regulation Archive

Dutch horticulture market loses connection with European organic market

Newsroom E&F | April 14, 2015

“If something can be done organically, then that is how it will be done”. Those are the rules of the organic market. Source: www.freshplaza.com Wim Grootscholte has been dealing

Agriculture

EU Commission Changes Approach To New Organic Regulation

Newsroom E&F | December 16, 2014

EU Agriculture Ministers have endorsed a non-binding report summarizing the progress made under the strong leadership of the Italian Presidency on the Commission proposal for a new organic

Aquaculture

Organic or Not Organic?: Aquaculture in USA

Newsroom E&F | November 3, 2014

The United States government is poised to release regulations that allow fish farmed in the open ocean to be labeled “organic.” This is a bad idea. Farming fish at

Certification

New Zealand organic food market still unregulated

Newsroom E&F | June 16, 2014

Calls are being made for regulation of the New Zealand organic food market. With a $350 million organic food market growing rapidly, it turns out no one ensures

News

 Organic sector concludes organic regulation proposal is inadequate

Tom Deiters | May 6, 2014

Brussels, 06/05/2014 – The organic sector discussed the legislative proposal for a new organic EU regulation during a stakeholder conference jointly organised by IFOAM EU and the Representation