Halamid used to be approved for organic farming in a.o. France based on safety and ecotoxicity data. The introduction of European criteria for organic farming changed the set up and consequently currently only natural or inorganic products are listed. This criteria of being ‘natural’ is in our view false as it approves toxic products such as formaldehyde or agressive products such as hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid and hypochlorite, whereas environmental friendly but synthetic alternatives such as Halamid(r) are available.