List of 'Officially Recognised' Organisations
Tests and analyses required to demonstrate the efficacy of plant protection products must be conducted by officially recognised organisations, or officially recognised efficacy testing organisations (ORETO).
Find out more about official recognition.
There is separate guidance on efficacy evaluations and guidelines
ORETO certified companies
List last updated: December 2021
The following lists are those organisations/facilities currently certified under the Official Recognition scheme in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Certification categories
The organisations are grouped according to certification category:
an organisation may appear more than once if certified in more than one category.
Organisations certified for agricultural/horticultural, stored crops or vertebrate control agents are also certified to work on biological agents and semiochemicals.
Agricultural/horticultural
| Organisation | ORETO certification number | Effective from date | Expiry date |
|---|---|---|---|
Agrii |
405 |
08 April 2018 |
07 April 2023 |
AgroChemex Limited |
426 |
06 March 2020 |
05 March 2025 |
AHDB Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research |
388 |
16 January 2018 |
15 January 2023 |
Allium and Brassica Agronomy Limited |
376 |
23 February 2017 |
22 February 2022 |
Armstrong Agriculture Limited |
432 |
05 January 2021 |
22 February 2024 |
Arysta LifeScience Great Britain Ltd |
393 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Barworth Research Limited |
427 |
20 June 2020 |
19 June 2025 |
BASF plc |
390 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Bayer CropScience Limited |
386 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Bionema Ltd. |
428 |
22 July 2020 |
21 July 2025 |
Biotek Agriculture Ltd |
383 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
British Beet Research Organisation |
420 |
02 March 2019 |
01 March 2024 |
Campden BRI (Chipping Campden) Limited |
410 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Campden BRI (Nutfield) |
404 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
CERC - Harper Adams University |
408 |
09 April 2018 |
08 April 2023 |
Charles River Laboratories Edinburgh Limited |
394 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Corteva Agriscience UK Limited |
429 |
05 January 2021 |
31 December 2022 |
Cropworks Limited |
423 |
24 February 2020 |
23 February 2025 |
Dewar Crop Protection Limited |
407 |
18 February 2018 |
17 February 2023 |
Envirofield Limited |
431 |
25 January 2021 |
24 January 2026 |
Eurofins Agroscience Services Limited |
400 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Evergreen Garden Care UK Ltd |
396 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Fera Science Limited |
399 |
02 January 2018 |
01 January 2023 |
FieldArm Limited |
417 |
01 February 2019 |
31 January 2024 |
Forest Research |
413 |
11 July 2018 |
10 July 2023 |
Frontier Agriculture Limited |
416 |
10 January 2018 |
09 January 2023 |
Fruit Advisory Services Team LLP (FAST LLP) |
424 |
18 August 2019 |
17 August 2024 |
Green Bank Agriculture |
403 |
01 April 2018 |
31 March 2023 |
Headland Agrochemicals Limited |
387 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
I2LResearch Ltd |
418 |
01 January 2019 |
31 December 2023 |
NDSM Limited |
415 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
NIAB |
397 |
29 January 2018 |
28 January 2023 |
NIAB EMR |
411 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Oxford Agricultural Trials Limited |
385 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Pearce Seeds LLP |
382 |
18 August 2017 |
17 August 2022 |
PGRO Research Ltd |
384 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Prime Crop Research Ltd |
434 |
19 January 2021 |
18 January 2026 |
Richard Austin Agriculture Limited |
436 |
22 June 2021 |
21 June 2026 |
RSK ADAS Ltd |
409 |
18 March 2018 |
17 March 2023 |
Scottish Agri Trials Service |
380 |
24 August 2017 |
23 August 2022 |
Scottish Agronomy Limited |
395 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
SESVANDERHAVE UK LTD |
433 |
16 April 2021 |
15 April 2026 |
SGS United Kingdom Limited |
