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EU: new data for organic aquaculture
Europe Europe
21.06.2017 EditorThe Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission recently published market data for EU Organic Aquaculture.
Stavtrend: a cautionary tale of organic fraud
Europe Europe
20.06.2017 Leo FrühschützA Slovak trader sent 2,000 tonnes of what was assumed to be conventional wheat to Germany via Italy. Analysis of the case reveals that the organic control system works, but that things can nevertheless go wrong.
Soil Association: need for a climate friendly farming
Europe Europe
20.06.2017 EditorTackling climate change must be a top priority for future food and farming policy. The next government will be faced with the challenge of producing an agricultural policy for the UK for the first time in decades, says the Soil Association.
Organic Milk Market Report 2017
Europe Europe
16.06.2017 EditorThe 2017 edition of the OMSCo Organic Milk Market Report highlights strong growth worldwide for organic dairy, driven by a common consumer focus on health and wellness.
EU: No pesticides on Ecological Focus Areas
Europe Europe
15.06.2017 EditorPAN Europe (Pesticide Action Network) welcomes yesterday’s successful vote on the Commission Delegated Regulation proposing to ban pesticides in Ecological Focus Areas that took place in the European Parliament’s plenary session.
Glyphosate: MEPs grilled Commission on “Monsanto papers”
Europe Europe
14.06.2017 EditorThe debate yesterday in the European Parliament MEPs say that correspondence has shed doubt on the credibility of a number of Monsanto-sponsored studies. The studies were part of the evidence used by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to evaluate the safety of glyphosate.
Switzerland: record year for organics
Europe Europe
14.06.2017 EditorIn 2016 the 7.8 % growth of the Swiss organic market was three percentage points higher than growth in 2015. For 2017, a record number of conversions to organic are reported by the Swiss organic association Bio Suisse.
Organic Processing and Trade Association “OPTA” established
Europe Europe
13.06.2017 EditorThe Organic Processing and Trade Association (OPTA) was founded in Milano on June 7th 2017 by active processors and traders working toward an organic sustainable food system in Europe.
IFOAM EU: Organic regulation review – risk of a bad deal
Europe Europe
13.06.2017 EditorYesterday’s meeting of the Council of Agriculture Ministers did not change the opinion of the organic sector on the current draft text for a new organic regulation. As no new content has been presented, IFOAM EU and others still question the real added value and the technical soundness of the proposal.
EU organic regulation negotiations: time for a change
Europe Europe
13.06.2017 EditorIn a common statement ahead of the upcoming debate at the Council of Agriculture Ministers of 12 June, the Organic (IFOAM) and Fair Trade movements (FTAO) and Organic Certifiers (EOCC) announce the need of alternative approaches.
One World Award: winners selected
Europe Europe
12.06.2017 EditorThe fifth One World Award (OWA) prizes and the OWA Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented at a festive gala on 8 September 2017 in Legau in southern Germany at the Rapunzel headquarter.
Italy: rising turnover of organic fruit and vegetables
Europe Europe
09.06.2017 EditorIn 2016, per capita consumption of fruit and vegetables in Italy was 152 kg. Around 9 million tonnes were sold, with consumers opting increasingly for organic fruit and vegetables.
France: new Minister for Organic Conversion
Europe Europe
07.06.2017 EditorThe minister responsible for agriculture in the cabinet of new French President, Emmanuel Macron, is on the side of organic. Macron appointed Jacques Mezard as Minister of Agriculture, a man committed to the environment and an opponent of genetic engineering. Nicolas Hulot will be the Minister for Organic Conversion.
Glyphosate studies: a case for the European Court of Justice
Europe Europe
05.06.2017 EditorA group of Greens/European Free Alliance MEPs has filed a case with the European Court of Justice demanding public access to the studies used by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in assessing the safety of glyphosate.
Anti Fraud Initiative will meet in Ukraine
Europe Europe
05.06.2017 EditorThe organic market has currently the best quality management system of the whole food market, but fraud is still an issue. The Anti Fraud Initiative offers a workshop in Odesa (Ukraine) on 21-22 September 2017.
EU Organic Regulation: trilogue called off unexpectedly
Europe Europe
31.05.2017Until Monday evening, when the Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) met, some of the negotiators thought agreement was imminent and that the negotiations on the new EU law would be concluded. That's not the way it turned out: the final trilogue meeting, arranged for Wednesday, was cancelled. The participants reacted in different ways.
Fraud cases in the US: how conventional became organic
Europe Europe
30.05.2017 EditorThe Washington Post reports the case of three shipments of so-called organic corn and soy to the USA. After thorough research, it established the origin of the shipments and revealed organic fraud on a massive scale. After the article was published the Organic Trade Association (OTA) calls on the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Organic Program to thoroughly and immediately complete investigations of any reports of fraudulent imported organic livestock feed either alleged in the story or otherwise reported by trade.
EU: targets to reduce food waste
Europe Europe
29.05.2017 EditorFood waste is a huge squandering of resources and money. The European Parliament is advocating financial support for donating food instead of throwing it away and wants to create greater awareness of how long food is safe to eat. The aim is to halve food waste in the EU by 2030.
Glyphosate: Brussels wants to extend licence for ten years
Europe Europe
24.05.2017 EditorThe authorisation for glyphosate runs out at the end of 2017. EU Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis recently presented a proposal to permit the use of glyphosate in the European Union for a further ten years.
IFOAM: 11th European Organic Congress
Europe Europe
24.05.2017 EditorThis Congress from 5 -7 September 2017 in the Estonian capital Tallinn will look at how stakeholders and policymakers can work together to reach the European Organic Vision 2030, with the launch of a roadmap for making it happen.
Tyrol/Austria: Growth of a brand
Europe Europe
20.05.2017 RedaktionThe local daily paper, the Tyroler Tageszeitung, reported recently that in 2016 the organic brand Bio vom Berg (Organic from the Mountains) generated sales worth 8.7 million euros, a sharp rise compared with the previous year.
Ecovia Summit: The True Value of Sustainable Foods
Europe Europe
19.05.2017 EditorMarket prices do not reflect the environmental, social and health impacts of food products. At the Sustainable Foods Summit in Amsterdam it will be shown how sustainable products have lower such impacts over conventional products.
EU: Sign the Petition to ban Glyphosate
Europe Europe
18.05.2017 EditorIFOAM – Organics International (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), the umbrella organisation of the organic world, has just launched a petition to ban glyphosate in the EU once and for all. Glyphosate has been shown to be harmful to humans and the environment. Despite massive protests glyphosate was relicensed for use in the EU for a limited period.
Belgium: glyphosate herbicide ban
Europe Europe
08.05.2017 EditorThe safety of glyphosate is an ongoing issue, with the EU Commission still refusing to put in place legally binding restrictions on glyphosate herbicides. In the light of probable re-authorisation at EU level, member states are taking matters in to their own hands.
EU: CETA and cloned cattle
Europe Europe
06.05.2017 EditorA research commissioned by the Greens/EFA Group in the EU Parliament and carried out by Testbiotech revealed it is likely that cloned cattle stemming from cloned bulls have entered the EU.
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