Qai

It is one of the world's largest certifiers, operating in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Japan. It is owned by NSF International.
QAI offers organic certification under the National Organic Program for Producers, Processors, Private Labelers, Distributors, Retailers, Restaurants, Wild Crop Harvesters, Greenhouse, Mushrooms, and Facilities.QAI also offers 'Fiber Certification' under the American Organic Standards.
On March 23, 2006, QAI announced that it surpassed a company milestone by certifying 259,608 products.
In July 2008, it was reported that organic powdered ginger that had been certified by QAI, was found when tested to be contaminated with the banned pesticide Aldicarb. The organic ginger from which the QAI certified organic powdered ginger originated had been certified organic by two other USDA accredited certifying agents in China. Under Chinese law, foreigners may not inspect Chinese farms. Also, under USDA National Organic Program rules QAI as an accredited certifying agent must accept the certification decisions of other accredited certifying agents.Frozen vegetables certified organic by QAI and originating in China that were also tested at the same time were found to be pesticide free. The contamination in the powdered ginger was not linked to the point in the product cycle at which it was certified by QAI, and the retailer of the product pulled the powdered ginger off their store shelves as soon as they became aware of the contamination.


Examples of certified products

Stonyfield Farm Products
Organic Yogurt (UPC 052159040017)
Kirkland Soy Milk

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