Farm Verified Organic and Bio Suisse Partner

Farm Verified Organic and Bio Suisse Partner

MEDINA, N.D.--Farm Verified Organic, a division of International Certification Services (ICS), and Bio Suisse, a certification body based in Basel, Switzerland, have partnered to offer Bio Suisse certification to U.S producers and handlers under FVO inspection. The new arrangement provides access to U.S. producers and handlers wanting to enter the Swiss market. "Bio Suisse designed this arrangement to reduce paper and redundant certification work," said MarkusWittmer, coordinator of International Affairs at Bio Suisse. The two companies are still in the process of finalizing the details of the partnership; however, those interested in getting more information about Bio Suisse certification for the 2001 season can visitwww.ics-intl.com.