| New scheme to help organic farmers 22 Sep 2007
A new scheme to provide thousands of euros in support for producers of organic food they convert their land was today announced by the Government.
The Organic Farming Scheme encourage producers to respond to the market demand for organically-produced foo read more...
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| New Zealand organic growers not in the green campaign 22 Sep 2007
Jon Morgan – The Dominion Post
The greening of the world is a phenomenon that we ignore at our peril.
It's hard for many of us living in this clean green South Pacific paradise to fully comprehend. But in the industrialised nations of the northern hemis read more...
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| Benefits of organic food vs food miles 18 Sep 2007
A recent study carried out by the University of Alberta found that the environmental impact of food miles ranked up by organic produce cancels out the benefits of growing it according to organic principals in the first place. read more...
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| Emigration from the countryside is on the increase 18 Sep 2007
SurinEnglish.com
Tired of long days of stressful work and little time to enjoy a normal life with your family? Weary of hours stuck in long traffic jams, even if the car you drive is the latest luxury model? You are not alone. read more...
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| EU to go for GMO potatoes 18 Sep 2007
The EU is set to allow farmers to grow a genetically modified potatoes. The regulators are focusing first on its use in feed and non-food industries due to opposition from several GMO-wary countries. read more...
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| Nonorganic ingredients get tentative OK 24 Aug 2007
The USDA permits 38 items to be used in foods labeled as organic.
By Scott J. Wilson, Times Staff Writer
The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave interim approval Friday to a controversial proposal to allow 38 nonorganic ingredients to be used in foods c read more...
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| Ireland to become a GMO free state 24 Aug 2007
Source: GM-free Ireland
After the Green Party’s historic agreement to form a coalition government with Fianna Fail, the parties revealed their agreed policy “to negotiate for the whole island of Ireland to become a GMO-free zone”. read more...
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| 'Live the dream in the bush' 20 Aug 2007
Roberta Mancuso | July 6, 2007 - 1:45PM Brisbane Times
South-east Queenslanders are being urged to "live the dream" and move to the bush as part of a state government push to keep country towns alive.
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| GM Potato 20 Aug 2007
The EC is set to approve the cultivation of a genetically modified variety of potato. read more...
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| Organic food producers hit by lack of sales 07 Aug 2007
By Emmanuelle Landais, Staff Reporter Gulf News
Dubai: Stunted sales of organic food in some supermarkets will not deter organic agriculture in the UAE and more home-grown organic produce will be widely available to residents regardless, say officials.
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| How organic is China’s organic 04 Apr 2007
China has four times the amount of land in organic food production than does the United States. read more...
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| How organic is China’s organic 04 Apr 2007
China has four times the amount of land in organic food production than does the United States. read more...
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| Hungary’s ban on GMO’s approved by EU 04 Apr 2007
In 2005, Hungary banned the planting of MON 810 maize seeds, marketed by US biotech Monsanto. read more...
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| Cloned food for Aussies 04 Apr 2007
Australians have been protected from unknowingly eating cloned meat by a voluntary ban on using cloned animals for food. read more...
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| Kuwaiti food contains GMOs 04 Apr 2007
Greenpeace representatives visiting Kuwait have warned the public that GMOs have been found in food products available in retail outlets in Kuwait. read more...
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| Sales of organic baby food continues to soar 06 Feb 2007
Sales of organic food are up to US$15 billion a year. And it is not just the normal run of the mill organic food. It is organic baby food too. read more...
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| Greenpeace shows the strength of the anti-GMO campaign 06 Feb 2007
Greenpeace handed a petition to the EU demanding the EU impose mandatory labelling of all milk, meat and egg products derived from animals fed with GM crops. read more...
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| Hungary to keep its ban on GMO 06 Feb 2007
Hungary’s government is hoping that an upcoming meeting of EU environment ministers will allow it to maintain its ban on GM crops. read more...
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| Asian growth in GMO tipped to grow 20 Jan 2007
Asia will be the driving force behind biotech crops in the next 10years, despite China’s hesitancy about approving GM rice. In read more...
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| Britain to reassess organic label 17 Jan 2007
Fresh produce flown into Britain could be stripped of the label “organic” amid growing concern over the environmental impact of so-called “food miles”. read more...
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| Wal-Mart organic food not all that it seems 06 Feb 2007
Wal-Mart has come under fire from the Cornucopia Institute for selling foods labelled as organic when they do not meet organic standards. read more...
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| UK to approve GMO potato trails 12 Jan 2007
The German chemicals group BASF will be given permission for the first trials of GM crops since 2003. read more...
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| US fishers up in arms about new organic ruling 12 Jan 2007
A US Department of Agriculture proposal to label some farmed fish as organic and exclude wild fish from that category has US fishers hostile. read more...
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| GMO rice contamination found in Philippines Thailand and Vietnam 12 Jan 2007
Adding to the GE rice contamination media reports around the world, Greenpeace has revealed that illegal EG rice has contaminated the Philippine food chain. read more...
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| Southern Africa still wary of GMO crops 12 Jan 2007
Southern Africa is wary about the potential risks of GM crops and most countries have not embraced the controversial technology, according to scientists and government officials. read more...
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| Free-range eggs in the UK might not be free-range 12 Jan 2007
Eggs are in the headlines in the UK because it has been discovered that some 30 million eggs labelled as free-range might actually have been laid by battery hens. read more...
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| Box schemes in India 12 Jan 2007
The nation’s capital is seeing more and more people opt for healthier lifestyles where food is a central part. read more...
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| No GMOs for Ireland 12 Jan 2007
Plans are set for Ireland to become a GM-free country following a decision by the EU Council. read more...
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| Restaurant fined for false organic claims 12 Jan 2007
Julie’s Restaurant and Bar, popular with stars such as Kate Moss, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kylie Minogue has become the first in the UK to be fined for falsely claiming to use organically farmed meat in its meals. read more...
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| Organic labelling for EU 12 Jan 2007
The EU Council has agreed with the proposal of the EU Commission on the labelling of organic food. It read more...
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| Asian organic food industry continues to grow 12 Jan 2007
There has been a marked increase in both consumption and production of organic food in the Asia region. read more...
