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Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Decision Notice) [2013] UKICO FS50494788 (05 November 2013)
Summary: The complainant is the Executive Secretary of Organic Food Federation (OFF). On behalf of OFF he made a complaint to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) about Soil Association Certification Ltd (SACL) that it had breached EU regulations by removing the organic status of some oats that were already certified by OFF. As part of the complaints process SACL submitted a statement to DEFRA and the complainant requested a copy of this statement. DEFRA released the majority of the report during the Commissioner-™s investigation but withheld one small section under section 41 of the FOIA. The Commissioner has reviewed the case and he has concluded that DEFRA was correct to withhold the remaining withheld information under section 41 of the FOIA. He therefore requires no further action to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 41 - Complaint Not upheld