California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) is a
United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the United States federal executive departments, federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, ...
(USDA)-accredited organic certifying agency and trade association, located in
Santa Cruz, California. Formed in 1973, CCOF was the first
organic certification
Organic certification is a certification process for producers of organic food and other organic agricultural products, in the European Union more commonly known as ecological or biological products.Labelling, article 30 o''Regulation (EU) 201 ...
entity in the United States.
CCOF includes three legally distinct entities.
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California Certified Organic Farmers CCOF, Inc. is governed by a board of directors, and provides infrastructure for the certification, advocacy, and Foundation programs, and also supports a regional chapter system for its members.
CCOF Certification Services, LLC, governed by the
LLC
A limited liability company (LLC for short) is the US-specific form of a private limited company. It is a business structure that can combine the pass-through taxation of a partnership or sole proprietorship with the limited liability of a ...
management committee, is a USDA
National Organic Program (NOP)-accredited organic certification agency. The CCOF Foundation is a nonprofit foundation that includes educational programs, grants for students and teachers, consumer education campaigns, and hardship assistance for organic farmers.
CCOF Certification Services, LLC offers organic certification to the USDA NOP standards to farms, livestock operations, processors, private labelers, brokers and retailers throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
See also
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Organic food
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Organic farming
References
External links
*{{official website, http://ccof.org
Organic food certification organizations
Organizations based in California
Agriculture in California
Agricultural marketing organizations
Santa Cruz, California
1973 establishments in California
Product certification
Organic farming in the United States
Organizations established in 1973
Agricultural marketing in the United States