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The Biofertiliser Certification Scheme (BCS) provides assurance to consumers, farmers, food producers, and retailers that biofertiliser produced from anaerobic digestion processes is safe for human, animal and plant health. Biofertiliser is the name adopted for the digestate that is certified under the BCS for end-of-waste and quality assured status.

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Latest News:

  • BCS Update August 2026

    Latest updates from the BCSNew version of position on technical requirements document publishedUpcoming REAL and REA eventsResearch Hub to make its reports open access...

    Posted: 14 August, 2026

  • BCS Summer 2026 Newsletter

    REAL have issued our bi-annual newsletter for the Biofertiliser Certification Scheme that covers topics including; Forum and TAC updates, working groups, and research hub updates...

    Posted: 12 July, 2026