The seminar organized by the Anti Fraud Initiative in collaboration with IFOAM EU GROUP and EOCC took place on 10 and 11 January 2019 in Brussels.

Overall questions with regard to sampling and analysis as an inspection tool: 

• What are best practices to safeguard organic integrity?
• How to detect and prevent fraud using this instrument?
• How to guide CA and CBs in their practical work?

Essential aspects of the seminar were:

• View on the ”residue discussion” from different angles - authority view - CB view - technical expert view - trader view - stakeholder view
• Increase the understanding of the relevance and boundaries of residue analysis for the detection of irregularities and fraud in the organic sector
• Find best practices, applicable in practical life, how to deal with residues

Download the program of the workshop

Presentations in detail

The role of process-related sampling and analysis as a risk-based inspection tool
Jochen Neuendorff, GfRS & Bernhard Speiser, FIBL

Sampling and analysis of residues as a tool to support organic integrity – the traders view
Bavo van den Idsert, BIONEXT

Sampling and analysis – how do control bodies use the inspection tool?
Antoine Faure, EOCC

Sampling and Analysis – Some aspects from the EU-perspective
Jose-Pedro Fernandez-Lozano, European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety – Public Health

Results of the workshops

Sampling and analysis for traders quality assurance and inspections of control bodies: Good practices for sampling and analysis

Workshops results and follow up

BTSF workshop on Pesticide residue controls in organic production

Presentation and discussions summary of the BTSF workshop on Pesticide residue controls in organic production, Grange (Ireland) 24 to 26 October 2018.
Better Training for Safer Food (BTSF) is an initiative of the European Commission

EU audits on pesticide residue controls in organic production – Key Findings
Jan von Kietzell, European Commission DG Health and Food Safety

Good practices identified by participants in the plenary discussions