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| Organic industry growing in Germany 14 Nov 2006
Each week a new organic supermarket opens. People equate organic with quality and what originally began as a food industry niche has become a growth-intensive section of the market. read more...
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| Organic farming offsets food miles 04 Nov 2006
Organic farming offers solutions to the current food miles debate. Not only that, but it leads the way in low energy farming, and will help New Zealand reach its carbon neutral targets, according to the Soil & Health Association. read more...
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| Greenpeace acts on Thai GM crop 04 Nov 2006
Greenpeace is suing the Thai government over the suspected prevalent contamination of Thai farms with GM papaya. read more...
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| Irish consumers spending more on organic 04 Nov 2006
According to a Bord Bia study over 60 percent of the 68 million euros Irish consumers are spending on organic produce annually is purchased in large supermarkets, 22 percent in smaller retail outlets and the rest through ‘direct organic sellers’ such as f read more...
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| Indian organic sector driven by economic well-being 04 Nov 2006
A survey conducted by the Bangalore-based International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture found that the driving factor for the sector is health and economic well-being of the urban Indian. read more...
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| US costs of organic certification rising 04 Nov 2006
The production of organic foods in Washington state has doubled in the past five years, and the cost is outpacing the fees by the Department of Agriculture’s Organic Food Program, which is putting a financial strain on many organic producers. read more...
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| Organic farmers sell locally 26 Oct 2006
According to a recent survey most organic producers sell their produce locally. read more...
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| Indian women take on Monsanto 26 Oct 2006
“We do not buy seeds from the market because we suspect they may be contaminated with genetically engineered or terminator seeds,” says Pavamma, a Dalit woman in village Palarum, near the town of Zaheerabad, about 110 kms north-west of the high-tech city read more...
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| Compulsory tests for GMO rice in EU 26 Oct 2006
EU regulators will decide this month whether to force testing of all US long grain rice imports to ensure they are GMO free. read more...
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| Rapid growth in US baby food market 26 Oct 2006
Organic baby food sales continue to register double-digit increases. Wal-Mart Similac and Hain Celestial are among the marketers vying for their share of the burgeoning organic baby formula segment. read more...
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| UK on-line organic sales rise 26 Oct 2006
A recent survey found more Welsh women would go organic if they could do their shopping easily on-line. read more...
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| Australia’s organic regulations lacking 26 Oct 2006
The Australian Consumers’ Association has accused the Federal Government of ‘dragging its feet’ while consumers are being misled. read more...
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| NZ pork producer to go organic 26 Oct 2006
The SPCA in NZ is recommending people buy only free range pork products to avoid intensively farmed pigs, but this is easier said than done. read more...
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| More GMO rice contamination in EU 26 Oct 2006
Two shipments of rice from the US have tested positive for a strain of unauthorised GMO rice. read more...
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| More GMO lawsuits against Bayer 12 Sep 2006
Two more lawsuits have been lodged against Bayer CropScience claiming its genetically modified rice contaminated the US long grain rice supply. read more...
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| More UK organic consumers than ever before 12 Sep 2006
More than one in three people in the UK will buy organic food in the next month. read more...
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| First Organic Agriculture Degree launched in US 12 Sep 2006
As a result of the enormous growth in the organic sector in the US, the demand for skilled workers in this field is booming - and a new University of Florida academic program will help meet producers' needs. September read more...
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| Supermarket prices are hurting German organic farmers 12 Sep 2006
Organic farmers in Germany are struggling despite a boom in the market for chemical-free fruit and vegetables. read more...
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| Wal-Mart set to cripple organic producers? 12 Sep 2006
Wal-Mart has launched a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign with the promise: “Introducing Organics at the Wal-Mart price.” read more...
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| Canadian organic exports set to rise 12 Sep 2006
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency believes that proposed regulations for the Canadian organic foods will increase the industry’s export market. read more...
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| Philippines island set to be organic food island 12 Sep 2006
A Philippine NGO has crafted what it called a ‘unified agenda’ aimed at transforming Negros into an organic food island. read more...
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| Organic food from Rajasthan to reach Delhi markets 12 Sep 2006
Morarka Foundation, a non-profit organization in Rajasthan will introduce organic food including vegetables and fruit to markets in Delhi in September 2006. read more...
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| GM rice found in food in EU 12 Sep 2006
Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have found that the European consumers are at risk from unauthorised GM rice grown in China after evidence of a strain was found in rice stick noodles in France and Germany and also in rice vermicelli in Britain. read more...
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| Supermarket war over organics in UK 30 Aug 2006
Sainsbury and Waitrose are vying to out-green each other. Both supermarket chains see themselves as organic pioneers fighting over the accolade of being the UK’s first supermarket group to have offered customers organically grown produce. read more...
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| Organic milk better – scientists say 30 Aug 2006
A three-year study has found organic milk contains 68 percent more omega-3 fatty acids on average than conventional milk. read more...
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| Ambrosia a supporter of buying local 30 Aug 2006
Ambrosia, from Long Island, is on a mission. She believes that too many national chain stores can sap a community of its unique culture, self sufficiency and environmental sustainability. read more...
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| Fish farms go organic in UK 30 Aug 2006
The UK Soil Association will officially recognise the country’s organic fish farms ending an eight-year ‘interim period’ imposed by the Association until production standards and controls in the supply chain had improved. read more...
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| EU ban on US rice 30 Aug 2006
Environmentalists in Europe have called on the EU to cease the import of long grain rice from the US. read more...
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| Liz Hurley launches organic food 30 Aug 2006
Liz Hurley grows organic food on her own country estate and she is now doing to develop her own range of organic foods. read more...
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| Farmers Losing Out in German Organic Boom 30 Aug 2006
The demand for organic produce in Germany has never been higher, now that discount supermarkets are also offering cheaper organic produce. read more...
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| Harmless pesticide found in India 30 Aug 2006
Farmers in part of India turned away from expensive pesticides when they started to damage their crops. read more...
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| Children still at risk of pesticide exposure 30 Aug 2006
According to a report released recently by the Organic Centre in the US, children are still just as exposed to pesticides as they were 10 years ago. read more...
