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Library
Official letters
Re: EP resolution on food security
The war against Ukraine raises legitimate concerns over price increases and availability of certain agriculture inputs, namely cereals for animal…
27/09/2011
Organic regulations
Concerns about the intention to extend the scope of the Ecolabel to include agricultural food products, processed foods and products from aquaculture To Mr Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment and Dacian Cioloş, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
Organic infographics and videos
Factsheets and manuals
30/06/2022
Organic regulations
Use of Flavourings in Organic Food
This guidance is based on IFOAM Organics Europe understanding of the new Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (referred to in this document…
Leaflets
Making organic products in sustainable public procurement happen
Organic products in public procurement can play a key role in making the target of 25% of organic land by…
Reports and studies
Report on contaminants present in food - Evaluation of survey results
This report contains the results of a survey on contaminants on food and how to deal with them. The survey…
Pilot study of spray drift on small organic farms in Switzerland
Spray drift is a major problem for organic farmers, particularly in small fields (Speiser and Kretzschmar, 2021). To support the…
Cases of pesticide residues – Illustrating the decisions taken by control bodies and control authorities in Europe
The handling of organic products contaminated with pesticide residues is highly diverse within Europe. Also, differences between different actors within…
Evaluation of support for organic farming in draft CAP Strategic Plans (2023-2027)
All 27-EU Member States had to submit their Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) national Strategic Plans (SP) by 1 January 2022…
Press releases
Member States should enhance support for organic farming in CAP Strategic Plans in line with Commission's observations
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 7 JUNE 2022 – Over the past days, the organic food and farming movement sent letters to national…
EU Parliament AGRI Committee supports organic farming in vote on Organic Action Plan report
BRUSSELS, 31 MARCH 2022 – IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes ComAGRI’s vote on the Parliament’s Organic Action Plan (OAP) report. AGRI…
Position papers
28/09/2022
Food policy
Position paper on sustainability labelling & the Planet-score
IFOAM Organics Europe supports fighting greenwashing by substantiating green claims and supports the European Commission’s intention to increase visibility of…
03/08/2022
Textiles
Organic textiles - Protecting the credibility of the organic label
In the European Union (EU), the use of the term “organic” in relation to textiles is not protected the same…