EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Brussels, 31.3.2026
SWD(2026) 95 final
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT
Accompanying the document
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
on the implementation of Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products, on the presence of products and substances not authorised pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 9(3) of said Regulation (EU) 2018/848 for use in organic production and on the assessment of the national rules referred to in paragraph 5 of Article 29
{COM(2026) 142 final}
Contents
Analysis per substance
1.
Fosetyl-Al
2.
Glyphosate
3.
Cypermethrin
4.
Imidacloprid
5.
Boscalid
6.
Tebuconazole
7.
Folpet (sum)
8.
Pirimiphos-methyl
9.
Azoxystrobin
10.
Fluopyram
11.
Lambda-cyhalothrin
12.
Acetamiprid
13.
Chlormequat
14.
Pendimethalin
15.
Spirotetramat
16.
Cyprodinil
17.
Chloridazon
18.
Pyriproxyfen
19.
Fludioxonil
20.
Difenoconazole
21.
Deltamethrin
Conclusions
Analysis per substance
In accordance with Article 29(6) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, Member States have an obligation to make information available to the other Member States and the Commission on any measures they have taken for the purpose of formulating best practices and on any further measures to avoid the presence of products and substances non authorised for use in organic production. Article 29(9) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 requires the Member States to transmit electronically, through the computer system made available by the Commission, relevant information about cases involving contamination with non authorised products or substances for use in organic production
Member States must use the Organic Farming Information System (OFIS) and the template set out in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1195 to make available to the other Member States and the Commission the documented results of official investigations conducted in accordance with Article 29(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and any measures that the competent authorities have taken for the purpose of formulating best practices and further measures to avoid the presence of products and substances not authorized for use in organic production, pursuant to Article 9(3), first subparagraph, of that Regulation.
Until the drafting of the current report, the Commission received 27 responses from Member States in both years 2022 and 2023. For the year 2024, the Commission received 25 responses from Member States until the deadline to send the data of the previous year in accordance with Article 29(9) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, namely 31 March 2025. It was therefore not possible to take into account the missing 2 responses that arrived after the 31 March 2025. The two responses that arrived after the 31 March 2025 were hence not taken into account for this report. One Member State response from the year 2022 could not be used for this report because the response was not submitted according to the above-mentioned template.
For the purpose of this report, the Commission decided to focus on the 21 substances notified in the OFIS of 2021 and 2022 as most frequently occurring in organic products, that were analysed in detail in the ’EFSA Technical Report on findings of non authorised substances in food and feed certified as organic’ in order to provide more information on the way that the official investigations have been performed in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 upon detection of these selected 21 substances. It is possible that these substances were detected together with other products or substances non authorized for use in organic production, but only the 21 selected substances have been considered for the purpose of this analysis.
1.Fosetyl-Al
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
2.Glyphosate
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
3.Cypermethrin
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
4.Imidacloprid
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
5.Boscalid
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
6.Tebuconazole
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
7.Folpet (sum)
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
8.Pirimiphos-methyl
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
9.Azoxystrobin
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
10.Fluopyram
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
11.Lambda-cyhalothrin
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
12.Acetamiprid
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
13.Chlormequat
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
14.Pendimethalin
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
15.Spirotetramat
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
16.Cyprodinil
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
17.Chloridazon
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
18.Pyriproxyfen
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
19.Fludioxonil
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
20.Difenoconazole
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
21.Deltamethrin
a)Categories of products where substance has been detected the most
b)Stage of the supply chain where the substance was detected the most
c)Source and cause of the contamination which was concluded as a result of official investigation conducted, and measures taken
