Australian Certified Organic receives national award

Australian Certified Organic (ACO), subsidiary company of the Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA), was honoured by another premier national organisation. Consumer watchdog Choice magazine awarded ACO the prestigious award for Australia’s Best Food Endorsement Program. Nominees for the award were determined by Choice, and judging was carried out by a panel of experts against stringent criteria. ACO was judged on transparency, consumer friendliness, freedom from conflict of interest, stakeholder engagement, equitable participation and label verification.

Doug Haas, Chairman of the Board of BFA, said that the Choice award was an honour accorded to producers and operators who had made the commitment to the organic ethos. “In its early days organic farming was regarded as a pushing the boundaries. Since then its obvious benefits for the health of the community, the environment and the economy have lifted it to a level where it is increasingly in demand. We know from research that six out of ten Australian households buy organic produce at least occasionally and that the ACO Bud logo has almost double the recognition of any other organic logo in the marketplace.”

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