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Requirements to Export Flowers and Foliage to Europe

A Dutch study presents the expectations of importers of flowers and foliage in terms of sustainability, certification, required standards and other practices.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands has conducted a study detailing the expectations of consumers and importers of flowers and foliage in European countries, consumer preferences, procedures and techniques used in the production and transfer of flowers, labeling, relevance of certification of products, and definition of sustainability, among other things.

From the report entitled "Labels and Standards: Sustainability in Cut Flowers and Foliage":

"If you are an exporter of flowers, plants and foliage and have customers in the European Union, it is important to know that more and more consumers are demanding goods produced in a "sustainable" manner. This document contains, among other things, a list of sustainable production certifications recognized internationally."

Source: CentralAmericaData.COM