New methods can detect whether or not a plant is organically grown. The methods are developed by the AuthenticFood consortium funded by CORE Organic. Preliminary results were presented in Stockholm in October.

One year ahead of the deadline for implementation of complete organic aquaculture life cycle - organic trout ova/fry is available from Danish hatcheries.

A heated debate on organic farming and food security has recently caught much attention in Sweden and Denmark. A book by four Swedish agro-scientists from SLU initially fueled the debate.