Best of both worlds. A domestic organic standard for Australia, di Andre Leu

<div style="text-align: justify;">The
Australian organic sector has tried for over ten years to have a
domestic standard that can be made into regulation to protect the
integrity of the certified organic industry. In January 2006 an
application was sent to Standards Australia to develop an Australian
Standard for Organic and Biodynamic Produce. Currently the organic
sector has an export standard, the National Standard for Organic and
Biodynamic Produce (NS), under the auspices of the Organic Industry
Export Consultative Committee (OIECC), a consultative committee working
between the organic sector and the Australian Quarantine and Inspection
Service (AQIS). AQIS uses the NS as the basis for exports of organic
and biodynamic produce. This standard has become a de facto domestic
standard.<br></div><i>Fonte di informazione:</i> «The Organic Standard», n. 60, april, pp. 3-6