414 |
13 June 2018 |
12 June 2023 |
SRUC |
398 |
28 January 2018 |
27 January 2023 |
Staphyt Ltd |
391 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Stockbridge Technology Centre Limited |
435 |
01 April 2021 |
31 March 2026 |
STRI LTD |
406 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Swansea University |
412 |
04 June 2017 |
03 June 2022 |
Syngenta UK Limited |
430 |
01 January 2021 |
31 December 2025 |
SynTech Research UK |
425 |
03 April 2020 |
02 April 2025 |
The James Hutton Institute - James Hutton Limited |
422 |
03 March 2020 |
02 March 2025 |
Vegetable Consultancy Services Ltd |
402 |
26 February 2018 |
25 February 2023 |
Biologicals and semiochemicals
| Organisation | ORETO Certification number | Effective from date | Expiry date |
|---|---|---|---|
Agrii |
405 |
08 April 2018 |
07 April 2023 |
AgroChemex Limited |
426 |
06 March 2020 |
05 March 2025 |
Barworth Research Limited |
427 |
20 June 2020 |
19 June 2025 |
BASF plc |
390 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Bayer CropScience Limited |
386 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Bionema Ltd. |
428 |
22 July 2020 |
21 July 2025 |
CABI Europe-UK |
379 |
27 July 2017 |
26 July 2022 |
CERC - Harper Adams University |
408 |
09 April 2018 |
08 April 2023 |
Charles River Laboratories Edinburgh Limited |
394 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Corteva Agriscience UK Limited |
429 |
05 January 2021 |
31 December 2022 |
Dewar Crop Protection Limited |
407 |
18 February 2018 |
17 February 2023 |
Eurofins Agroscience Services Limited |
400 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Fera Science Limited |
399 |
02 January 2018 |
01 January 2023 |
FieldArm Limited |
417 |
01 February 2019 |
31 January 2024 |
Forest Research |
413 |
11 July 2018 |
10 July 2023 |
Fruit Advisory Services Team LLP (FAST LLP) |
424 |
18 August 2019 |
17 August 2024 |
Green Bank Agriculture |
403 |
01 April 2018 |
31 March 2023 |
I2LResearch Ltd |
418 |
01 January 2019 |
31 December 2023 |
NDSM Limited |
415 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
NIAB |
397 |
29 January 2018 |
28 January 2023 |
NIAB EMR |
411 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Oxford Agricultural Trials Limited |
385 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
PGRO Research Ltd |
384 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Richard Austin Agriculture Limited |
436 |
22 June 2021 |
21 June 2026 |
RSK ADAS Ltd |
409 |
18 March 2018 |
17 March 2023 |
Scottish Agri Trials Service |
380 |
24 August 2017 |
23 August 2022 |
Scottish Agronomy Limited |
395 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
SGS United Kingdom Limited |
414 |
13 June 2018 |
12 June 2023 |
SRUC |
398 |
28 January 2018 |
27 January 2023 |
Staphyt Ltd |
391 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Stockbridge Technology Centre Limited |
435 |
01 April 2021 |
31 March 2026 |
Swansea University |
412 |
04 June 2017 |
03 June 2022 |
Stored crops
| Organisation | ORETO Certification number | Effective from date | Expiry date |
|---|---|---|---|
AgroChemex Limited |
426 |
06 March 2020 |
05 March 2025 |
AHDB Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research |
388 |
16 January 2018 |
15 January 2023 |
Armstrong Agriculture Limited |
432 |
05 January 2021 |
22 February 2024 |
Arysta LifeScience Great Britain Ltd |
393 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Bayer CropScience Limited |
386 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
British Beet Research Organisation |
420 |
02 March 2019 |
01 March 2024 |
Vertebrate control
| Organisation | ORETO Certification number | Effective from date | Expiry date |
|---|---|---|---|
Eurofins Agroscience Services Limited |
400 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Forest Research |
413 |
11 July 2018 |
10 July 2023 |
PelGar International |
421 |
01 October 2018 |
30 September 2023 |
The University of Reading |
401 |
22 April 2018 |
21 April 2023 |
Vitax Limited |
392 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |
Eurofins Agroscience Services Limited |
400 |
01 January 2018 |
31 December 2022 |