From Nander Robertson, Scottish Organic Producers Association
In the final paragraph of your article on farming techniques
(This Week, 5 September, p 13),
you say that the Soil Association certifies Britain’s organic
farmers. In fact, several bodies do this.
The United Kingdom Register of Organic Food Standards (UKROFS) implements the
European Commission regulation governing the production of organic foodstuffs.
In turn, the UKROFS approves a number of certified bodies, including the Organic
Food Federation, Organic Farmers and Growers, the Scottish Organic Producers
Association and the Soil Association. All these bodies operate certification
schemes approved by the UKROFS for certifying organic producers.
Throsk, Stirling
