Inspections key to building trust in EU organic sector, says Phil Hogan

Trust, the heart of the current and future growth of Europe’s organic sector, can only be maintained if production, inspection, and certification standards are kept to their present high levels.

Agriculture commissioner Phil Hogan highlighted the need to maintain high standards when speaking in Beijing at the start of an official EU agri-food promotion visit to China and Japan.

He said organic production, one of the issues discussed in China, combines best environmental practices, a high level of biodiversity, the preservation of natural resources and the application of high production standards.