Australian Certified Organic (ACO) and the Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA) have been honoured by another premier national organisation.
Consumer watchdog Choice magazine awarded ACO the award for Australia’s Best Food Endorsement Program.
ACO was judged on transparency, consumer friendliness, freedom from conflict of interest, stakeholder engagement, equitable participation and label verification.
BFA Director, Andrew Monk, said the award recognised the integrity of ACO’s certification and the consumer trust it engendered.
“Winning such a prestigious award isn’t an overnight phenomenon – it reflects and is underpinned by nearly two decades of industry standards setting, organic promotion and education campaigns by the BFA Group and consistently increasing consumer appreciation of the positive implications of organic,” he said.