When production began in 1997 Seagreens® were wild harvested in accordance with organic production and processing practices defined within the Defra and Soil Association Organic Standards. These remain concerned with water quality, contamination and sustainability but alone do not assure consumers of a young, nutritious, raw food quality seaweed.

Most seaweed from Europe and America, including much of what is sold into the human food chain, can be old seaweed, even be wind-cast, collected on the beaches and rapidly dried at very high temperatures. It is produced in very large volumes mainly for industrial scale alginate extraction.

This is why Seagreens' Human Food Quality Standards have been under continuous development since 1998, since no other standards cover seaweed for food and medicine.

Seagreens are the ingredients of choice for British Retail Consortium certified food manufacturers and many leading food and nutrition supplement brands.

In 1998 Seagreens® was already Europe’s first organically certified ‘ocean-to-table’ seaweed producer.

In 2004 Seagreens were also approved to European Demeter Standards (by the Biodynamic Association in the UK) for use in Biodynamic and Organic foods and farming systems.

In 2007 Demeter approval was extended to the United States of America under Biodynamic® and NOP Organic Standards and registered for Food Safety.

In 2009 Hebridean Seagreens Ltd received full Organic Certification for the harvesting and production in Scotland. No other seaweed factory of this kind has a Food Hygiene Certificate. The Hebridean islands' Certifed Water Quality is closely monitored by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency.

In 2011 Seagreens added Kosher Certification from Kashrus and Medicines, Rabbi A Adler.

This extensive accreditation covers the distribution and retail of Seagreens® throughout Europe and the United States with full FDA registration.

Seagreens® are recognised by the Vegan Society of Great Britain and are suitable for use in all special diets including Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Halal, Kosher, Macrobiotic, Weight-Loss, Wheat-Free, Vegan and Vegetarian.

All capsules used are of 100% vegetable origin and Certified Kosher Circle U under the supervision of the Kashruth Division of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and by the Halal Monitoring Committee.

Certification downloads

Soil Association Certification, UK: I4788

Demeter (Biodynamic Agricultural Association) Certification, UK and USA: 398

BDA USA (NOP) Organic Certification: 398

BDAA EU Organic UK 6 Certification: 398

Kashrus and Medicines Kosher Certification

Seagreens® - the trade mark of quality

Seagreens is a trade mark registered throughout the EU, the USA and Canada.

It is your assurance that the seaweed in our products and in our customers' products, anywhere in the world, fully meets the Seagreens Human Food Quality Standards.