The EU is about to issue a new regulation for exporters of grains, beans and oilseeds
Spain
Published Dec 8, 2020
Tridge summary
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.
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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. At the same time, group certification is no longer limited to smallholder farmers from developing countries and will be granted to small EU producers. The new regulation on organic products will apply to unprocessed and processed agricultural products used for food and animal feed. Processed products can only be labeled organic when at least 95% of the agricultural ingredients are organic. The Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the new regulation will be ...
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