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| The threat of antibiotics in food 30 Aug 2006
The use of antibiotics in cattle is the cause of three types of Asian vultures becoming close to extinction. read more...
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| Organics not so popular in Canada 30 Aug 2006
Fewer Canadians eat organic food than their neighbours in the US, because they don’t trust the industry and are baffled by labels read more...
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| Organic farming: Fields of dreams 30 Aug 2006
Forget vegetable box schemes. One idealistic group of residents has gone a step further - they've clubbed together and bought shares in their local organic farm. Sanjida O'Connell reports read more...
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| Greenpeace upset by French court GMO ruling 09 Aug 2006
Two farmers who feared their commercial GMO maize fields may be attacked after details were published on Greenpeace France’s Web site took the group to court. read more...
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| Organic baby food market rising 09 Aug 2006
More and more parents concerned for the quality of their baby’s food are opting for organic baby foods for their children. read more...
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| Kenya and Malawi to review GMO legislation 09 Aug 2006
Kenyan and Malawian MPs, who visited South Africa on a GM product fact-finding mission, vowed to speed up GMO legislation in their respective countries. read more...
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| Sainsbury’s enters organic box scheme 09 Aug 2006
Sainsbury’s plans to launch UK’s first supermarket organic box scheme. read more...
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| Negros, Philippines, to get a boost for its organic industry 09 Aug 2006
Negros Island aims to join the lucrative organic food industry and has been helped along by the Department of Agriculture read more...
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| Coops are becoming more popular 09 Aug 2006
As mainstream supermarkets have increased their organic product offerings in recent years, many of the natural food cooperatives that sprouted decades ago on the fringes of their communities have grown into stores resembling modern grocery outlets. read more...
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| Ethical consumerism hits the UK 09 Aug 2006
In a new report titled “Ethical Consumerism in the UK, Tony Fowler, a senior economist with the Meat and Livestock Commission says: “Fair trade, organic, free-range or cruelty-free are the most widely understood terms, but defining ethical production is a read more...
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| Sales of organic food continues to increase in the UK 12 Jul 2006
Sales of organic food are rising at the fastest rate since the turn of the century riding a wave of good publicity and a new concern with healthy eating amount the less well off. read more...
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| Children’s development slowed by DDT 12 Jul 2006
A new study has found that pregnant women who are exposed to the pesticide DDT could have children with slow development. read more...
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| China Xiwang gets approval for US GMO corn imports 12 Jul 2006
China Xiwang Sugar Holdings has obtained government approval for US corn imports, which signalled that Beijing would no longer stand in the way of the grain’s trade. read more...
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| Meat dominates the global organic food market 12 Jul 2006
Organic meat has experienced approximately 51 percent growth in sales in the past year, making it the leader in the organic sector read more...
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| Large commercial dairies - are they really organic 12 Jul 2006
In the past organic dairies have been relatively small operations but now a different kind of organic dairy farm is emerging in the US – corporate-owned feedlot operations with thousands of cows that are fed organic grain but, according to critics, get li read more...
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| Black market GMO cotton fields in Brazil may be destroyed 12 Jul 2006
The Brazilian government may destroy 16,000 hectares of GM cotton that has not been granted commercial clearance. read more...
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| Monsanto to investigate GMO field attacks in France 12 Jul 2006
The French arm of Monsanto has lodged a complaint after two of its GMO experiments were destroyed last week. read more...
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| Why ethical shopping is not easy 12 Jul 2006
Organic, local or Fairtrade? read more...
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| Public support needed to expand local produce supply 12 Jul 2006
Many consumers are looking for a better way to put fresh, healthy food on the table. read more...
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| National organic standards for Sri Lanka 12 Jul 2006
Sri Lanka is drawing up national standards for exports of organic produce and products. This will save the high cost of international certification prior to export. read more...
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| GM Papaya production in Philippines will affect entire industry 12 Jul 2006
The proposed commercial production of GM papaya in the Philippines will be targeted only for the domestic market in a bid to revive the papaya plantations that have been devastated by ringspot virus. read more...
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| Organic dairy standards too loose in the US 12 Jul 2006
Current organic dairy standards require farms labelling milk as ‘organic’ to offer cows access to pasture but it doesn’t specify time. read more...
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| Wal-Mart’s impact on the organic industry 12 Jul 2006
Organic foods are produced or processed mostly by smaller companies that take pride in producing fresh and semi-processed foods that the health-conscious consumer desires. read more...
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| Indian farmers going organic 19 Jun 2006
Farmers are realising that organic is tastier and safer. read more...
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| Organic milk – pasture time debate 19 Jun 2006
When we read the label of organic dairy products we can get the impression the cows append much of their time in natural pastures. read more...
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| Czech Republic lags behind western Europe in organic sales 19 Jun 2006
The sale of organic food in the Czech Republic has been rising steadily in recent years, having grown by a third in 2005 against 2004, but still lags behind organic food consumption in western Europe. read more...
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| Bird Flu and healthy diet 19 Jun 2006
The bird flu scare has continued in Bangalore for more than four months. In an attempt to uproot the scare organic food for poultry feed as a scientific option is being discussed. read more...
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| Division in the EU on organic food labelling 26 May 2006
Several nations, including Belgium, Austria, Italy and Greece, are demanding that any new rules the EU decide, on what constitutes organic should ensure that GM content of the product be near zero, and not the proposed 0.9 percent limit. read more...
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| UK consumers lack knowledge about food production 26 May 2006
A major food miles campaign launched by Farmers Weekly has shown that people lack knowledge of food production. read more...
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| Organic meat demand continues to rise in the US 26 May 2006
Last year saw a 51 percent growth in demand for organic meat in the US. New research puts organic meat as the fastest-growing sector in the US organic food industry. read more...
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| China imports large quantities of GMO corn 26 May 2006
One of China’s top corn processors, Xiwang Sugar Holdings, has purchased 50,000 tonnes of GM corn from the US. The company plans to import a further 50,000 tonnes later in the year. read more...
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| One out of four Italian towns are GMO free 26 May 2006
A survey of small Italian towns has revealed that of 5, 835 towns with less than 5000 residents, 1574 has municipal administrations that adopt regulations to preserve their territory from GMO and biotech contamination. read more...
