Fraud, malpractices plague India's organic food products: Icrier study

The study points to a trust deficit with many dealers passing off inorganic products as organic

India remains one of the top 10 exporters of organic products globally, but some malpractices like the sale of inorganic products disguised as organic have done the domestic market grave damage, shows a recent study by the Delhi-based Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (Icrier).

In the absence of clear guidelines by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, the sector’s growth has been mired in fraudulence and malpractices, and the lack of a framework to penalise offences is making things worse, the Icrier report, titled ‘Organic Farming in India: Status, Issues and Way Forward’, points out.

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