Organic certification is a certification process for producers of organic food and other organic agricultural products. In general, any business directly involved in food production can be certified, including seed suppliers, farmers, food processors, retailers and restaurants. A lesser known counterpart is certification for organic textiles that includes certification of textile products made from organically grown fibres.
The National Organic Program (run by the USDA) is in charge of labeling foods organic. In order for a food to be labeled "organic" it must meet the USDA's organic standards.
Organic vegetables at a farmers' market in Argentina
Product certification or product qualification is the process of certifying that a certain product has passed performance tests and quality assurance tests, and meets qualification criteria stipulated in contracts, regulations, or specifications.
product certifications (many nations)