New organic pet food labeling rules in the EU
New labeling rules for pet food! 🐶 🐱
Discipline very similar to labeling of organic (human) food. See in particular art. 2 Reg. (EU) 2023/2419.
2. For pet food, the terms referred to in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 may be used:
(a) in the sales description and in the list of ingredients, provided that:
(i) the pet food complies with the detailed production rules set out in Part V of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and with the processing techniques laid down in accordance with Article 17(3) of that Regulation; and
(ii) at least 95 % of the agricultural ingredients of the product by weight are organic;
(b) only in the list of ingredients, provided that:
(i) less than 95 % of the agricultural ingredients of the product by weight are organic, and that those ingredients comply with the production rules set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/848;
(ii) only feed additives and processing aids authorised pursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 are used in the processing of the pet food; and
(iii) the pet food complies with the detailed production rules set out in points 1.5, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.4 of Part V of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and with the processing techniques laid down in accordance with
Article 17(3) of that Regulation.
3. The list of ingredients referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall indicate which ingredients are organic. The references to organic production may only appear in relation to the organic ingredients.
4. The list of ingredients referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), and in paragraph 2 shall include an indication of the total percentage of organic ingredients in proportion to the total quantity of agricultural ingredients.
5. The terms referred to in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and the indication of the percentage referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article shall appear in the same colour and in an identical size and style of lettering as the other indications in the list of ingredients referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.
The Regulation is in force from 30th October 2023.
Organic pet food labeled in accordance with national rules or, in the absence thereof, private standards accepted or recognized by the Member States in accordance with Article 95(5) of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 between 1 January 2022 and 30 October 2023 may be placed on the market until stocks are exhausted.
See the full Regulation on the EU Official Journal or on Food Law Latest
