The market for organic certificates is hardly manageable anymore. In addition, some certificates are not highly regarded by consumers. As if that wasn't chaotic enough, there are already various types of certifications for the German-speaking countries alone (A, DE, CH).
Below is a small overview. What makes matters worse is that for most certificates the criteria for awarding them are not transparent and in some cases no clearly defined standards have been published by the certificate issuer.
To date, there are no binding requirements for keeping fish in aquaculture, the exception being the general requirements of the EU Directive 98/58/EC on minimum standards for the protection of farm animals and epidemic hygiene regulations. In 2005, the Council of Europe published recommendations for the keeping of farmed fish, but the addition of appendices for the individual fish species has not yet been completed / as of 2022.
From the consumer's perspective, a patchwork with a self-service mentality on the part of lobby groups appears to have been negligently created. The EU organic seal, which completely foregoes environmental and social issues, is likely to be particularly disappointing for customers. This short summary already shows this impressively.
| Control | ASC | BAP | EU organic seal | FOS | Global CAP | Naturland |
| Stocking density regulated | Yes | Yes No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Medication regulated | Ta/MI | Ta/MI | AW | Ta | Ta/MI | AW |
| Osh | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| environmental Protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Social standards | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Feed | Rü. | Rü. | Rü. | Rec. | Rü. | Rü. |
Here is a small - non-representative - selection of market participants
Aha!
Bioland
Bio Suisse
Organic criteria of Ecocert IMOswiss AG
COR
COSMOS
Demeter seal
Detergents
Ecocert
Ecopetcare
EU organic seal / ITW label
EU Organic
Food Service (France)
Formulator
Migros Bio
Naturland
Swiss organic regulation
Suisse Garantie
Tunisian law 99/30
VO ( EC) No. 834/2007 - Equivalence
EU organic regulation: http://www.allesoeko.net/verfassung
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