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Responsible food production

Features/Nourishment/Feature 49

Responsible food production

Intent: 

To reduce occupant exposure to pesticides or hormones, limit environmental degradation and promote humane livestock practices.

Post Date: 27 Oct, 2021
Status: Approved

Organic certifications provided by organizations accepted by UK DEFRA have been accepted as product line certification schemes for Part 1 and Part 2 in the United Kingdom.
Post Date: 06 Sep, 2018
Status: Approved

The Japanese Agricultural Standards (JAS) organic system has been accepted as an equivalent for the Federally Certified Organic program of Feature 49 Part 1a and 2b for projects in Japan.
Post Date: 29 May, 2018
Status: Approved

Organizations approved by the Australian Department of Agriculture as organic certifying organizations against the National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce are accepted as an equivalent for the Federally Certified Organic program of Feature 49 Part 1a and 2b.
Post Date: 29 May, 2018
Status: Approved

The European Union Organic Logo has been accepted as an alternative for the Federally Certified Organic labeling requirements of Feature 49 Part 1 and 2.
Post Date: 20 Mar, 2018
Status: Approved

Soil Association Organic Standards Farming and Growing v17.4 August 2016 has been accepted as an alternative to Federally Certified Organic for the requirements of Feature 49, Part 2. Note that this equivalency applies only to projects in the United Kingdom.
Post Date: 20 Mar, 2018
Status: Approved

Scoring a 3 out of 3 in accordance with the "Beter Life" label (Beter Leven keurmerk) has been accepted as an alternative for the Certified Human Labeling requirements of Feature 49 - Responsible Food Production, Part 2.
Post Date: 21 Aug, 2017
Status: Approved

"India Organic" certification by the APEDA (Agricultural and Processed Products Export Development Authority) per the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) standards has been accepted as an alternative for the requirements of Feature 49 Part 1.