic certification internationally.

CNOPS

China National Organic Product Standard. In combination with “The Rule on Implementation of Organic Products Certification” the scope, normative standard, certification procedure, requirements for certification bodies, use of organic product certification seal, labelling as well as importation of organic food products to China are defined.

Organıc Sagarpa Mexıco

Control Union Certications de Mexico is officially authorized by the Mexican Department of Agriculture (SENASICA - SAGARPA) to provide certification services according to the Mexican Organic Standard LPO (Organic Products Law).

Turkish Organic Law and Regulation

Turkish Organic Agricultural Law and Regulation The regulation was made so that organic agriculture could be carried out as an alternative production system and the products of the Turkish producers would be accepted as ‘organic’.

Işık Tarım has international standards that ensure full traceability from seed to last product and can meet the requirements of different standards in different countries and the demands of different customers in different countries. Competence in the field of organic food depends on measurable physical and social standards and certifications. Işık Tarım which carries this quality standard a little further every day with its producers and employees, produces projects that respect nature with the philosophy of healthy wildlife, healthy agriculture, healthy water, healthy food and healthy people. It continues to spread Happy Villages by implementing sustainable organic agriculture projects compatible with the ecosystem.

Işık Tarım has continued its development with the philosophy of respect for human values, nature and all living things since the day it was founded. In the world, measurable indicators and certificates that adopt the same approach and reflect this approach in the form of ethical values in production and consumption phases have been developed. Commercial approaches that protect the rights of laborers in the production stages, especially "fair trade", have been accepted on international platforms. The strategic aim of this trade approach was to ensure that producers and workers earn more and fairly in social and economic ways and have a greater share in their sectors.

SEDEX

Sedex, the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to making improvements in responsible and ethical practices within global supply chains.

FAIR FOR LIFE

They are certification programs for fair trade, responsible supply chains and corporate social responsibility. It aims for a world where trade is a driving force for positive and sustainable change that benefits people and their environment..

FAIR TRADE TSA

The Fair Trade Sustainability Alliance (FairTSA) is a non-profit organization specializing in the issues of fair trade and social responsibility standard development, ethical supply chain management and responsible, sustainable community development.

NATURLAND & NATURLAND FAIR

Naturland is one of the leading international organizations in organic farming, involving more than 65,000 farmers in 58 countries all over the world. Naturland is dedicated to the holistic principles of sustainable agricultural practices based on organic, innovative and fair approaches. These are defined and implemented through its own specific standards and certifications in the field of organic food.

RAINFOREST ALLIANCE

The Rainforest Alliance is an international non-profit organization working at the intersection of agriculture and forests to make responsible business the new normal. It builds a union to protect forests, improve the livelihoods of farmers and forest communities, promote human rights, and help them mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis. The farms and products should meet the criteria of the "Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard" to receive a certificate..

UEBT (THE UNION FOR ETHICAL BIOTRADE)

UEBT is a non-profit association that promotes the respectful use of resources. It works to revitalize nature and ensure a better future for people through ethical sourcing of biodiversity components. UEBT aims to contribute to a world where all people and biodiversity develop.

Quality assurance and product certificates received by our company

IFS

The IFS Food Standard has been developed to meet food safety and quality requirements (product specifications, customer focus, etc.) as well as applicable regulatory requirements in the country of destination of the products. This criteria is a standard recognized by the GFSI-Global Food Safety Initiative.

ISO 9001

ISO 9001 is an international standard that defines the requirements for a quality management system (QMS). Organizations use this standard to demonstrate their capacity to consistently provide products and services that fulfill specific regulations for their customers.

ISO 14001

ISO 14001 is a basic environmental management system standard established in accordance with countries' own legal standards in practice. This standard helps to control environmental aspects, reduce harmful effects on the environment and ensure legal compliance.

ISO 27001

ISO 27001 is the leading international standard focused on information security. It details requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information se

ISO 45001

ISO 45001 specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, and gives guidance for its use, to enable organizations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health, as well as by proactively improving its OH&S performance.

NON GMO PROJECT

The Non-GMO Project stamp is a food label developed for transparency in the voluntary use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for independent verification of non-GMO products. It is a standard that has rapidly become widespread in North America as consumer demand for it has increased.

CERTIFIED VEGAN

The Vegan Logo which is globally distributed and recognized is a registered trademark for products that do not contain animal products or by-products and have not been tested on animals.

GFCO (GLUTEN FREE)

The GFCO certification mark stands for independent verification of quality and integrity. The products carrying this mark represent infinite confidence that the strictest gluten-free standards are met.

KOSHER

Kosher foods are foods that comply with the regulations of the Jewish Halacha Law Framework, meaning that they are kosher, suitable or allowed to be eaten.

HALAL

The word Halal means legal or lawful. Halal is a term indicating any object or action that is allowed to be used or done according to Islamic law. This term provides the quality assurance standard used to indicate foods that are allowed to be consumed according to Islamic law.