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| Development
of Organic Standard
(Source: Article by Nuria
Alonso in the international magazine of IFOAM No.36)
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| Initial
Development of Organic Standards - Ideology & Principles |
| 1928 |
The
Demeter Symbol, based on Rudolf Steiner’s philosophy,
introduced and the first Standards for Demeter Quality Control
formulated |
| 1940 |
Sir
Albert Howard, British agronomist working in India published
An Agricultural Testament |
| 1942 |
First
issue of Organic Farming and Gardening by J.I. Rodale (US) published |
| 1943 |
Lady
Eve Balfour published The Living Soil (UK) |
| 1946 |
Foundation
of the Soil Association (UK) |
| Early
Development of Private Standards & Government Legislations
|
| 1967 |
First
Organic Standards published (by Soil Association in UK) |
| 1972 |
Foundation
of International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement
(IFOAM) |
| 1980 |
First
publication of IFOAM Basic Standards |
| 1990 |
Organic
Foods Production Act passed in the US |
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Developments in
the 1990's |
| 1991 |
EU Regulation 2092/91 was adopted |
| 1992 |
The
NOP Proposed Rule (National Organic Standards of the US) published |
| 1992 |
The National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce
implemented in Australia |
| 1994 |
The Chinese National Environmental Protection Agency established
the OFDC, currently the main certifier & a standards setting
organization |
| 1998 |
IFOAM developed Organic Textiles Standards, since then other
private organizations have developed their own textiles standards |
| 1998 |
The Swiss Regulation on Organic Faring came into force following
the legislation in the EuopreanUnion |
| 1999 |
Guidelines from FAO/WHO, Codex Alimentarius adopted |
| 1999 |
EU incorporated regulation for livestock production |
| 2000 |
Japanese
Organic Regulation (JAS) published |
| 2000 |
The
NOP Proposed Rule (National Organic Standards of the US) published |
| 2002 |
Two
new fair trade standards, published by the Soil Association
(UK) and Ecocert in France (Bio Equitable) |
| 2002 |
National
Organic Program (NOP) Final Rule (US) came into force |
| 2002 |
FAO
and Tropical Fruit Network prepared the Technical Guidelines
on Organic Cultivation of Tropical and Sub-tropical Fruits. |
| 2003 |
IFOAM
and some certifying bodies over the last few years developed
Organic Aquaculture Standards |
| 2003 |
New
addition to the EU Regulation 2092/91 to implement standards
on the manufacture of livestock feeding stuff. |
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