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Organic Produce and the EU Standards

For organic produce to meet the EU standards there are strict standards that must be adhered to right down to the labelling and packaging.  The materials which are used must be made from recycled materials and a logo reinforcing this should be visible.  The accreditation would be given by one of 3 bodies.  As a principle thou organic products should try and avoid using unnecessary packaging.  The standards thou are enforced by organic certification authorities and must be licensed to use the word organic in the product title and is governed by trading standards legislation.  The standards are very detailed and each product vary greatly.