Ecocert is an inspection and certification body established in France in 1991 by agronomists aware of the need to develop environmentally friendly agriculture and of the importance of offering some form of recognition to those committed to this method of production. From its creation, Ecocert is specialized in the certification of organic agricultural products.
Ecocert contributed to the expansion of organic farming in the 1990s by helping to draw up French and European regulations. Still very involved in promoting organic farming,  Ecocert today  works with  French and international institutions in supporting project development. By winning the confidence of professionals and consumers, Ecocert has become a benchmark in organic certification worldwide.
Ecocert operates in 80 countries of the world by providing inspection and certification services that guarantee safety for environment and mankind.
Ecocert inspection and certification program is designed to meet the requirements of the various public organic standards viz. NPOP (Indian), EC 834/2007 and 889/2008 (European), USDA (NOP) (US) and JAS (Japanese) and other private standards. Ecocert has also launched it’s own fair trade standards- EFT (Ecocert Fair Trade) to address the socio-environmental concerns in the supply chains.
Recognised both in France and elsewhere, these standards are used to conduct inspections on the basis of technical criteria:
• Inputs eligible for use in organic farming (fertilisers, phytosanitary products, etc)
• Natural and organic cosmetics.
• Natural cleaning products.
• Natural and organic home perfumes.
• EFT (Ecocert Fair Trade)- Organic and fair trade products.
• Eve (Ecological green spaces).
• Environmentally friendly production of aquatic plants and their processing (Spirulina,food supplements).