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| Monsanto to be sued by Argentina 26 May 2006
Argentina will sue US company Monsanto in Spain and possibly France for its detention of Argentine soy shipments in Europe as a result of conflict regarding GM soy royalties. read more...
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| ASEAN plan to standardise genetic testing 22 May 2006
Thailand has joined the region in demanding a network and standard practices in testing food for GMOs. read more...
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| Poland takes strong action against GMOs 22 May 2006
Poland has had its ban on the use of 16 varieties of genetically modified maize and around 7000 varieties of non-GM maize, authorised by the EU. Under EU regulations, the seeds that are approved for marketing in any member state, can be prohibited by a st read more...
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| Big organic replaces small businesses 22 May 2006
The organic food industry has become the very thing it set out to replace – it has lost some of the defining features and is currently becoming more like conventionally grown competitors. read more...
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| Ireland to grow GM potatoes 22 May 2006
The Environmental Protection Agency gave its consent to the German company, BASF Plant Science GmbH, to carry out field trials on potatoes that have been modified with improved resistance to late potato blight, the disease that caused the Irish potato fam read more...
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| Activists oppose French Monsanto action 22 May 2006
Approximately 100 environmental activists entered a Monsanto factory in southwest France. read more...
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| Large scale organics – is it in keeping with the ethos behind organics 04 May 2006
One of the largest organic farms in the US and possibly the world comprises 26,000 organic acres. Many organic farms are less than 10 acres read more...
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| From politics to organics 04 May 2006
Carol Moseley Braun was the first black woman to win a seat in the US Senate and she is a former presidential candidate and ambassador. read more...
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| Small producers suffer as Wal-Mart expands 04 May 2006
With organic fruit, vegetables and other foods going mainstream, large supermarket chains are increasing their market share. read more...
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| Consumers boost UK organic food industry 04 May 2006
Supermarkets are bowing to the pressure of consumer demands and are sourcing more of their organic produce from UK growers instead from overseas. read more...
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| Polish Senate approves National GMO ban 04 May 2006
The Upper house of parliament in Poland has banned trade and plantings of GMO seeds. read more...
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| Poland to clash with EU over GMO ban 04 May 2006
Under new legislation put to the upper house of parliament Poland will effectively put in place a national GMO ban. If passed this law will be breaking EU laws. read more...
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| Organic free-for-all in Canada 04 May 2006
Consumers in Canada have little protection that organic food is really organic. The government has no rules or regulations for organic food, making it one of the few western countries that still don’t have national organic regulations. read more...
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| Environmental groups attack EU over GMO decisions 04 May 2006
Leading environmental groups have accused the European Commission of hypocrisy over its stance on GMO foods. read more...
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| GMOs pose no risk – EU Food Safety Agency 04 May 2006
The Italian based European Food Safety Authority has reported to the European Commission that there is no risk to human or animal health for all five GMOs that had been previously banned in certain EU countries. read more...
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| Brazilian court rules to block export of GM soy 04 May 2006
The Supreme Court in Brazil has rejected an appeal by Parana state government and ordered it to allow the shipment of GM soy from Brazil’s main grain port. read more...
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| EU Commission amends GMO rules 17 Apr 2006
The responsibility of authorising GM products usually falls on the EU Commission because member states are normally deadlocked on the issue. read more...
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| Gambian youth support organics 17 Apr 2006
The Youth Action for Food Self-Sufficiency (YAFSSE), recently held a one-day workshop for young people, on the importance of organic food production in Gambia. read more...
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| Ocean Alliance highlights ocean food pollution 17 Apr 2006
Researchers who studied the data from the Research Vessel Odyssey, which collected information on the concentrations and distribution of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) worldwide, found an amazing range of toxic contamination. read more...
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| Irish city to become GMO free 06 Apr 2006
Galway Councillors this week voted in favour of making Galway City a GMO free zone. read more...
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| Non-GM solution to raising maize production in Africa 06 Apr 2006
Production of maize in Africa is severely constrained by Striga – a parasitic weed that attaches to the roots of the host plant and does damage before the plant has emerged. read more...
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| Organic exotic fruits favourites in EU 06 Apr 2006
People in the EU have shown an increasing preference for berries in recent years. Now their preferences are extending to other less-known fruits such as mangosteen, acai, noni, and pomegranate. read more...
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| University of California’s certified organic food 06 Apr 2006
The University of California, Berkeley’s Crossroads dining commons is the first kitchen on an US campus to prepare organic food in a certified organic kitchen. read more...
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| Choosing organic supports the health of our oceans 06 Apr 2006
In a new book, “50 Ways to Save the Ocean”, veteran journalist and ocean activist David Helvarg gives us the tools to look after our oceans. read more...
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| Prince Charles and Duchy Originals 06 Apr 2006
In 1986 Prince Charles started the process of converting Highgrove and the surrounding Duchy Home Farm to organic. read more...
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| Wal-Mart’s drive for organics is not popular with everyone 06 Apr 2006
The giant retailer Wal-Mart has recently made a giant push into the organic sector, and not everyone is behind it. read more...
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| Community in USA to have use of an organic garden plot 06 Apr 2006
The Caribou Family Enrichment Centre and the Interior Health Authority have initiated a project whereby the 100 Mile Lodge has offered use of its inactive organic garden to the community. read more...
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| GM soy found in 10 percent of unlabelled food in UK 06 Apr 2006
GM material was found in 10 percent of samples in a survey by UK’s Food Standards Agency. read more...
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| Australia slammed by Greenpeace 02 Apr 2006
Greenpeace has criticised Australia for promoting the experimental use of the highly controversial ‘terminator seeds’ which are derived from GM plants. read more...
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| Wal-Mart to be big mover in organics in the US 02 Apr 2006
Wal-Mart is throwing its weight behind the organic industry, not purely for environmental reasons but because it makes good economic sense. read more...
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| Hungarian supermarkets respond to Greenpeace GMO claim 02 Apr 2006
Supermarkets in Hungary are going to either remove or investigate suspect products after Greenpeace Hungary claimed that GM soy was being sold without labelling. read more...
