News and Announcements

The Organic Food Forum, one of the most important meeting points for the organic food sector in Europe, will be held again in Brussels on 27 November 2025. Hosted by IFOAM Organics Europe, this prestigious event will open its doors…

Sevgi KANSOY, Director of the Food and Agriculture Certification Department at USB Certification, RA Programme Manager Serpil ÇELİKKAYA, and RA auditors Serpil BÜTÜNER, Zarife Suzan TANELİ, and Ece YÜRÜK ORÇAN participated in the RA face-to-face training organised by the RA…

On 17–18 July 2025, the ‘Mid-Season Organic Cotton Training’ was held at the ETO Association office in Alsancak. Organised by the Organic Cotton Action (OCA), the training aimed to strengthen cooperation with small-scale producers. The training covered topics such as…

USB Certification is pleased to announce that we have added the BRCGS Consumer Products standard to our accreditation scope and have now begun providing services for non-food consumer products. This significant development will enable us to offer our customers a…

The European Commission has made significant changes to maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides with the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/1305 on 2 July 2025. The regulation updates the annexes to EU Regulation No. 396/2005 and sets new MRL values…

Turkey has been elected to the Council, the highest governing body of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), for the 2025–2028 term. In the election held in Rome, in which 141 countries cast their votes, Turkey achieved a…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Programme (NOP) has updated certification requirements for organic product imports under the ‘Strengthening Organic Enforcement’ (SOE) rule. Effective 15 July 2025, all companies importing organic products into the United States, including those…

Global Standard, the non-profit organization behind the widely recognized GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard), has introduced a new voluntary standard called the Global Responsible Textile Standard (GRTS). GRTS aims to expand GOTS’s values—health, ecology, fairness, and care—to a broader set…

The city of Ludhiana is set to become a hub for sustainable winterwear as textile firms begin integrating milkweed fibre into their production. Developed by the Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA), milkweed fibre—known locally as Akk or Buddhi Mai—offers…

A new strategic partnership between TTpro and USB Certification is set to elevate traceability and compliance management across the textile industry. By combining real-time supply chain mapping with certified third-party assurance, this collaboration offers brands and suppliers a robust digital…