Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (c. 889)

ANNEX IX Ingredients of agricultural origin which have not been produced organically referred to in Article 28

1. UNPROCESSED VEGETABLE PRODUCTS AS WELL AS PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROM BY PROCESSES

1.1. Edible fruits, nuts and seeds:

acorns	Quercus spp.
cola nuts	Cola acuminata
gooseberries	Ribes uva-crispa
maracujas (passion fruit)	Passiflora edulis
raspberries (dried)	Rubus idaeus
red currants (dried)	Ribes rubrum

1.2. Edible spices and herbs:

pepper (Peruvian)	Schinus molle L.
horseradish seeds	Armoracia rusticana
lesser galanga	Alpinia officinarum
safflower flowers	Carthamus tinctorius
watercress herb	Nasturtium officinale

1.3. Miscellaneous:

Algae, including seaweed, permitted in non-organic foodstuffs preparation

2. VEGETABLE PRODUCTS

2.1. Fats and oils whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, derived from plants other than:

cocoa	Theobroma cacao
coconut	Cocos nucifera
olive	Olea europaea
sunflower	Helianthus annuus
palm	Elaeis guineensis
rape	Brassica napus, rapa
safflower	Carthamus tinctorius
sesame	Sesamum indicum
soya	Glycine max

2.2. The following sugars, starches and other products from cereals and tubers:

• fructose

• rice paper

• unleavened bread paper

• starch from rice and waxy maize, not chemically modified

2.3. Miscellaneous:

• pea protein Pisum spp.

• rum, only obtained from cane sugar juice

• kirsch prepared on the basis of fruits and flavourings as referred to in Article 27(1)(c).

3. ANIMAL PRODUCTS

aquatic organisms, not originating from aquaculture, and permitted in no-organic foodstuffs preparation

• gelatin

• whey powder ‘herasuola’

• casings