date:Mar 27, 2014
of organic food, e.g. in schools.
The proposal, which will now be submitted to the European Parliament and to the Council, builds on the findings of a broad consultation process that started in 2012 and which included a series of hearings with EU and international experts on organic production. A public consultation carried out in 2013 met a strong interest from the public (with 45 000 replies, mostly from consumers rather than producers). It highlighted the public's concerns with environmental