New logo selected for all EU organic products
Sunday, 07 March 2010
The European Commission  today officially announced the winner of the EU
organic logo competition. Over the past two months, some 130,000 people
have voted online to choose the new organic symbol from three finalists. The
winning design is by Dusan Milenkovic, a student from Germany, who gained
63% of the overall vote for his “Euro-leaf”  logo.  From  1st  July  2010,  the
organic  logo  of the EU  will be obligatory  on  all pre-packaged  organic
products that have been produced in any of the EU Member States and meet
the  necessary  standards.  It will be optional for imported products. Other
private, regional or national logos will be allowed to appear alongside the EU
label. The organic farming regulation will be amended in the coming weeks to
introduce the new logo into one of the annexes.
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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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European Union Organic Production & Processing Standard for Third Countries
Saturday, 28 November 2009
Recently the IFOAM Accredited Certification Bodies (ACB) (See http://www.ioas.org/xlistifo.pdf for more information) released a new document titled "European Union Organic Production & Processing Standard for Third Countries" which has been adapted directly from the European Regulations (EC) 834/2009 and the more detailed implementing rules in (EC) 889/2008. The purpose of this new document is to provide a base standard for control bodies and organic operators (producers, processors and traders) working outside the European Union. 
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Newsflash

Good reasons to be self-sufficient

The Star Says, Sunday, 2 December 2007

 

MALAYSIA is on course to become a major food exporter in South-East Asia from 2010, says the Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry. Plans are already in the pipeline to “grow” towards this objective. 

Currently, up to nearly a third of foodstuffs consumed by Malaysians is still imported. This amounts to some RM14bil a year, covering the entire range of diets including meat, rice and vegetables. 

 

However, the reasons for becoming fully self-sufficient in food are more than just economic. They are also strategic and commonsensical, such as to avoid difficulties and hardship arising from international conflict, disruptions in shipments or fluctuating currency exchange rates.

 
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Organic Facts

6 of 20 Good Reasons To Buy Organic 

 

Ensure humane treatment of animals. Scientific evidence indicates that practices
such as battery hen farming, and the use of sow stalls, inflict continuous intense suffering
on animals throughout their confinement leading to acute physical and behavioural
problems (RSPCA). Organic livestock is grown in a way that conforms to natural processes
of growth and development.

 

Source: BFA