http://reignofterroir.com/2009/05/03/california-certified-organic-farmers-ccof-pt-1/ Wine Blog Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:59:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://reignofterroir.com/2009/05/03/california-certified-organic-farmers-ccof-pt-1/comment-page-1/#comment-44278 Administrator Sun, 31 May 2009 18:31:34 +0000 http://reignofterroir.com/2009/05/03/california-certified-organic-farmers-ccof-pt-1/#comment-44278 Thanks, Karl! Thanks, Karl!

]]> http://reignofterroir.com/2009/05/03/california-certified-organic-farmers-ccof-pt-1/comment-page-1/#comment-44276 Greybeard Sun, 31 May 2009 18:18:56 +0000 http://reignofterroir.com/2009/05/03/california-certified-organic-farmers-ccof-pt-1/#comment-44276 Sorry to be pedantic Ken, but the U.K. is definately a full and active member of the EU (just not the Euro currency). The European parliament sets EU-wide guidelines for most things, including Organic certification and standards, and the individual member countries, including the UK, tend to have their own certification bodies which, as a minimum, meet EU standard - often with a few extra requirements on top. The EU tend to deal externally using it's guidelines for international trade & labelling agreements, so individual countries, including the UK, will always meet these criteria, and then some. Sorry to be pedantic Ken, but the U.K. is definately a full and active member of the EU (just not the Euro currency). The European parliament sets EU-wide guidelines for most things, including Organic certification and standards, and the individual member countries, including the UK, tend to have their own certification bodies which, as a minimum, meet EU standard – often with a few extra requirements on top. The EU tend to deal externally using it’s guidelines for international trade & labelling agreements, so individual countries, including the UK, will always meet these criteria, and then some.

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