There have been a number of changes to the
European Organic standards recently, some of which further restrict certain
types of ingredients. These include sources of trace elements and the use of
vitamins for ruminants. As a result of this, we can no longer supply
many of our blocks for use on organic farms. HOWEVER: We can now offer three products fully
approved for use in organic systems without the need to apply for a
derogation. These products have been fully pre-approved by OF&G as meeting
the requirements of the organic standards. The products are "ECOBLOCK", based
on our successful Zincmin Block, and ECOBLOCK EXTRA, based on our
equally popular Coppodine Block. And now we can also offer
our "ECOMAG BLOCK", based on our longstanding Mag Block, for helping
to prevent magnesium deficiency. We intend to continue supplying these
approved products for as long as the Standards permit part of the feed input
to come from non-organic sources. However, at present it is thought that the
new standards to be introduced in 2007 will not allow the use of non-organic
feeds. It is impossible to economically source certain feeds such as
molasses from organic sources, so if this allowance is dropped it will be
difficult for us, and other supplement manufacturers, to be able to offer a
proper balanced mineral supplement for use on organic farms.
The certificate can be viewed through the links below:
OFG Cert. (PDF) (need Acrobat Viewer)
Go to www.organicfarmers.org.uk for more information.
Call us for more details.