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| NZ government pressured to support GM labelling 02 Apr 2006
A visiting South African farmer to the biosafety conference in Brazil, has urged the New Zealand government to regulate mandatory labelling of all food, animal feed and seeds that may contain genetically modified organisms. read more...
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| Heinz baby food may contain GM food 02 Apr 2006
Greenpeace claims illegal Chinese GMO rice had been found in baby food made in China by US food giant Heinz Co. read more...
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| Zimbabwe food shortages make GMO more appealing 02 Apr 2006
Zimbabwe is experiencing continued and chronic food shortages and political instability. read more...
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| Another reason to be vegetarian 02 Apr 2006
The Food and Drug Administration in the US has recently released a news report that indicates that some meat companies use carbon monoxide to keep meat looking fresh to consumers. read more...
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| No reduction to children’s exposure to pesticides in the US 02 Apr 2006
Despite numerous attempts to reduce children’s exposure to pesticides recent findings show little change. read more...
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| Opposition to EU’s revised organic rules 02 Apr 2006
Under the revised EU Council regulations governing organic food, GM contamination could occur. read more...
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| GMO Soy may still spread in Romania 02 Apr 2006
Romania has decided to stop growing GM soy as of next year in a bid to meet EU guidelines as the government seeks to enter the EU. read more...
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| Organic food production and consumption to increase in India 02 Apr 2006
India is developing its Eleventh Plan (2007-2012) in which organic farming is expected to be one of the focus areas. read more...
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| Cows prosper on organic diet 02 Mar 2006
Farmers are finding that by switching to organic milk production their cows are benefiting too. read more...
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| Mixed confidence in organic food labels in Australia 02 Mar 2006
A recent survey carried out by Nourish shows that consumer trust is divided about organic labels. read more...
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| EU Organic Labelling 20 Feb 2006
From now on, all member states of the EU must use standard EU organic labels on all organic food products. read more...
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| China’s first organic shop underperforming 20 Feb 2006
July 2005 saw China first organic retail shop open in Shanghai. read more...
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| USDA sued over Monsanto GMO alfalfa 20 Feb 2006
A coalition of consumers, farmers, and environmental activists last week sued US government over its approval of a biotech (GMO) alfalfa that is expected to spell havoc for farmers and the environment. read more...
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| WTO ruling against the EU sparks international debate 14 Feb 2006
Last weeks ruling by the World Trade Organisation against the EU for banning entry of GMOs between 1999 and 2003, has led to transatlantic tension. read more...
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| New Bill for New York on GM seed labelling 14 Feb 2006
A new bill introduced into the Legislature would require labelling of all seeds that include GMOs. Lawmakers want New Yorkers to know where their food comes from – do the seeds contain GMOs. read more...
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| Romania to ban GM soy in 2007 14 Feb 2006
Romania will come in line with the EU by banning the cultivation of GM soy. read more...
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| Gambia stands against POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) 14 Feb 2006
Gambia became part of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2001 and strengthened its stand in 2003. read more...
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| EU denies GMO ban 14 Feb 2006
A recent ruling by the World Trade Organisation states the EU and six member states broke trade rules by barring the entry of GMO food and products. read more...
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| Extended GMO ban in Hungary 14 Feb 2006
On the back of recent research findings by Hungarian researchers that maize types freely traded in the EU represent environmental and health risks, the Hungarian government will extend its ban on growing GM maize. read more...
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| French government not responsible for GMO contamination 14 Feb 2006
In a new law proposed by the government of France the government would be absolved of financial responsibility for contamination caused by GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) crops. read more...
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| India to start mandatory testing of organic food products 14 Feb 2006
Certification of organic food products in India has been a challenge for some time. read more...
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| Australia to hold first seachange national conference 14 Feb 2006
Port Douglas will host the first national conference on seachange, titled Sea Change 2006: Meeting the Coastal Challenge read more...
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| Certified organic flavours released 14 Feb 2006
A French company, Aromatech, is set to release a range of certified organic fragrances at BioFach this year. read more...
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| Kumara – the crop of the future 07 Feb 2006
New Zealand researchers are studying the white-skinned and white-fleshed Maori kumara for its potential as a gourmet food. read more...
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| India to experience a second Green Revolution 07 Feb 2006
With the release soon of India’s eleventh five-year plan there is optimism that the country’s organic food production industry will increase hugely. read more...
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| South Africa allows GMOs into all of Africa 07 Feb 2006
Few countries in Africa embrace GMOs and very few allow them. But these countries are powerless to prevent their spread. read more...
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| Resident goes local 07 Feb 2006
Bill McKibben from Ripton in Vermont has just lasted seven months eating mostly foods that were grown within a radius of a few dozen miles from his home. read more...
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| Australian growers receive premier price for GM free canola in Japan 07 Feb 2006
Farmers on Kangaroo Island have recently signed an agreement with a Japanese company for their GM free canola grain. read more...
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| Malta holds organic food event 07 Feb 2006
An organic food event to raise awareness of healthy food and of the dangers of junk food is being organised by members of Alternattiva Demokratika Zghazagh in Malta read more...
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| Fruits and vegies good for us 01 Feb 2005
In a new study reported in the medical journal The Lancet in January there is new evidence that eating fruit and vegies significantly reduces the risk of a stroke read more...
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| Concern over loss of traditional seeds 01 Feb 2005
The Centre for Development Initiatives of he African Biodiversity Network of South Africa have expressed concern that many traditional seeds may become extinct if Uganda adopts GMOs read more...
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| Solution to organic food undersupply 01 Feb 2005
The Organic Trade Association in the US has called for a national plan for organic food and farming to be included in the 2007 Farm Bill. read more...
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| Australia’s organic buyers are not only the well-off 27 Jan 2006
The 2005 Australian Organics Consumer Report identified organic consumers as ordinary people. read more...
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| 9 million more hectares dedicated to GM crops 27 Jan 2006
The year 2005 saw the planting of Gm crops worldwide to have increased by 9 million hectares. read more...
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| Supermarkets increase food miles for organics 27 Jan 2005
In a bid to have a stranglehold on the organic food market, supermarkets have sourced organic food wherever they find it the cheapest. read more...
