HC Deb 18 April 2002 vol 383 c1063W
34. Kevin Brennan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she will take to standardise criteria for produce to be described as organic. [46544]

Mr. Morley

Common EU standards for the production and marketing of organic produce are prescribed by Council Regulation (EEC) 2092/91. However, the Regulation does not prevent an individual inspection body approved under it from applying more restrictive standards to operators it registers.