Oliver Moore: Pesticide residue rules cause tension

While the EU Commission and IFOAM EU continue to argue in public and private in relation to the proposed new organic regulation and the responsibility for pesticide residues, another issue is causing tension.

Imports of organic products — from animal feed to consumer goods — is emerging as a major battle ground between the two sides.

For its part, IFOAM EU wants the entire proposed regulation to be scrapped. The relationship between the EU Commission and the EU organic sector’s representative body is fraught.