TOS 211. September 2026. Article 1
Review of Analytical brief on EU organic imports in 2025.By Bo Elzakker Last June the EU Commission published its analysis and some statistics of EU imports of organic products in …
TOS 210. August 2026. Article 2
The Challenges of EU Regulation Updates The current Regulation (EU) 2018/848 has been updated 67 times since its publication in 2018. It makes it difficult to follow up, but there …
TOS 210. August 2026. Article 5
EmpCo Directive and Green Claims Directive are not the same thing In issue no. 208 of the TOS, June 2026, we published an article on the imminent entry into force …
TOS 210. August 2026. Article 4
New packaging rules in the EU The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), Regulation (EU) 2025/40, establishes harmonised rules for packaging and packaging waste across the European Union. It …
TOS 210. August 2026. Article 3
Learning Opportunities in the US Accredited Certifiers Association (ACA) and International Organic Inspectors Association (IOOA), both organisations from the US, often organise training courses and workshops for their members and …
TOS 210. August 2026. Article 1
The Organic Movement stands together: Elevating Truly Regenerative Agriculture and calling out Regen Greenwashing By Paul Holmbeck Regenerative agriculture is capturing the imagination of farmers, food companies, retailers, investors, philanthropies and …
July 2026 – TOS issue 209 Article 3
Triggers for organic integrity concerns This is a paper with supply chain characteristics, circumstances, opportunities, symptoms and indicators that could be identified before in earlier cases, where there were concerns …
July 2026 – TOS issue 209 Article 2
Feed grains from Eastern Europe 3 In TOS 205 a specific case was presented where a German baker found residues of a prohibited substance. The batch was replaced with a …
July 2026 – TOS issue 209 Article 1
EU’s TRACES in the UK With negotiations for dynamic alignment of the United Kingdom, legislation with that of the European Union is likely to continue apace. Despite a change in …
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 …