Commission calls for feedback on draft regulation on use of by-products in fertilizer

Article summary

The European Commission has called for feedback on draft delegated regulation on the use of by-products in fertilizer. The regulation distinguishes between two types of fertilizer additives, depending on their agronomic efficiency. The first category is by-products, while the second are more technical additives that require smaller concentration for agronomic efficiency. The additives from the first category derive from a variety of production process, thus the draft regulation is intended to regulate the purity of these compounds. The second category of compounds, such as dusting agents, improve the safety of the fertilizer, but may cause the agronomic efficiency to decrease. The draft regulation thus sets a maximum concentration of these additives.