Inspection and certification bodies in Hobart

Bureau Veritas is a global testing, inspection and certification group whose food and agriculture division covers GLOBALG.A.P. and food safety certification. Its BVAQ agri-food laboratories in Southeast Asia perform pesticide residue and contaminant testing on fruits and vegetables for export markets.

Organic and biodynamic certification body for agricultural producers, processors and exporters.

NATA-accredited analytical laboratory network (operated by the Australian Wool Testing Authority Limited, trading as Agrifood Technology; ABN 43 006 014 106, active) testing food, feed and agricultural commodities for pesticide residues, heavy metals, mycotoxins, allergens and microbiological safety.

Testing laboratory group offering food safety, quality and pesticide/herbicide residue testing services.

Foreign-entity (AmSpec Group, US HQ) inspection and testing company operating a genuine Australian subsidiary, AmSpec Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 83 063 402 424, active), running a NATA-accredited grain inspection and sampling site for preshipment testing of agricultural commodities.

AsureQuality is a New Zealand government-owned food assurance company offering GLOBALG.A.P. certification and farm auditing for horticulture. It also operates accredited laboratories providing testing for food and horticultural products.

Third-party certification body accredited for GLOBALG.A.P. and other food safety and quality assurance programs in agriculture and horticulture.

Organic and biodynamic certification body administering the Demeter certification trademark in Australia.

Western Australian state government chemical science laboratory (legal entity: Chemistry Centre (WA), ABN 40 991 885 705, active) providing food, agriculture and primary-industries testing including compositional analysis and contamination/residue detection.

Control Union is a Netherlands-based certification and inspection group present in over 80 countries. It offers GLOBALG.A.P. and organic certification, commodity inspection, laboratory testing, and fumigation services across agricultural supply chains.

Provider of commodity inspection, laboratory testing and certification services for agricultural exports. Foreign entity (global HQ: Rotterdam, Netherlands) operating in Australia through Control Union Australia Pty Limited, an Australian-incorporated subsidiary with its own Active ABN.

Ecocert is a France-based certification body operating in more than 130 countries, best known for organic agriculture certification. It also certifies producers to the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance standard.

Eurofins Scientific operates a network of laboratories across 60-plus countries and is a leader in pesticide residue testing. Its food and feed laboratories test fruits and vegetables against maximum residue levels for export markets such as the EU, US and Japan.

NATA-accredited food and beverage testing laboratory offering microbiological, nutritional and residue analysis. Local Australian entity of the Eurofins Scientific group (global HQ: Luxembourg).

Australian documentation and inspection agency (legal entity: Export Certs Pty Ltd, ABN 18 164 661 965, active) specialising in phytosanitary and health certification for horticulture, grain, dairy, meat and processed-food exporters.

Intertek is an accredited GLOBALG.A.P. certification body operating in over 100 countries. Its fruit and vegetable services include microbiological, residue and contaminant testing plus organic food testing for fresh produce supply chains.

Mérieux NutriSciences runs a global network of ISO 17025 accredited food laboratories. It provides multi-residue pesticide testing and other food safety analyses on fruits, vegetables and other matrices for regulatory compliance.

NSF is an accredited GLOBALG.A.P. certification body for agriculture and aquaculture producers. It runs an extensive global food safety audit network and offers farm certification schemes including GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance and Chain of Custody.

DAFF-approved Australian organic certifying body (legal entity: The Organic Food Chain Pty Ltd, ABN 32 075 532 857, active) certifying producers, processors and traders to the National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce.

SGS is a global testing, inspection and certification company with a dedicated fresh produce service group. It provides GLOBALG.A.P. certification, pesticide residue and laboratory testing, and agricultural commodity inspection through a worldwide laboratory network.

Brisbane-based organic and sustainable-agriculture certification body (legal entity: Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd, ABN 54 628 493 685, active) authorised by DAFF to certify operators to Australia's National Standard for Organic & Biodynamic Produce.

NATA-accredited laboratory testing food, agricultural and environmental samples, including residue testing.

TÜV Rheinland is a Germany-based testing and certification group operating in over 70 countries. It provides GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance and Chain of Custody certification for fruit, vegetable and crop producers.

TÜV SÜD PSB operates ISO 17025 accredited food testing laboratories in Singapore recognized by the Singapore Food Agency. It offers chemical, pesticide residue and microbiological analysis for food and agricultural products.