Quality Assurance International

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Quality Assurance International (QAI) is a U.S.-based international organic certification company that is authorized by the USDA as a USDA-accredited certifying agent that operates globally to certify organic operations to National Organic Program standards[1]. It is a for-profit corporation, established in 1989, and headquartered in San Diego, California. It is one of world's largest certifiers, operating in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Japan^{[citation needed]}.

QAI offers organic certification under the National Organic Program for Producers, Processors, Private Labelers, Distributors, Retailers, Restaurants, Wild Crop Harvesters, Greenhouse, Mushrooms, and Facilities. QAI also offers 'Fiber Certification' under the American Organic Standards^{[citation needed]}.

On March 23, 2006, QAI announced that it surpassed a company milestone by certifying 259,608 products^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Examples of certified products

• Stonyfield Farm Products
• Organic Yogurt (UPC 052159040017)

[edit] See also

• Organic Certification
• Organic Food
• Organic Farming
• USDA National Organic Program
• UK Soil Association
• The Organic Food Database - Informational database of organic farms, restaurants and organic food products.
• The Organic Trade Association (OTA)

[edit] External links

• Homepage of Quality Assurance International