Natural, Organic & Sustainable Agriculture

All vanilla products and other crops from Madagascar Spices are certified organic by ECOCERT and can therefore legally be sold and labelled 100% organic in Europe and the US, as recognised by the National Organic Program in the US and according to equivalent regulations across the European Union.

Official ECOCERT trademark




Official USDA Organic seal




Official EU organic label



Any or a combination of the above labels can be used on packaging and in marketing when reselling our products in relevant market places.

Note: Madagascar Spices Company is a registered Operator of the European Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) as Organic Producer, Processor and Exporter of crops from Madagascar. For orders into the European Union, a Certificate of Inspection (COI) will be issued in cooperation with ECOCERT necessary for our products to be advertised and sold as organic according to regulations of the European Union. To complete the certification for the EU, the importer must be a registered organic operator in TRACES.

Certificates which are digitally signed by the control authority at the EU importing country's first Customs entry point do not require a hand-signed paper copy. The digital certificate remains valid across the European Union.

ECOCERT's EU compatible certification for Europe




PDF version: MG-2021-193353-Z-284018-2022.pdf (3 pages).

Certification update: 28th November 2022

Summary:

This certification spans the the production steps and activities:
  • Export, preparation, crop production

    For the following product categories:
  • Spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops and plants, processed medicinal and aromatic plants, processed plant products.

    Organically certified products:
  • Cured vanilla, essential oil of ginger, fresh ginger, green vanilla, vanilla powder, vanilla seeds.

    French language version:
    MG-2021-193353-Z-282698-2022.pdf (3 pages).

    ECOCERT (NOP = National Organic Program) certification for the US





    PDF version (3 pages): MG-2021-193353-Z-282699-2022.pdf

    Additional information

    The authenticity of the certifications can be verified independently via ECOCERT's website at http://certificat.ecocert.com/client.php?source=recherche&id=69812E19-80DA-40E3-A1D5-2A8F57C5B3C8.

    If you are selling our vanilla products online, you can link to this page at www.madagascarspices.com/ecocert and to www.madagascarspices.com/organic in your marketing.

    ECOCERT:
  • http://www.ecocert.com

  • EU:
  • https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/downloads/logo_en
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU-Eco-regulation
  • https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/index_en

  • US:
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Organic_Program
  • https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/programs-offices/national-organic-program