The Organic Content Standard (OCS) is an international, voluntary standard that sets requirements for third-party certification of certified organic input and chain of custody. The goal of the OCS is to increase organic agriculture production.
Learn about our approach to in-conversion here and the temporary OCS Exemption for in-conversion cotton here.
Learn more about the benefits of organic agriculture at AboutOrganicCotton.org.
In this section you will find tools and resources to help with the process of implementing the OCS. If you can’t find what you are looking for here, or would like to access previous versions, please contact us directly.
None available at this time.
Global ISO IWA 32:2019 Proficiency Test Initiative: Download here
In-Conversion in the Organic Content Standard- The Basics: Download here
In this section you will find tools and resources to help with the process of implementing the OCS. If you can’t find what you are looking for here, or would like to access previous versions, please contact us directly.
None available at this time.
In this section you will find tools and resources to help with the process of implementing the OCS. If you can’t find what you are looking for here, or would like to access previous versions, please contact us directly.
None available at this time.
Global ISO IWA 32:2019 Proficiency Test Initiative: Download here
In-Conversion in the Organic Content Standard- The Basics: Download here
In this section you will find tools and resources to help with the process of implementing the OCS. If you can’t find what you are looking for here, or would like to access previous versions, please contact us directly.
None available at this time.
The first version of the OCS was released in March 2018. The OCS 3.0 revision process began in 2019, and the updated standard was published on March 1, 2020. You can read more about our revision process in the Development Hub.
View the OCS 3.0 Consultation Feedback Summary for a summary of comments received during the Public Stakeholder Review period.