"Residue testing in organic production – what and why are we testing?"

The Seminar took place in Brussels on 4 February 2020 and was jointly organized by the „Anti-Fraud-Initiative“ (AFI), the European Organic Certifiers Council (EOCC) and IFOAM EU. The key questions this year was “What and why are we testing?” The Seminar resulted in a consensus about good practices in the case of presence of three specific substances.

The Seminar was supported by the Alliance of Organic Integrity. Inputs from various experts covered the sources, relevance and consequences of the presence of the substances Anthraquinon, Chlorate and Phthalimide.

Presentations in detail

Anthraquinon - origins and interpretation
Bernhard Speiser, FIBL

Chlorate - contaminant or residue?
Felix Lippert, Labor Dr. Lippert

Phthalimide - Sources, Relevance and Consequences
Norbert Fuchsbauer,  HIPP Group

Operators perspective for residue analyses and sampling
Bavo van den Insert, Biotrust

Sampling by organic control bodies
Juan Carlos Pérez Montero, EOCC Board member

Official control of organic products in the Netherlands
Henk van der Schnee, Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority 

Seminar Residue testing in organic production – what and why are we testing:
Final statement