“Organic is not the same for everyone”

[vc_row full_screen_section_height=”no”][vc_column][vc_column_text]An important issue regarding the harmonization of international organic certification schemes.

"Harmonization on a global scale does not actually exist and is the result of bilateral agreements between the European Union and other producing countries, both with regard to the organic indication of imported wines and the possibility for European organic producers to export their products with the organic indication.", explains Fabrizio Piva by CCPB.

"In some cases, countries mutually recognize organic standards and certifications, and in this way what is organic in Europe is also organic in another country and vice versa. In other cases, however, recognition is not reciprocal: for example, for organic products from Argentina, the European Community has recognized the standards of imported organic products as valid, but the opposite has not happened, so Argentine producers can export their organic products to Europe, while European producers cannot do the same when they present themselves on the Argentine market with European certification.".

And in the event that the regulations on organic products are not recognized by the State where the producers intend to export, how can the organic indication be maintained on the label?
"The only way for the moment is for producers to undertake a further certification process with an accredited body recognized by the country where they intend to export.”, concludes Fabrizio Piva.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]