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| Organics discussed at first Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Austria 27 Jan 2006
Labelling was high on the list of issues discussed by the agriculture and fisheries council with discussions focussing on the need for consumers and farmers needing clarity on what is organic. read more...
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| Second Green Revolution hits India 27 Jan 2006
Organic farming in India is expected to be a focus of the next five-year plan 2007-2012. read more...
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| New GM corn traits in US 11 Jan 2006
Monsanto has been granted US federal regulatory clearance for two of its genetically modified corn traits. read more...
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| EU plan to include GM in organic standards 11 Jan 2006
Organic farming campaigners have condemned EU proposals to allow a percentage of GM content in organic food. read more...
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| Pregnant women don’t eat organic 11 Jan 2006
Despite more than 75 percent of pregnant women saying they thought it was important to eat organically before giving birth, over half of them did not increase their organic food intake, a study showed. read more...
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| Save money and buy only some organic. 11 Jan 2006
Consumer Reports in the US has conducted a study that tells us what foods are more likely to be contaminated with toxic chemicals. read more...
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| Eat Slow, Gain Less 05 Jan 2006
A new study has shown that fast eaters show a larger rise in body mass index than those who take their time. read more...
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| Babies in Scotland better fed than parents 05 Jan 2006
More than 50 percent of children under two years of age in Scotland are being fed an exclusively organic diet read more...
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| Vietnam’s position on GMOs 28 Dec 2005
The Vietnamese government’s August 2005 decision on GMO regulation has now been made public. read more...
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| SARS leads to increased Asian demand for organic food 23 Dec 2005
Customers in Taipei’ organic restaurants fall into three categories: people committed to living healthily, those who fear dying, and those who are simply curious. read more...
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| Most organic food produced in Romania is exported 23 Dec 2005
Over 70 percent of the local production of organic food products is exported as a result of low demand on the internal market and of good prices obtained abroad. read more...
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| Eat locally – Not as easy as you think 23 Dec 2005
A student in the US undertook an assignment for a graduate school level Ecological Agriculture course, in which she had to source and eat food grown locally. read more...
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| Anti-GMO protesters acquitted in France 19 Dec 2005
A court in Orleans, France has acquitted 49 people for having destroyed genetically modified crops in 2004 and 2005. read more...
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| Despite supermarket adoption of ‘organic’ foods there are still growing pains in Ireland 19 Dec 2005
Organic food producers and retailers have been trying to move organics from a niche market to the mainstream for several years. read more...
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| Shoppers are developing a conscience 19 Dec 2005
A Consumer Affairs Correspondent in the UK has reported new research that shows clothes shopping is becoming an increasingly political pastime as buyers seek out organic, Fairtrade or recycled garments that are kinder to workers and the environment. read more...
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| US Survey indicates organic food popularity is still rising 07 Dec 2005
Sixty-five percent of people in the US have tried organic food and beverages. read more...
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| General public in China must have their say in the GMO rice debate 30 Nov 2005
For China, the world’s most populous country, large-scale planting of high-yield transgenic versions of rice will be of great significance in feeding its 1.3 billion people, for the majority of whom rice is the staple. read more...
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| GMOs more popular in Africa 30 Nov 2005
According to a Kenyan scientist who promotes biotechnology, genetic crops are expected to gain wider acceptance in Africa as more homegrown projects emerge that will spread benefits among the poor. read more...
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| Swiss adopt a five-year ban on GMO farming 30 Nov 2005
Switzerland voted in favour of a five-year ban on the farming of GM plants and animals on Sunday 27 November. read more...
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| Austria to launch EU-wide GMO debate 30 Nov 2005
Austria is planning to hold a EU-wide debate about Gm farming after the strong Swiss support for a five-year ban on gene technology in a referendum on Sunday 27 November 2005. read more...
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| China’s plans for GMO rice slow 30 Nov 2005
China is slowing its plans to produce the world’s first GM rice for human consumption as concerns mount over safety, especially with reports that illegal transgenic rice is already being sold in some provinces read more...
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| Asia’s population growth rate means more GMOs 30 Nov 2005
As the Asian region struggles to feed its growing population in the next 5-7 years means that opposition to genetically modified rice is likely to lessen read more...
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| Denmark takes the lead in compensating for GMO contamination 30 Nov 2005
Denmark has become the first EU country to obtain EU permission to compensate farmers who have detected GMO material in traditional or organic crops read more...
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| Australian wine industry advises against GMO 30 Nov 2005
With the release of a GM wine yeast by Springer Oenologie, Australian wine makers must soon make a decision whether to use the yeast or not. read more...
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| Chickens not covered by animal welfare regulations in the US – KFC suppliers guilty of cruelty 22 Nov 2005
Research at the Macquarie University in Australia has shown that chickens have cognitive abilities ‘beyond the capacity of small children’. read more...
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| Parents are concerned about the food the feed their babies 22 Nov 2005
Sales of organic baby food have jumped nearly 18 percent in the US in the past 12 months – double the overall growth of organic food sales. read more...
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| GMO seen as the way to beat avian flu threat 22 Nov 2005
British scientists are working to produce genetically modified chickens with resistance to all strains of avian flu. read more...
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| US government ‘dilutes’ organic food. 22 Nov 2005
Bowing to pressure from big food corporations who want to cash in on the appeal of organic foods, the Republicans in Congress changed the laws regulating organic food to allow artificial ingredients. read more...
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| Greens in Finland want the country to be GMO-free 22 Nov 2005
Finland’s Green League said in a statement last week that it wanted to keep genetically modified organisms (GMOs) out of Finnish fields. read more...
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| Community Food Systems to gain US support 22 Nov 2005
The US government has announced an award of US$4.8 million from the competitive grants program to 27 organisations in 19 states to provide nutritious foods to low-income people. read more...
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| Children learn about Slow Food 22 Nov 2005
Some school children in the US are learning that slow is good for their health. read more...
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| Filipino organic food movement gains ground 21 Nov 2005
Filipino producers of organic foods and products recently held the two-on-one AgriLink and AgriFood Trade Fair at the World Trade Centre, Cultural Centre of the Philippines Complex, Pasay City. read more...
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| Avian flu proves a real threat to organic free-range poultry 21 Nov 2005
Denmark’s organic poultry producers will be hardest hit if the government implements measures to prevent domestic stocks from being infected by migrating birds. read more...
