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Organic (EU 2018/848)

The European certification of organic production: cultivation without synthetic pesticides or fertilisers, controlled by an approved body. It concerns the agricultural process, not a chemical test of the oil.

Related terms

EcocertAn organic farming certification body present in Tunisia (Sfax). It audits and issues EU organic certification, opening access to the European market for Tunisian organic olive oil.USDA NOPThe National Organic Program of the US Department of Agriculture: the organic standard required to sell an organic olive oil in the United States. Distinct from EU organic, it involves a dedicated certification.GLOBALG.A.PAn international standard of good agricultural practices covering the upstream stage (orchard, harvest). Often required by retailers, it attests to the health and environmental control of olive production.

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