(Brussels, 30.03.2020) Today the project partners FiBL and FederBio published the first issue of the Italian Input List online. The Italian Input List represents a public register of commercially available fertilisers, soil conditioners, plant protection products and related products. All products in this list have been thoroughly evaluated against relevant EU and national legislation, as well as additional requirements defined by FederBio and have undergone a thorough quality check by FiBL to be compliant with its quality standards. All listed inputs may be legally used by certified organic farmers in Italy.
The Italian Input List online directory aims to support different stakeholders including organic farmers, inspection and certification bodies, authorities and the manufacturers of inputs. Authorities, institutions and control bodies may use the given information to complement their input quality control system while organic input manufacturers are provided a valuable platform to demonstrate that their products are proven to be compliant with the organic production rules. Last, but not least, the Italian Input List supports organic farmers in their choice of farm inputs. The Italian Input List is public and free of charge.
Following a high quality approach and being backed by a tight quality monitoring system, the Italian Input List also addresses potential quality issues related to undecleared non-authorized substances, as well as contaminants. In this context the Italian Input List facilitates the increase of transparency within the input sector and promotes a harmonized and holistic approach of input evaluation for organic agriculture.
New evaluation round starts as from now
Directly after this first publication, companies have again the opportunity to submit their products for evaluation. Detailed information about the submission procedure, related costs as well as the required documents are available on the project website.
For more info:
Pia Pedross, Input Evaluation, FiBL Europe, italy(at)inputs.eu
