Residues and pest management

Bio Suisse endeavours to ensure residues in organic products are kept to a minimum. Organic product producers and processors do their best to avoid residues. However, in a non-organic environment, it is impossible to avoid all residues. Therefore, Bio Suisse cannot implement a zero-tolerance policy.

Any residues found in organic products shall be assessed on a case-by-case basis and improvement measures shall be implemented. On this page, you will find the Bio Suisse principles regarding residues in organic products, on which we have based marketing decisions regarding organic products with residues and which will guide you in assessing the risks of residues and in how residues can be avoided.

Further information on how to assess and avoid residues can be found on the German and French and version of the website.

• Analysis requirements for Bud products from areas that may be affected by nuclear reactor accidents
• Information and Bio Suisse' position on residues of synthetic antioxidants in fish and fish feed
• Information and statement on phosphonate/phosphonic acid residues

• Notification form for residues in 'bud' products
• Information Note: Compliance with due diligence obligations to avoid pest control residues where Bud products are stored
• Spectrum of analyses for detecting pesticide residues in organic products
• Decision chart for assessing residues and contaminants in 'Bud' products

• Food and feed components of 'Bud' products that are at risk of GMO contamination
• Preventing GMOs and GM derivatives in imported 'Bud' products
• Interpretation of the ban of the use of genetic engineering in the production and processing of organic foods
• Form certifying GMO-free agriculture

Information Note: Pest management within Storage and Processing