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Saturday, 28 November 2009

European Union Organic Production & Processing Standard for Third Countries

 

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.

The two original Regulations include many requirements of the control system relevant to the control bodies and many administrative requirements relevant to government authorities and the European Commission itself. These have been removed to leave only the requirements that need to be applied by the certified operators.

To all ICEA certified operators against EU Regulation in Malaysia, please take note that from now onwards all decisions made by ICEA EU Certification Committee will be made based on this new document. (See http://www.icea.info/News/tabid/57/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/281/Icea-international.aspx for more information)

The document can be downloaded here for your reference (M0203ES_ACBs_Equivalent_EU_standard_for_third_countries_Ed02.pdf ). A shorter version of the document specific for organic farming is also attached specifically targetted to Malaysian farmers interested to apply for EU organic certification (M0202_ES_Certification_Regulation_for_foreign_sector_Ed02.pdf ).

 
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Newsflash

NST: Organic Farming Gaining Popularity

KUALA LUMPUR: More and more farmers are putting aside pesticides and harmful farming methods and taking up organic farming.

 

As of last year, 2,367 hectares were farmed organically, up from 131ha in 2001 when organic farming was formally introduced to the country.

 

Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said: "Malaysia has the potential to develop and tap into the massive global market for organic produce."
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Organic Facts

Organic Byte: Organic Facts

  • If organic farming methods were practiced on all the planet's food-growing land, it would be like taking more than 1.5 billion cars off the road.
  • You can increase your antioxidant intake by 30 percent by choosing organic.
  • The average child in America is exposed to five pesticides daily in their food and drinking water.
  • The U.S. water system is regularly contaminated above safe limits immediately following chemical fertilizer applications to farm fields.
  • Farms in developing countries that use organic techniques produce an average of 79% more than farms that don't.

 

Source: ORGANIC BYTES #148, 10/16/2008