June 2026 – TOS issue 208 Article 4
INTRODUCING EMPCO by Nuria Alonso, Commissioning Editor, TOS The EU aims to help consumers choose trustworthy claims For years, the EU has been developing legislation to protect consumers and at …
June 2026 – TOS issue 208 Article 3
DUTCH CONTROL SYSTEM: SKAL BIOCONTROLE TOS INTERVIEW In the Action Plan for Organic Agriculture, the Dutch government has formulated the ambition that by 2030, 15% of the agricultural area will …
June 2026 – TOS issue 208 Article 2
TOS INTERVIEW – IOAS MOVES INTO REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE IOAS is well-known as a non-profit organisation providing independent accreditation and assurance services for organic and sustainability claims on an international scale. …
June 2026 – TOS issue 208 Article 1
ACA & EOCC COLLABORATE ON HARMONISING GROWER GROUP CERTIFICATION by Cindy Elder & Anna Schaab, Accredited Certifiers Association Certification of organic grower groups requires specialist knowledge The Accredited Certifiers Association (ACA) …
May 2026 – TOS issue 207 Article 3
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO EU REGULATION by Robin Fransella, RF Organic I’m quite happy indoors thanks On 11 May 2026, the Special Committee on Agriculture of the Council of the …
May 2026 – TOS issue 207 Article 2
What’s behind regenerative food label claims? Day out at the Center for Regenerative Agriculture, Missouri – are we all on the same page? by TOS Staff Reporter Everybody has heard …
May 2026 – TOS issue 207 Article 1
UPFs vs organic – surely a golden opportunity? We all need saving – can the organic sector help? by Simon Wright, Founder, OF Plus Ltd, United Kingdom Post World War …
April 2026 – TOS issue 206 Article 3
Changes, decisions & roadmaps in the EU Changes include harmonisation of rules on withdrawal periods for veterinary medicines by Marian Blom, Project Officer with Bionext, Netherlands In January we briefly …
April 2026 – TOS issue 206 Article 2
Circumstances of fraudulent behaviour – using past cases to detect fraud today The ‘organic’ farm – extreme example of scattered plots within conventional plots. by Bo van Elzakker …
April 2026 – TOS issue 206 Article 1
Case studies on investigating pesticide residues in organic products by Tom Nizet, Bio-Engineer In August 2024, a group of experts published a guidance document that centralised existing, albeit scattered, …