Yesterday, as expected, the European Court of Justice announced its decision on the use of non-organic seaweed powder in organic drinks.
The case concerned the addition of a non-organic ingredient (Lithothamnium calcareum seaweed powder) in the processing of prepackaged drinks produced by Natumi GmbH. The drinks had otherwise organic ingredients.
The case centred around whether the drinks could still be labelled as organic with the Lithothamnium calcareum added as a calcium fortifier in the soya and rice-based beverages.
The court ruled that an âorganicâ drink containing Lithothamnium calcareum could not be labelled as organic under the interpretation of Article 28 of Regulation No 889/2008.
The case highlights ongoing trends around organic food, and the fact that adding non-organic elements to otherwise organic ingredients is likely to be limited.
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Pour info un arrĂȘt attendu de la Cour sur lâutilisation de denrĂ©es agricoles non bio, autorisĂ©es en agriculture bio, mais utilisĂ©es aux seules fins dâenrichissement, en lâespĂšce de la poudre dâ algues Lithothamnium calcareum.
Comme il fallait sây attendre, la Cour suit les conclusions de son Avocat gĂ©nĂ©ral en considĂ©rant que le rĂšglement no 889/2008 doit ĂȘtre interprĂ©tĂ© en ce sens quâil sâoppose Ă lâutilisation dâune poudre obtenue Ă partir de sĂ©diments dâ lâalgue en tant quâingrĂ©dient non biologique dâorigine agricole, au sens de lâarticle 28 du rĂšglement no 889/2008, dans la transformation de denrĂ©es alimentaires biologiques, telles que des boissons biologiques Ă base de riz et de soja, aux fins de leur enrichissement en calcium.
Ce faisant, elle anticipe sur lâentrĂ©e en application du nouveau rĂšglement, en soulignant  une Ă©volution en matiĂšre dâalimentation biologique, tendant Ă limiter lâajout dâĂ©lĂ©ments non biologiques dans les denrĂ©es alimentaires biologiques.
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