EU: Public Consultation on Criteria for Establishing High-Risk Countries and Products in Organics
With regard to organic production and labeling of organic products, the Commission has published a draft regulation amending the criteria for the establishment of the list of high-risk third countries and high-risk products. Certain products from non-EU countries certified as organic are considered to be high-risk due to their involvement in major, critical or repetitive cases of non-compliance. This initiative makes it possible to include products that are the subject of suspicions of such non-compliance into the list of high-risk products that are subject to stricter import checks. The public consultation is open until July 11, 2025.
Türkiye: Aydın Çam Fıstığı Pine Nut Receives Protected Designation of Origin Status in EU
The registration of a protected designation of origin for Aydın Çam Fıstığı pine nuts from Türkiye was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on June 2, 2025. As noted in the application for the registration of the name, Aydın Çam Fıstığı is the fruit obtained from the endosperm part of the seeds of Pinus pinea L. tree grown in Aydın province, separated from the cone after harvest and cleaned from its membrane and shell, which resembles an ellipsoid with one end pointed and the other end elliptical, and also contains the embryo. Its color varies from light to dark cream, with a very pointed and slightly dirty yellow tip, and it has a moderately plump body. The regulation entered into force on June 22, 2025.