Survey: Impacts of new genomic techniques (NGT) legislation options on organic

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On behalf of what organization are you filling out this survey? *

Are you participating as a member of IFOAM Organics Europe *

yes

On behalf of which type of actor are you answering *

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Traceability

In the following, we define “traceability” as transparency for (organic) operators at every step of the food production chain on whether GMOs have been used.

In general, how important is traceability for operator's activities and compliance with the organic regulation? *

Very relevant

relevant

not so relevant

not relevant

Assuming that the current mandatory traceability requirements would not apply to most NGT products anymore, meaning that it would be practically impossible to avoid intended & unintended presence of NGTs in organic produce: *

	yes	probably	probably not	no
Would you expect that consumer trust in organic would decline if organic produce is not guaranteed GMO-free anymore? *	Would you expect that consumer trust in organic would decline if organic produce is not guaranteed GMO-free anymore? - yes	Would you expect that consumer trust in organic would decline if organic produce is not guaranteed GMO-free anymore? - probably	Would you expect that consumer trust in organic would decline if organic produce is not guaranteed GMO-free anymore? - probably not	Would you expect that consumer trust in organic would decline if organic produce is not guaranteed GMO-free anymore? - no
Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? *	Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? - yes	Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? - probably	Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? - probably not	Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? - no
Are there any additional considerations on consumer trust in organic that you would like to share?	Are there any additional considerations on consumer trust in organic that you would like to share?

What elements does the organic sector need for a functioning traceability system? What are the concrete requirements that we can communicate towards the EU Commission?

	text
For breeders (if applicable)	For breeders (if applicable)
For certifiers (if applicable)	For certifiers (if applicable)
For farmers (if applicable)	For farmers (if applicable)
For processors (if applicable)	For processors (if applicable)
For retailers (if applicable)	For retailers (if applicable)

Concrete requirements for documentation-based/digital traceability (provide as much detail as you can/want)

Detection

In the following, we define “detection” as laboratory tools to verify the presence of GMOs in import shipments and unprocessed food in general.

In general, how important is detection for (organic) operator's activities and compliance with the organic regulation? *

Very relevant

relevant

not so relevant

not relevant

Assuming no detection method would need to be provided by the producer for most NGTs and therefore there are no laboratory means to verify whether NGTs are present in a food product (assuming documentation-based/digital traceability is in place): *

	yes	probably	probably not	no
Would you expect that consumer trust in organic produce is affected if contaminations cannot be verified in the laboratory? *	Would you expect that consumer trust in organic produce is affected if contaminations cannot be verified in the laboratory? - yes	Would you expect that consumer trust in organic produce is affected if contaminations cannot be verified in the laboratory? - probably	Would you expect that consumer trust in organic produce is affected if contaminations cannot be verified in the laboratory? - probably not	Would you expect that consumer trust in organic produce is affected if contaminations cannot be verified in the laboratory? - no
How would this affect the risk of organic produce being decertified	How would this affect the risk of organic produce being decertified

Labelling

In the following, we define “labelling” as transparency for consumers on whether GMOs have been used in the production process, in the form of an on-package GMO label.

In general, how important is on-package labelling for operator's activities and compliance with the organic regulation? *

Very relevant

relevant

not so relevant

not relevant

Assuming there would be an additional on-package sustainability-label that could be applied if a plant (product) used in the production process has a plant trait that is classified as “sustainable” by the legislation (e.g., disease-tolerant, drought-tolerant etc.), resulting in a “sustainable NGT/GMO” type of label: *

	yes	probably	probably not	no
Do you expect competition between a “sustainable NGT/GMO” label and the organic label? *	Do you expect competition between a “sustainable NGT/GMO” label and the organic label? - yes	Do you expect competition between a “sustainable NGT/GMO” label and the organic label? - probably	Do you expect competition between a “sustainable NGT/GMO” label and the organic label? - probably not	Do you expect competition between a “sustainable NGT/GMO” label and the organic label? - no
Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? *	Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? - yes	Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? - probably	Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? - probably not	Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? - no
Are there any additional considerations on a NGT sustainability label that you would like to share?	Are there any additional considerations on a NGT sustainability label that you would like to share?

Assuming that NGTs do not need to be labelled as “GMO” anymore on the package: *

	yes	probably	probably not	no
Do you expect that this will make conventional produce and organic produce less distinguishable in the eye of the consumer? *	Do you expect that this will make conventional produce and organic produce less distinguishable in the eye of the consumer? - yes	Do you expect that this will make conventional produce and organic produce less distinguishable in the eye of the consumer? - probably	Do you expect that this will make conventional produce and organic produce less distinguishable in the eye of the consumer? - probably not	Do you expect that this will make conventional produce and organic produce less distinguishable in the eye of the consumer? - no
Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? *	Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? - yes	Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? - probably	Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? - probably not	Do you expect this will inspire consumers to choose the conventional product instead of the organic product? - no
Are there any additional considerations on package consumer labelling that you would like to share?	Are there any additional considerations on package consumer labelling that you would like to share?

Other

Any other remarks on how a light legislation for NGTs would affect the organic sector in Europe.

Would you like to provide additional oral feedback on this topic? If yes, we would set up a separate call to follow up with you *

yes

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Survey: Impacts of new genomic techniques (NGT) legislation options on organic