Highlights - Fertilising products: plenary vote - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

New rules easing access to the EU single market for fertilisers made from organic or recycled materials and setting limits for cadmium were adopted by Parliament on 27 March 2019. The regulation introduces limits for heavy metals, such as cadmium, in phosphate fertilisers to reduce health and environmental risks. The limits for cadmium content in “CE marked” phosphate fertilisers will be 60 mg/kg as from the date of application of the regulation (i.e. three years after its entry into force).