The EU is about to issue a new regulation for exporters of grains, beans and oilseeds

Published 2020년 12월 7일

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The European Union (EU) has finalized new organic production rules that all producers must adhere to, replacing previous equivalent standards. These rules aim to reduce pesticide contamination risk and enhance supply chain control through stricter preventive measures and high-risk testing. Inspections for low-risk farms will be reduced to every 24 months, while member states can handle banned substances findings. The regulation also emphasizes the importance of soil ecosystems in organic production and permits group certification for small EU producers. Applicable to unprocessed and processed agricultural products for food and animal feed, the regulation sets a 95% organic ingredient threshold for 'organic' labels on processed products. However, concerns are raised about the impact of these rules on organic producers in developing countries due to their operational and fraud challenges.

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In particular, the EU will not accept various organic standards that are recognized as being equivalent to EU standards. Instead, organic producers have to adopt a new set of EU rules that replace the equivalent rules. The new rule will have a more homogeneous method to reduce the risk of contamination from pesticides accidentally. Preventive measures will also be tighter and high risk-based testing along the entire supply chain will improve the control system. Inspection of low-risk farms and facilities will take place every 24 months, instead of every 12 months today. However, member states will adopt their own national procedures if banned substances are found on organic products. Besides, new regulations define the relationship with land as a basic principle. This means that soil ecosystems will remain one of the basic requirements of organic production. However, some crops will be exceptions, for example, seed germination production, do not need land-related farming changes. ...

Source: CafeF