Wholesale & Storage

Organic Certification is required for businesses that act as intermediaries in the organic supply chain.

We call this Certification for Merchants.

Merchants undertake activities such as the following:

  • Wholesaling of bulk goods
  • Bulk Storage (eg grain, straw, dried goods)
  • Trade where you take ownership of the product (eg livestock procurement)

The Organic Regulations deem the full supply chain should be certified in order to protect the integrity of the organic product. It is an essential part of the supply change and ensures that organic integrity is assured throughout the supply chain to the consumer.

Retailers selling pre-packed organic foods DO NOT require certification. If you are buying bulk goods and re-packing them for sale you will be a imple Processor and will require certification.

This rule means that if you are currently procuring organic produce such as livestock, silage, straw, grain, potatoes without any organic certification, you will more than likely need to obtain it; otherwise the organic produce you purchase will lose its organic status and it will not be able to used in an organic system.  

This has implications for any buyer of organic produce, as they will be committing a non-compliance if they purchase goods stored by a non-certified wholesaler.

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PO Box Golspie, KW106AA
Email: info@sopa.org.uk Tel: 0300 772 9795

Scottish Organic Producers Association, Registered Office is c/o Drummond Laurie, Algo Business Centre, Glenearn Rd, Perth, PH2 8BX.
Scottish Organic Producers Association is a Co-operative registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, Registration Number SP02278R. Organic Certification GB-ORG-17