Topics:

Market and consumers
Market structure and perspectives of distribution channels
The new EU label - consumer expectations and implications for the organic food sector

Law and certification
Overview of EU law for organic food
Certification, control procedure and control obligations
Import rules

Quality and safety
Authenticity, quality management and modern quality assurance systems
Isotopes analysis
How to interpret and handle pesticide residues?
Case study "Biokap" - the Dutch organic residue monitoring in practice
GMO issues with organic products
Consumer expectations and flavour issues
Comparison of organic vs. conventionally grown grapefruit and juice: inputs, quality, acceptance

Beyond organic: Future development
Social standards

Experts:

Alberto Alemanno HEC Paris | Hans Braeckman Fytolab | Ingolf U. Gruen University of Missouri | Dorota Metera International Union for Conservation of Nature | Jörg Lickfett traXperts| Bernadette Oehen Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FIBL) | Toralf Richter Bio Plus | Bavo van den Idsert VBP - Association of organic producers and trade |Ronald van Marlen Ariza | and many others.

 Download conference programme: www.akademie-fresenius.de/dokumente/programme/237.pdf

Contacts 

 Monika Stratmann
Veranstaltungsorganisation
Telefon +49 231 75896-48
Telefax +49 231 75896-53
mstratmann@akademie-fresenius.de

Diana Grbic
Konferenz-Managerin
Telefon +49 231 75896-81
dgrbic@akademie-fresenius.de

Location of the conference:

Atrium Hotel Mainz
Flugplatzstraße 44
55126 Mainz
Germany
Telefon +49 6131 491-0
Telefax +49 6131 491-128
info@atrium-mainz.de
www.atrium-mainz.de