More than 15% of the 4,800 professionals inspected by the Fraud Repression Authority in 2024 and 2025 were flagged for bio fraud, which involves misleading labeling or misrepresentation of organic products. The administration highlighted a specific case where mushrooms from conventional agriculture were mixed with organic mushrooms and sold under the organic label. Over 15.5% of the inspected professionals faced corrective orders, fines, or had formal reports submitted to the prosecutor's office. However, the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs, and Food Fraud (DGCCRF) warned that this rate does not reflect the overall state of the market, as the inspections were based on prior targeting. For example, a mushroom producer was found to be knowingly selling conventionally grown mushrooms, purchased from a wholesaler, under the organic label alongside his certified organic production. Another case involved a supermarket whose butchery section featured a label stating “organic beef, the power of buying French,” when none of the packages sold were actually organic, and only half of the meat was of French origin. Many inspections also revealed professionals selling organic products without being certified or registered with the French Agency for Organic Agriculture. These findings highlight the challenges in ensuring compliance with organic labeling regulations. The DGCCRF also examined school cafeterias, which, since a 2018 law, are required to include at least 50% labeled products on their menus, including 20% organic. However, in 2024, the organic content was still far from this target, at just 11.8%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Investigators found that a quarter of the dishes labeled as organic in one municipal cafeteria were not actually organic. In other cafeterias, an employee’s report revealed that the organic label was fraudulently used for the bread served, leading to a fine of 60,000 euros for the supplier. While many inspections targeted fraudulent practices, the DGCCRF emphasized that it has primarily used an educational approach with professionals in good faith. For example, a small manufacturer of “organic chestnut and vanilla jam” was invited to correct his label after it was discovered that only one of his ingredients was actually organic. Organic products, which are generally sold at higher prices, present “a significant fraud risk,” according to the Food Fraud Office. Despite these challenges, the market has rebounded upward, with a 3.6% increase in 2025, according to the French Agency for Organic Agriculture, after several years of stagnation. More than one in seven professionals in organic agriculture who were inspected in 2024 and 2025 were found to have committed fraud or failed to comply with labeling regulations.