Assessment Framework for the Evaluation of Organic Food Processing

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Processors having no experience in organic food processing may be not aware tha organic principles are not only relevant in organic production but also apply for the processing of organic food. In contrast, if processors are thinking about investments in new processing technologies or are planning to process organic food and want to evaluate whether the new processing technology or their existing processing technologies comply with the organic principles, they are quickly struggling today to come to a meaningful result as the present regulatory framework does not provide conclusive guidance on organic food processing.