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Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department gets accreditation

THANJAVUR: The Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD) established in May 2007 by the State Government has been accredited by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in accordance with the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) norms.

A press release issued here on Tuesday by A. Karmugilan, Director of Organic Certification, Coimbatore, said that the accreditation has been awarded to the TNOCD for the purpose of carrying out inspection and certification of organic production system in compliance with the NPOP norms by adhering to ISO 65 standards.

This accreditation has equivalence with European Commission, USDA procedure.

Farmers, group of farmers and corporate sector of Tamil Nadu practising organic farming may register with the department by applying to the Director of Organic Certification, 1424A, Thadagam Road, Coimbatore 641013, phone number: 0422-2435080 fax: 0422 2457554 and email: tnocd@yahoo.co.in.

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