Fundamentals

Livestock rules to market products as organic:

Organic production principles:
  • No GMOs.
  • No ionising radiation.
  • Limiting artificial fertilisers, herbicides, and pesticides.
  • Prohibiting hormones and restricting antibiotics.

Organic production principles:

  • No GMOs.
  • No ionising radiation.
  • Limiting artificial fertilisers, herbicides, and pesticides.
  • Prohibiting hormones and restricting antibiotics.

Conditions for organic livestock:

  • Separation of organic livestock.
  • 100% organic feed requirement.
  • Local sourcing of feed.

 

Conditions for organic livestock:

  • Separation of organic livestock.
  • 100% organic feed requirement.
  • Local sourcing of feed.

Use of non-organic materials:

  • Specific authorization for plant and animal-origin feed materials.
  • Approved additives and processing aids.

Use of non-organic materials:

  • Specific authorization for plant and animal-origin feed materials.
  • Approved additives and processing aids.

Benefits of compliance:

  • Environmental Sustainability
  • High Welfare Standards
  • Consumer Trust

Benefits of compliance:

  • Animal health protection.
  • Consumer trust.
  • Environmental sustainability.

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For guidance on balanced and healthy diets, please refer to the National Food Dietary Guidelines: www.ages.at, www.health.belgium.be, www.dge.de, www.livsmedelsverket.se

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  • Your IP/network address
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Data Protection Officer

Our Data Protection Officer is provided as a service under contract by:

Trilateral Research Ltd
Marine Point (2nd Floor)
Belview Port
Waterford
X91 W0XW
Ireland.

To contact the DPO please email: dpo@bordbia.ie, or phone 051 833 958 and ask to speak to the DPO for Bord Bia.

Glossary of technical terms used

web browser

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URL
URL is the acronym for Uniform Resource Locator — a way of specifying the precise location of a page or other piece of information on the Internet.

Network address
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