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| Alternative sugars coming into their own 21 Nov 2005
A range of speciality sugars such as muscovado and Demerara are taking chefs beyond brown and white. read more...
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| Farmers in Scotland forced to abandon organic production 21 Nov 2005
Supermarkets have forced 300 Scottish farmers to switch to conventional agricultural practices in order to stay economically viable. read more...
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| Indian domestic market for organics not promoted 20 Oct 2005
The National government strategy on organic foods is slanted toward the global market, leaving the critical mass of domestic consumers out in the cold. read more...
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| Tibetan students to be fed organic food in a trial. 20 Oct 2005
A select 10 students from the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Dharamsala, and the Missouri-based Tibetan Homes Foundation, will be fed only organic food for six months beginning November 2005 as part of a pilot project. read more...
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| Program to detect persistent chemicals in mothers blood 20 Oct 2005
Mexico is about to undertake a program to test blood samples of 500 18-30 year old mothers to detect the amounts of pesticide and heavy metal residues. read more...
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| EU Court ruling to stop bans on growing GM crops 12 Oct 2005
The Austrian region is now prohibited from exercising its ban on the growing of genetically modified crops. read more...
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| Importance of eating organic is missed by South African consumers 12 Oct 2005
Although South African farmers are taking an interest in organic farming, consumers seem unwilling to pay a bit more for their food to make sure it is organic and healthy for them. read more...
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| Call for global body to regulate organic trade 12 Oct 2005
Several farmers’ organizations, both within India and outside have demanded the creation of a new body to regulate global trade in organic food. read more...
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| Box scheme with milk delivery 12 Oct 2005
An innovative milk delivery business in the UK has started a box scheme that works in conjunction with the morning milk delivery. read more...
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| Support given to Zimbabwe and Zambia for rejecting GMOs 12 Oct 2005
Zimbabwe and Zambia have stood firm against GMOs, avoiding manipulation and deception which could have seen GMOs being fed to vulnerable poor. read more...
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| Ukhrul District, India, to go organic 06 Oct 2005
Ukhrul District in Manipur, India is all set to become an ‘organic district’ read more...
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| Norwegians support organic foods 06 Oct 2005
Norway lags behind neighbouring countries in its support for organic food and the organic industry. read more...
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| China on verge of approving GMO rice 06 Oct 2005
The State Agricultural GMO crop Biosafety Committee in China is likely to approve large scale planting of GMO rice. read more...
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| India increases non-GM soy exports 28 Sep 2005
India’s soymeal exports are expected to pick up after a slow start with countries such as Japan showing keen interest. read more...
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| The high financial cost of rejecting GMO crops in Australia 28 Sep 2005
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), in a special report on GM crops, said the state-based bans made little economic sense and would disadvantage farmers as more GM crops were developed around the world. read more...
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| Trial of French farmer who destroyed GM crop 28 Sep 2005
The trial of France’s highest-profile farmer, Jose Bove and seven others is drawing to a close. read more...
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| French activists destroy GE crops 28 Sep 2005
In the last few months anti-GMO activists have destroyed three crops of genetically modified plants in France. read more...
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| Pakistan farmers concern about pesticides 21 Sep 2005
Farmers in the province of Punjab in Pakistan believe the worsening health of many of their children is caused by pesticides and their widespread misuse. read more...
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| New GMO cotton for China 21 Sep 2005
The world’s biggest grower of GMO cotton has approved a new hybrid variety for commercial production. read more...
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| World Organic Congress in Adelaide 21 Sep 2005
The 15th World Organic Congress commenced in Adelaide yesterday, 20th Sept, with leading players in the world’s organic food industry attending. read more...
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| Organic food on food stamps 21 Sep 2005
A new program in Santa Cruz, US, seeks to dissolve the economic barrier to organic and locally grown food, that is experienced by economically disadvantaged people. read more...
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| UK school meals abandoned 20 Sep 2005
A survey conducted by Guardian revealed that the number of children eating school meals fell by an average of 12-15 percent throughout UK after the Jamie Oliver television series. read more...
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| Maize contaminated from GMO soy 16 Sep 2005
A survey conducted by Guardian revealed that the number of children eating school meals fell by an average of 12-15 percent throughout UK after the Jamie Oliver television series. read more...
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| NZ Green Party calls for 10% of NZ farms to be organic by 2010 18 Sep 2005
The Green Party has launched its agriculture policy saying it would develop a strategy for environmentally and ecologically sustainable rural land use. read more...
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| Weaker standards in US 15 Sep 2005
The Organic Consumers Association is urging Congress not to reopen the federal statue that governs US organic standards, for fear the standards will degrade. read more...
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| 3 hours for a hamburger - that's Slow Food 13 Sep 2005
A speciality burger outlet in Japan has people quequeing for up to 3 hours get a hamburger. read more...
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| Not enough soil on earth to grow organic food for all 13 Sep 2005
Professor Iain Young is Director of the University of Abertay Dundee’s SIMBIOS centre which is part of a 1 million pound investigation into soil. read more...
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| UK Organic Food Festival 13 Sep 2005
Over 100,000 people attended the Soil Association’s Organic Festival in Bristol. read more...
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| Vietnam attempts to regulate GMOs 07 Sep 2005
The government of Viet Nam has issued regulations governing GMOs and their research, production and trade. read more...
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| Organic food at uni a big hit 07 Sep 2005
Students at Yale have taken to organic food in the dining halls with such demand the project to supply organics has had to expand. read more...
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| Crackdown on UK organics 06 Sep 2005
Following the results of an investigation last month that found numerous infringements of organic labelling and food, local authorities in the UK are planning to crackdown on organic chops and suppliers who mislead consumers by labelling conventional read more...
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| Immediate benefits of organic for children 04 Sep 2005
A study in the US has shown that children who eat organic fruit and vegetables have less pesticides in their bodies. read more...
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| Thailand’s papaya contaminated with GMOs 04 Sep 2005
Thailand’s Human Rights Commission has called for tough public safeguards after GM seeds had contaminated a third of papaya orchards studied in Thailand. read more...
