Export Certification Application Procedures
Tuesday, 01 December 2009

Since January 2008, OAM is able to assist organic operators in Malaysia to obtain certifications to the;

 

 1.

 National Organic Program (NOP), U.S.

 2.

 EU Regulation 834/2007, European Union

 3.

 Japan Agriculture Standards (JAS) for organic, Japan

 4.

 IFOAM Accredited Certification Programme

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Ketulenan produk cabaran produk organik
Sunday, 28 March 2010

 

Kerajaan menetapkan selepas Januari 2011, pengeluar produk organik mesti mendapat sijil SOM jika mahu menjual produk sebagai produk organik. Bagaimanapun, hanya produk sayuran dan berasaskan pertanian saja layak mendapat SOM manakala untuk ternakan dan perikanan masih belum dimasukkan di bawah piawaian berkenaan. 

 

Nota: OAM akan mengeluarkan notis rasmi berkenaan perkara di atas setelah semua perincian undang-undang tersebut diperolehi

 

Note: OAM will issue an official notice with regards to the matter mentioned above once all details related to the new regulations have been gathered.

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Is organic food really better?
Sunday, 28 March 2010

What makes a food organic? Is organically farmed produce superior over those conventionally farmed? Can eating organic help cancer patients? And how does macrobiotics fit into the picture? KASMIAH MUSTAPHA and SUZANNA PILLAY seek some answers

 

IT’S an ongoing debate.
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About Us

OAM stands for Organic Alliance Malaysia. It is a membership-based business association that seeks to promote and protect the organic industry in Malaysia. In short, we like everybody in Malaysia to think organic, grow organic and use organic.

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Newsflash

Task force formed to oversee food program
Notable personalities in agriculture tapped to help make sure multi-billion budget for program is used

by Ira Karen Apanay Senior Reporter

TO make sure the country will not be hard-hit by a food crisis, the Department of Agriculture created a task force to help sustain record-high rice yields, and eventually achieve self-sufficiency in grains and other food products.
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Organic Facts

19 of 20 Good Reasons To Buy Organic 

 

Reduce the risk of cancer. On average organic foods contain about one-third more
cancer-fighting antioxidants than comparable conventional produce (Benbrook, 2005).

 

Source: BFA