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The Organic Content Standard

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The Goal of the Organic Content Standard (OCS) is to ensure trust in organic content claims. 
The  OCS  accomplishes  this  goal  by  verifying  the  presence  and  amount  of  Organic  Material  in  a  final  product.    It  provides  a  strong  chain  of  custody  system  from  the  source  of  the  organic  raw  material  to  the  final  product  through  certification.  It  allows  for  transparent,  consistent,  and  comprehensive  independent  evaluation  and  verification  of  Organic  Material  content  claims  on  products  by  an  accredited  third party  Certification  Body  (CB).  As  a  business to business  tool,  the  OCS  may  be  used  to  ensure  that  products  companies purchase actually contain Organic Material.  
The  Standard  does  not  cover  the  certification  of  the  raw  material  itself,  which  is  verified  independently  of  the  production  process  certification.  It  also  does  not  address  processing  inputs  (e.g.  chemicals),  environmental  aspects  of  processing  (e.g.  energy  or  water  usage),  social  issues,  safety  issues,  or  legal  compliance.  

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