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“organic”

  • Processed food where all or almost all the ingredients of agricultural origin are organic
  • This term should not be used for products containing GMOs, consisting of GMOs or produced from GMOs. 
  • However, special labeling provisions should be laid down for processed foods which include agricultural ingredients that cannot be obtained organically as it is the case for products of hunting and fishing.

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  • Limit the use to products which contain only, or almost only organic ingredients in order not to mislead consumers as to the organic nature of the entire product.
  • It should therefore not be allowed to use it in the labeling of in-conversion products or processed foodstuffs of which less than 95% of its ingredients if agricultural origin are organic.

 

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