Competition to design new EU organic food logo and raise consumer awareness The news: Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel wants a new EU logo to really draw attention to organic products. All over the world, and particularly within the EU, the statistics show organic consumption is on the rise. An organic logo will increase consumer confidence. The competition to design the logo will be open to young art and design students from the EU aged 18 and over. The winner will win 6,000 and will see his or her design on organic products in all 27 Member States. The competition will be open until 25 June and the winner will be selected by an on-line vote. The background: In 2009, improved EU rules came into force covering the production of organic food. From mid-2010, all organic food will have to carry the EU organic logo. One of the major goals of organic farming is the production of food with appealing authentic tastes, textures and qualities. This is achieved at the farm stage through strict prohibition of the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and strict restrictions on the use of: · Chemical synthetic pesticides (herbicides, fungicides...) · Synthetic fertilisers · Antibiotics Farmers also create high quality produce by: · Multi-annual crop rotations · Allowing extended time for plants and livestock to grow to maturity · Using indigenous plant varieties and breeds The processing stage in turn contributes to this through restrictions on: · Additives and processing aids · Chemically synthesised inputs The event: Internet launch of competition The sources: IP/07/807: New regulation to foster the further development of Europe's organic food sector European Commission's website on organic farming http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/home_en European Commission's website on the organic logo competition: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/logo/ Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel's website: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/fischer-boel/index_en.htm I-058048 Organic Farming: the Consumer's Side 2008 The contacts: Michael Mann +32 2 299 97 80 michael.mann@ec.europa.eu Johan Reyniers +32 2 295 67 28 johan.reyniers@ec.europa.eu 9 - Main contents
date | April 21, 2009 |
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attending | E.M. (Mariann) Fischer-Boel i et al. |
organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel wants a new EU logo to really draw attention to organic products.
All over the world, and particularly within the EU, the statistics show organic consumption is on the rise. An organic logo will increase consumer confidence.
The competition to design the logo will be open to young art and design students from the EU aged 18 and over. The winner will win 6,000 and will see his or her design on organic products in all 27 Member States.
The competition will be open until 25 June and the winner will be selected by an on-line vote.
In 2009, improved EU rules came into force covering the production of organic food. From mid-2010, all organic food will have to carry the EU organic logo.
One of the major goals of organic farming is the production of food with appealing authentic tastes, textures and qualities. This is achieved at the farm stage through strict prohibition of the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and strict restrictions on the use of:
· Chemical
synthetic
pesticides (herbicides, fungicides...)
· Synthetic fertilisers
· Antibiotics
Farmers also create high quality produce by:
· Multi-annual crop rotations
· Allowing extended time for plants and livestock to grow to maturity
· Using indigenous plant varieties and breeds
The processing stage in turn contributes to this through restrictions on:
· Additives and processing aids
· Chemically synthesised inputs
Internet launch of competition
IP/07/807: New regulation to foster the further development of Europe's organic food sector European Commission's website on organic farming http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/home_en European Commission's website on the organic logo competition: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/logo/ Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel's website: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/fischer-boel/index_en.htm
I-058048 Organic Farming: the Consumer's Side 2008
Michael Mann
+32 2 299 97 80
Johan Reyniers
+32 2 295 67 28
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