Lemon Myrtle Certification
Native Tastes is routinely audited by the following accrediting authorities to ensure that its quality systems are benchmarked in accordance with best practice.
Within Australia
 The Organic Food Chain Pty Ltd (OFC) product is quality assured to ISO 9001-2000 and is accredited by SGS International. OFC also meets the rigorous requirements of AQIS (Australian Quarantine Inspection Service).
Organic farming and organic processes are about working with natural inputs and as little as possible of anything that will cause adverse environmental impact. A key principle in organic production systems is to direct farming activity at improving the soil humus content so that plants and animals are being provided with an abundance of naturally occurring nutrients rather than water soluble elements. Native Tastes has a basic management plan that identifies how we operate in the above way; supported by records that show what we actually achieved.
 OFC is nationally audited and accredited under the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) Organic and Bio-dynamic Program. AQIS accreditation is a legal requirement for all organic product exported from Australia. In the absence of domestic regulation, AQIS accreditation also serves as the 'de facto' benchmark for certified product sold on the domestic market.
OFC’s Quality Management systems are operated in accordance with this program, and the NASAA Standards are developed in line with the AQIS administered National Standard.
For more information in relation to the Organic and Bio-dynamic Program, visit the AQIS website.
Outside Australia
There are additional organic product requirements for export entry into the Japan and US markets.
 OFC has achieved accreditation under the Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS), issued by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (MAFF) in 2001.
The standards set out mandatory organic labelling requirements, organic production standards and third-party certification procedures for acceptance of organic product into Japan. Certification by a JAS accredited organisation is a requirement for operators intending to supply product directly to the Japanese market i.e. where the intention is to directly apply the JAS label on product.
 The National Organic Program (NOP), an autonomous certification program developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), came into effect in October 2002 to regulate organic production, processing and marketing in the US.
OFC has also been accredited by the USDA to carry out certification services under NOP. Under the NOP requirements, which detail specific standards for organic management, all suppliers and handlers of ingredient and/or products that are labelled, sold, or represented as '100% Organic', 'Organic' or 'made with Organic ingredients' in the US, must be certified under the NOP system.
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