# Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, Division 2.1: Rules on mushroom production

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the production of mushrooms, substrates may be used if they are composed only of the following components:
(a) farmyard manure and animal excrement:
(i) either from organic production units or from in-conversion units in their second year of conversion; or
(ii) referred to in point 1.9.3, only when the product referred to in point (i) is not available, provided that that farmyard manure and animal excrement do not exceed 25 % of the weight of total components of the substrate, excluding the covering material and any added water, before composting;
(b) products of agricultural origin, other than those referred to in point (a), from organic production units;
(c) peat, not treated with chemical products;
(d) wood, not treated with chemical products after felling;
(e) mineral products referred to in point 1.9.3, water and soil.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/848/annex/II/part/1/division/2/division/2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-848/annex-II/part-1/division-2/division-2.1
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