EmpCo Directive defines “certification scheme” By Nuria Alonso. TOS Comissioning Editor The EmpCo Directive, which full name is Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition (Directive (EU) 2024/825, ECGT …
New Zealand’s organic regulation journey: The October 2026 update By Donald Nordeng, chair of the Organic Exporters Association of New Zealand connect@donaldnordeng.com In February, readers of The Organic Standard were …
Risk-Based / Streamlined Certification By Marni Karlin, Accredited Certifiers Association marni@accreditedcertifiers.org https://www.accreditedcertifiers.org/ In the United States, organic is a process-based standard. Accredited certification agencies (also referred to as certifiers) are …
OMRI at 30: Material Review and the Questions Shaping U.S. Organic Standards By Orsi Dézsi, OMRI Executive Director Looking ahead to 2027, the organic community in North America has two …
Central Asia advances a shared organic standard By Gabriela Soto, TOS Interim President/Director The Organic Alliance Central Asia (OACA), bringing together six countries—Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia—was formed …
Progress in China’s organic agriculture, and an integrity question By Bo Elzakker, TOS Secretay and Director Last year’s TOS 199 and 200 featured a China country profile. The Editorial Committee …
From Paraguay, a regional agenda for stronger organic systems in the Americas By Juan Manuel Gamez, Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission for Organic Agriculture (CIAO/IICA) The 17th General Assembly …
EU Public consultation on high-risk products from third countriesBy Nuria Alonso In July 2026, the European Commission launched a consultation with a view to establishing a list of imported organic …
EU Survey for stakeholders on Gold-platingBy TOS Editorial team There is quite a lot of noise in the EU that there are too many regulations, sometimes over-regulation, over-interpretation, over-implementation …
Awareness on New Genomic TechniquesBy Nuria Alonso Something to be aware of is the advance of the New Genomic Techniques (NGT), and the growing acceptance of this technique. There is …
