NFS requires the quality of certified seaweed in a product to be transparent to consumers, with direct access to its nutritional profile.

The total composition of NFS certified seaweed is monitored and must meet minimum and maximum criteria both for the good stuff nutrients and the bad stuff (contaminants) compliant with the most stringent international food safety standards.

NFS is more than a quality standard, enabling the sustainable production of world class seaweed for human consumption which gives seaweed producers access to new markets at home and abroad.

Rooted in the principles of biodynamic, organic and sustainable farming, with aspects of marine science, botany, nutrition and conservation, NFS has been administered by the Seaweed Health Foundation together with the Biodynamic Association since inception in 2014.