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| Australia calls for regulation 30 Aug 2005
The recent investigations into organic food in the UK which has uncovered widespread mislabelling and fraud, has prompted the Australian industry to call for tighter regulations. read more...
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| China’s fifth Organic Food Fair 29 Aug 2005
Heilongjiang was host to the fifth China Organic Food Fair. read more...
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| Groups in Philippines want a ban on GMOs 29 Aug 2005
Environmental groups and local farmers have renewed their pleas to ban entry and planting of genetically engineered crops in the Philippines. read more...
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| Another intelligent animal 29 Aug 2005
Killer whales have been found to set traps for seagulls at Marineland at Niagara Falls in Ontario. read more...
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| Organic island in the Philippines 28 Aug 2005
The island of Negros in the Philippines is about to become the ‘organic food island of Asia”. read more...
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| Fraud in UK organic food industry 25 Aug 2005
Two traders in UK have been prosecuted for wrongly labelling food. read more...
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| Otago to become centre of excellence for organic food 21 Aug 2005
North Otago in New Zealand may possible become a centre of excellence on organic food, fibre and primary produce. read more...
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| Organic food not what it seems 24 Aug 2005
The Australian Consumers Association has found that a packaged organic food item often costs about 65 percent more than a regular item. read more...
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| New Zealanders oppose GM crop contamination 20 Aug 2005
In a recent poll conducted for the Sustainability Council of New Zealand, 79 percent of New Zealanders said they would support the current policy of zero tolerance to GM contamination of seed imports read more...
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| Organic food for London schools 18 Aug 2005
A survey of London schools found little organic food on offer. read more...
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| New Zealand sees new organic group 20 Aug 2005
A new organisation called Organics Aotearoa New Zealand has been formed to cover organic groups in New Zealand. read more...
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| Organic meat leads the way in UK 20 Aug 2005
The organic meat products market is the fastest growing in the UK organic food industry with sales volume expanding by 139 percent between 2001 and 2004. read more...
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| European organic market driven by fruit and vegies 30 Aug 2005
The European organic food market continues to grow at a rate of 26 percent in the last 3 years. read more...
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| Gene-altered rice on sale in China 12 Aug 2005
The government of China has been oblivious to GE rice that is readily available in China. read more...
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| Monsanto seeks GM pig patent 01 Sep 2005
Monsanto continues its determined bid to own the world’s food supply, despite the dangers of GE and its consequences. read more...
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| Eight year old’s understand inhumanity of meat eating 27 Aug 2005
Many parents might put an early declaration of vegetarianism down to childhood petulance read more...
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| GM contamination in Australian canola seeds 20 Aug 2005
Bayer Crop Science which is Australia’s largest genetically modified food producer is playing down the significance of crops found to be contaminated by GE. read more...
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| GMO maize authorised by EU 30 Aug 2005
Maize is the third GMO product to win approval since the EU ended its unofficial biotech ban last year. read more...
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| Argentina struggles to reach agreement with Monsanto 09 Aug 2005
Argentina is the world’s second largest producer of genetically modified crops and the top exporter of GM corn, soybeans and wheat. read more...
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| GMO debate Hawaii’s agricultural future 06 Aug 2005
The Hawaii Crop Improvement Association (HCIA) is a proponent of GMOs. read more...
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| EU’s delicate position on genetically modified crops and foods. 06 Aug 2005
The EU finds itself in a difficult position with European farmers walking a political and commercial tightrope. read more...
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| Can’t ban GMO food 04 Aug 2005
Fifteen states in the US have now passed laws that prevent bans being placed on GMO food. read more...
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| Organic Market Still Soaring 03 Aug 2005
The organic market in the US is continuing to expand, faster than ever. read more...
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| Rice grown in the US may contain arsenic 02 Aug 2005
A survey of grains from around the world has found that rice grown in the United States contains an average of 1.4 to 5 times more arsenic than rice from Europe, India and Bangladesh. The arsenic is thought to be a contamination legacy of cotton far read more...
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| Tasmania about to tarnish its clean green image 01 Aug 2005
Five years ago, the Tasmanian government placed a moratorium on the release of GM materials. Despite much scientific concern both in Australia and internationally about the safety of GMOs, the government is about to ‘lead the way nationally’ in prod read more...
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| Independent Film Festival 01 Aug 2005
The film The Future of Food won the ‘Audience Award for Best Documentary’ at the Ashland Independent Film Festival. The Future of Food examines the unlabelled, patented, genetically engineered foods filling our supermarket shelves and the effects of read more...
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| Country-of-origin labelling move 28 Jul 2005
When the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council meets in October, it will consider country-of-origin labelling. read more...
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| Coca-Cola orders organic soy protein 28 Jul 2005
New Dragon Asia Corp. today announced it has received an initial order for approximately 13.2 tons of soybean protein powder from Coca-Cola (China) Beverages Ltd, based in Shanghai, China. read more...
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| Debating modified crop label 04 Jul 2005
The labeling GM foods is a global debate that continues to rage. Growers and producers are concerned that, given the choice, many consumers would opt for non-GMO food items. read more...
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| RSPCA condemns EU's new 'cruel conditions' for chickens 07 Jun 2005
The RSPCA has condemned the new EU rules on intensive chicken rearing. The charity said it was “concerned and alarmed” that proposed EU legislation misses an opportunity of real animal welfare improvements. The legislation is the first in the histo read more...
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| Taste and quality usurp low prices as key buying criteria 07 Jun 2005
Taste and quality are more important criteria when buying food than price, claims new research from the UK. read more...
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| Cadbury to take organic chocolate mainstream 16 May 2005
British confectioner Cadbury is to enter the flourishing organic chocolate sector for the first time, after acquiring Green and Black’s - the company behind the UK’s fastest growing confectionery brand. read more...
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| Western food makers source Chinese organic ingredients 30 Mar 2005
Food makers sourcing organic ingredients from the West are gradually turning to China as the ambitious country makes strides in organic production read more...
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| International Eat In/Act Out movement 21 Jun 2005
The importance of eating food that is locally grown and locally cooked, either in your own home or in your community, is at the heart of the Eat In/Act Out movement which is celebrated in an International Eat In/Act Out week August 1-7. read more...
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