Consultations

Food processing and wine

Welcome to the Spring 2012 standards consultation. We would like to hear your views on the proposed changes to our standards for food processing and wine.

Please remember that the online standards are always the current edition. Read our standards here.

Food processing

If you would like to comment on our food processing consultation please email consultation@soilassociation.org by Friday 25 May 2012.

• Annatto - methods of extraction and allowing bixin and norbixin [PDF, 82 KB]
• Rosemary extract - changing in line with regulation [PDF, 85 KB]
• Pheromones in traps in storage areas - allowing their use as insect mating disrupters [PDF, 60 KB]
• Labelling of flavours - changing to reflect recent regulation [PDF, 75 KB]
• Yeast - changing in line with new regulations for organic yeast [PDF, 69 KB]
• Record keeping - simplifying our requirements [PDF, 93 KB]
• Products containing <95% organic ingredients – clarifying that the use of organic ingredients is a requirement if they are available [PDF, 110 KB]

Wine

Thank you for all your comments on how you think Soil Association standards should reflect the new EU organic wine Regulation 203/2012.  We will be asking for your views again in the second round of consultation from 30 May to 20 June, here on this page. 

• First round consultation document

Previous consultations

Our previous consultations and results:

• Ethical trade
• Protected cropping
• Food for Life Catering Mark