N°66 - Compléments Alimentaires / Actualités Is organic magic? +9.9% in pharmacies and drugstores, +6.2% in organic stores: the sales of organic food supplements are growing fast. They account for 14% of herbal supplements and 25% of bee products in pharmacies and drugstores. But not all the segments are in the same situation. What are the strongest-growth segments? What about the less dynamic ones? O rganic-certified supplementsgenerate sales amounting to €53million, which is a nearly 10%rate is very significant inasmuch as themarket share of organic formulas - 0.01% -is more than minuscule). increase in 2017 as compared to 2016. If the share of organic formulations is on the Most of these supplements are based on increase in the global market for food sup- plants (75.5%) or bee products (13.3%). plements, this is also because the consu- They are followed - far behind - by gem- mers are asking for it. According to the 2018 032 motherapy products and essential oils. Butbarometer of Agence Bio, 85% of French not all the formulations are experiencing people believe it is important to support the same growth. Indeed, certain “ingre- the development of organic agriculture for dients” are enjoying strong gothsuch several reasons. examples are gemmotherapy (+ 66M%), Firstly, it helps preserve the environment marine products (+50%), without forget- (91%). Secondly, the products derived ting omega-3-6-9, which still experience from this practice are more natural, without +185% growth (it is not clear whether thissynthetic products (88%).Finally, because the French think that the nutritional qualities are better preserved (81%) than in the pro- ducts derived from conventional agriculture. INSIGHT INTO The development of the sales of organic THE NEW ORGANIC REGULATION supplements is also possible because the related markets have access to certifi ed raw The New Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848 will apply materials. Let us take plants: according to as of January 2021. It provides new amendments. Agrimer, 12% of the medicinal, aromatic • Extension of the scope of application of new and perfume plant production benefi ts from product ranges such as essential oils. organic certifi cation. The number of organic • Prohibition of using manufactured nanomaterials farms in this sector (2000) increased by 14% • Upgraded framework for i mports in 2017 as compared to 2016. Within ten • Transition towards 100% organic seeds years, the agricultural area used for these • Defi nition of the concept of ogacarieties plants has doubled and so has the number • Introduction of derogations from the annual control of producers. This trend is projected to acce- • The possibility (until 2031) for some Nordic countrieslerate: the Minister of Agriculture has set as to allow for the organic certifi cation of soil-less a target for 2020 that 15% of French agri- crops, a system simplifi cation for farmers. cultural area should be cultivated in organic (“Ambition Bio 2022” Program). The govern- ment also aims to structure the sectors. Therefore, all lights are set on green for the ■ / Janvier - Février - Mars 2019 / N°66 / L’Actualité des Ingrédients Fonctionnels & Santé