Certification update

Standards consultation

The Soil Association charity Standards team is consulting on new permitted inputs for clients in Northern Ireland, a higher standard amendment for organic abattoirs, and for an updated higher standard for food processing.

Date published: 10 Dec 2024
  • Standards
  • in Northern Ireland, the team is consulting on updates to organic crop and feed production inputs and organic food and drink processing aids

  • for abattoirs, the team would like to hear your views on the use of the organic meat stamp

  • for food processing the team would like to introduce a requirement to help safeguard critically endangered species within the food and drink standards

For further information on these consultations, the team's ongoing work, and previous consultations, please visit the standards development webpage.

The consultation is open until 12 January 2025, and you can have your say.