Domestic controls for organic products

In April 1997, on behalf of the organic and biodynamic industry, AQIS submitted to the Australia and New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) an application to vary the Australian food standards to control the words organic and biodynamic . This application has unfortunately struck a technical barrier because ANZFA is a joint initiative between both countries to facilitate similar standards and better flow of food trade. ANZFA has indicated that because New Zealand does not have a national standard and no government recognition of such a standard, then it would be impossible to apply such a change to the Food Act in New Zealand. 

The OFA has begun lobbying supermarkets as they develop their organic trade to only stock exclusively certified organic produce. At present they carry several international uncertified lines like the soymilk mentioned and more than a few uncertified organic Australian processed lines. 

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