Switzerland and Canada have expanded their markets for
products grown and processed to organic standards.
Effective October 1, Switzerland is opening market access to
all Canadian organic multi-ingredient processed products.
The arrangement will also recognize Canadian and Swiss
organic wine standards as being equivalent.
This expands on an agreement that came into effect in 2012
under which the two countries recognized each other’s organic standards and
regulations for agricultural products as equivalent.
The
Canadian Food Inpsection Agency says Switzerland's organic market is the eighth-largest
organic market in the world valued at $2.66 billion in 2014. It grew by 7.5 per
cent from 2013.
