Revised standards for organic products soon
Financial Express Chandigarh|January 01, 2025
India will soon unveil updated standards for organic agricultural products to bring them at par with the latest European Union’s (EU) grade to bring in more clarity and transparency in the processes while strengthening the regulatory oversight through data analytics, a senior official said.
Mukesh Jagota

National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) 2014 is being revised to account for the long period of 10 years since last revision for changes in the international organic scenario and global organic markets to bring in more clarity and transparency, chairman of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Development Authority (APEDA) Abhishek Dev said. The new standards will be released on January 9.

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