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Provides information on organic food, including definitions, regulations, standards, and certification.
Organic agriculture is a holistic system of production with a principle goal to develop productive enterprises that are suitable and harmonious with the environment. Organic foods are produced without the use of chemical fertilizers or synthetic pesticides, processed without the use of irradiation, and are not derived through genetic engineering.
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
This document specifies the minimum criteria that must be met when food products, inputs and other products used in organic production are defined as organic, or comparable wording described in this standard.
Source: Canadian General Standards Board
Throughout 2005 and 2006, in consultation with the organic industry and Canada’s provincial and territorial governments and additional federal institutions, the task force will work towards the development and implementation of an organic standard and certification system for effective consumer protection and to meet the December 31, 2006 European Union third-country equivalence list deadline for national organic production systems.
Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
The Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC) is dedicated to enhancing the environmental and social integrity of agriculture. This will be achieved through scientific analyses of methods to improve the sustainability of farming. The results of this research will be made available to farmers and the public through this web site and web-based courses.
Source: Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada
Information related to this topic.
Source: Canada Health Portal
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