EU MINISTERS APPROVE NEW EU ORGANIC FOOD REGULATION
June 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has approved a new regulation (June 12) that lays down detailed rules for organic seafood production and labelling to better regulate a sector that has come under criticism from consumer groups for lacking standardisation.This new law will have far reaching effects for seafood manufacturers and producers, applying equally to all stages of organic food production, including processing, packaging and labelling.Under its terms, from January 1, 2009, organic products that have a minimum 95% organic content ...
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