Agriculture and Food Safety Minister, Damien O’Connor put forward an official proposal for a National Organic Standard to be consulted on.

MPI have issued a discussion paper and invite the public for comment. The discussion paper specifically asks for comment on 22 queries surrounding many components that would be taken into account when implementing a National Regulation. They will be hosting 9 public meetings around the country to run through the paper and answer queries, all details are on the website.

Public comments are required before 11th June 2018.