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"Mr President, organic food production is becoming increasingly important in my constituency in Ireland. Over the years, Irish farmers have taken great pride in high quality food produced naturally. Going organic has been a logical development for many of them.
I am involved in several amendments. One seeks to limit organic seeds to less than 0.1% GMO contamination, adding another safeguard to the original regulation which only specifies that the parent plant, not the seed, should have been produced organically.
The amendment to Article 16 reinforces the definition of organic agricultural products. The Commission’s proposal allows for a series of exceptions from organic production rules, such as the case of setting up organic farms or solving livestock management problems. This would lead to products that are not organic and not GM-free being on the market labelled as organic. Instead we need to amend this article to control abuses, only allowing for exceptions in specifically stated and unusual conditions, such as an outbreak of avian flu.
If we are going to ask consumers to choose organic, we are going to have to ensure that what they buy is actually organic."@en1
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