ANNEXURE X:

INGREDIENTS OF AGRICULTURAL ORIGIN WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN PRODUCED ORGANICALLY

The ingredients of agricultural origin listed in this Annexure may not have been --

(i)      subjected to treatments other than those listed in Annexures VII and VIII;

(ii)      subjected to treatments involving the use of ionising radiation;  and

(iii)     produced with the use of genetically modified organisms or be genetically modified organisms.

The need for the use of the ingredients are subject to approval by Ecocert-Afrisco.

 

1.         Unprocessed plant products as well as products derived therefrom

1.1       Edible fruits, nuts and seeds:

            Acorns                                                 Quercus spp.
            Cola nuts                                             Cola acuminata
            Gooseberries                                      Ribes uva-crispa
            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 galangal                                   Alpinia officinarum
            Safflower flowers                                Cartamus tinctorius
            Watercress herb                                 Nasturtium officinale

1.3       Miscellaneous:

            Algae, including seaweed, permitted in conventional foodstuffs preparation

 

2.         Plant products, processed

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

            Cocoa                                     Theobroma cocoa
            Coconut                                  Cocos nucifera
            Olive                                        Olea europeae
            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

3.         Animal products

            Aquatic organisms, not originating from aquaculture, and permitted in conventional foodstuffs preparation

            Gelatin
            Whey powder
            Casings