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Industry warns Australia is losing ground in world organic rankings

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Some of Australia’s leading organic businesses and certifiers have warned a Senate Inquiry that Australia risks going from world leader to world laggard if the National Organic Standard Bill is not passed in Parliament next year. The proposed legislation, introduced to Federal Parliament last month, follows years of advocacy by the organic industry to create....
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Proposed law to usher in new consumer protection in Australia

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NEVER-before-seen protections for organic consumers and the promise of lucrative new export markets for producers are among the benefits of proposed legislation introduced to Federal Parliament yesterday. The National Organic Standard Bill, a Private Senators’ Bill tabled by The Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie would, if passed, make Australia the final country in the OECD to....
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Food regulator risks Australia’s $2.6bn organic industry with GMO changes

The peak industry body for Australia’s certified organic industry has sounded the alarm over a proposal to drop labelling requirements for gene-edited products saying it will reduce transparency for consumers and increase the risk of unwitting contamination in the strictly non-GMO organic sector.....
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Minister Watt says no to national standard on organics so Minister, what now?

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Australia’s certified organic industry has been left shocked and disappointed at the decision by Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt to abandon plans to introduce domestic regulation, ignoring his own panel of industry experts and thousands of producers. In a bitter twist, Minister Watt’s decision comes on the same day New Zealand’s parliament formally passed a....
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Organic industry leaders add voice to domestic regulation debate

Queensland’s oldest organic processor and the nation’s leading producer of organic free-range chicken have expressed their frustration at the government’s “ill-informed” and “ridiculous” decision to abandon organic domestic regulation. Quentin Kennedy, Managing Director of Kialla Pure Foods, addressed media and industry leaders today in response to Agriculture Minister Murray Watt’s recent comments that regulation would....
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Minister Watt ignores evidence, experts and industry with captain’s call on domestic regulation

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As peak body for Australia’s organic industry, AOL has reacted with alarm and dismay at the move by Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt to place domestic regulation into the too-hard basket, despite his department’s own commissioned advice finding it will leave the industry and consumers worse off.....
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Canberra meetings up ante on urgent need for domestic regulation

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Peak representative body Australian Organic Limited (AOL) has taken its campaign for mandatory domestic regulation of the organic industry to Canberra, as organic producers and businesses grow increasingly frustrated by the protracted pathway to an urgently needed regulatory framework. AOL met with almost 20 parliamentarians and stakeholders from across the country last week, to refocus....
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Australian Organic Limited welcomes re-election commitment to implementing domestic organic standard

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AOL has welcomed today’s Coalition Government re-election commitment to implement a domestic standard for organic production, processing, supply chains and labelling.....
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Organics Industry Advisory Group reconvenes to begin Regulatory Impact Statement process

The discussion about domestic regulation of Australia’s organic industry has entered a new stage with the reconvening of the Organics Industry Advisory Group (OIAG).....
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Organic industry celebrates milestone victory on journey towards establishing a mandatory standard for use of the word ‘organic’

Australia's $2.6 billion organic industry is celebrating a milestone in establishing a mandatory standard for use of the word ‘organic’ following an Australian Government announcement today calling for public consultation on the matter.....
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Olio Bello backs call for a mandatory standard for use of the word organic in marketing

Olio Bello, an award-winning olive grove in the Margaret River region, has echoed calls among the organic industry that a national mandatory standard for use of the word “organic” in marketing needs to be established.....
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Barambah Organics CEO’s swift calls for mandatory standard

Barambah Organics CEO Matthew Stanton, has been quick to back calls for the introduction of a mandatory standard for use of the word “organic”.....
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Australia’s biggest organic distributor warns national standard for sector is crucial

Eco-Farms, one of Australia's largest organic distributors, has reiterated calls for the introduction of a national standard for the use of the word organic.....
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Australia’s biggest organic wine producer backs domestic regulation

Australia's largest organic wine producer has backed calls for the introduction of a standardised domestic regulation for the sector to protect markets and ensure consumer confidence in the organic products they buy.....
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State’s biggest organic farmers call for domestic regulation

Victoria's largest organic producer, Wattle Organic Farms, is echoing the industry’s cry for the Federal Government to create a domestic regulation for the organic sector.....
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Beef producer frustrated with fake organic products reaching shelves

Tasmanian cattleman Rex Williams is calling on the Federal Government to establish a domestic regulation to protect the organic industry from fake organic products.....
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Organics Industry Advisory Group

An Organics Industry Advisory Group representing producers, manufacturers, exporters, importers and retailers will be established to ensure our regulatory framework is fit-for-purpose going forward.....
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Organics on course for new regulatory framework

In a fundamental step towards reducing red tape within the valuable Australian organic sector, Federal Minister for Agriculture, David Littleproud has requested the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment appoint an Organics Industry Advisory Group to investigate the creation of a nationwide regulatory framework for the production and sale of organic products.....
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Draft Organic Rules Update

In response to a submission by Australian Organic to the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment, key changes will be made to the draft organic rules.....
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Australian Organic Limited’s Position on the Draft Export Control (Organic Goods) Rules 2020

The Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment (DAWE) have published the Consultation Draft Export Control (Organic Goods) Rules, 2020.....
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New Export Legislation for Organic Produce

The Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment (DAWE) have published the Consultation Draft Export Control (Organic Goods) Rules, 2020.....
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Ensuring the continued success of organic exports

The Australian Government is proposing new rules to continue to provide a basis for the regulation of organic exports.....
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Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement negotiations commence

The Australian Government has launched Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the United Kingdom (UK) for a comprehensive, ambitious and mutually beneficial bilateral agreement.....
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Australian Organic CEO Niki Ford interviewed for ABC Landline Organic Feature

Australian Organic CEO Niki Ford was recently interviewed for an ABC Landline segment focusing on the rise in demand for organic produce during COVID-19.....
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