Important changes are taking place in EU agriculture, and will climax in 2020 with the Regulation on Organic Production. These are important changes and are going to significantly change the food available. This is a very complex topic, with many aspects. I’m going to do a series of posts in the coming days, weeks and months to discuss some of the issues.
It’s more important than ever that consumers get smarter about the food they buy. Many consumers now trust the ‘Organic’ label, and assume this always means quality. It’s been years since the food industry legally took over the label as their own, and in many ways their hold on it will get tighter. Since the majority of the most damaging agriculture chemicals are being phased out and taken off the market in Europe, the difference for consumers between organic and non-organic will get less. Increasingly the ‘Organic’ label will apply to industrial food, and non-organic food will have more value and be of higher quality, turning the world of many consumers upside down.
All crops are grown from seeds, and not all seeds are the same. More than ever, consumers are going to need to be aware of the seeds their food is grown from.
