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PAN Europe: the European Court’s chance to revolutionize EU pesticide policy
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21.11.2017 EditorIn October, the European Court of Justice received four prejudicial questions related to the lack of reliability of the current pesticide risk assessment of EU by the French tribunal of Foix. As the debate about glyphosate raises identical issues, this is a prevailing problematic. According to PAN Europe, there’s a chance that the safety of citizens and the environment within the EU gets improved as a result of the European Court’s answers to the questions.
Denmark: catering and off-trade sales at least 30% organic
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20.11.2017 EditorAt a dialogue event in Hamburg, organized by the Danish Agriculture & Food Council and the consultancy a’verdis, about 60 participants learned that in Denmark, the off-trade catering market has become the most important grow engine for organic food. In line with the event’s main focus, Kenneth Højgaard, Carmen I. Calverley and Bente Sloth gave an overview of the Danish off-trade catering market.
Unilever: Ben & Jerry’s launches organic product line after glyphosate finding
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17.10.2017 EditorRecently, researchers have discovered glyphosate in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream samples from the US as well as the European countries Germany, France, UK and the Netherlands. Up to 1,23 nanogram glyphosate per milliliter were detected in 13 of 14 samples.
Illegal cultivation of GM soya: a threat to Mexican beekeepers
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10.10.2017 EditorThe illegal cultivation of GM soya beans in Mexico poses a threat to the livelihood of the indigenous Mayan beekeepers on the Yucatan peninsula. Mexican delegation seeks supporters in Germany – visit to Naturland.
UAE: Organic milk delivered to the door
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19.09.2017 EditorKoita’s organic long-life milk is delivered by a new service: a milkman brings the milk daily to the door of people who ordered it, reports the newspaper The National (online).
Expanding sustainable food market bringing fraud risks
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14.09.2017 EditorThe growing market for sustainable & premium foods is bringing greater risks of food fraud. Ecovia Intelligence (formerly Organic Monitor) believes the way forward is greater transparency in supply chains, with new technologies and global alliances playing an important role.
Germany: organic eggs also contaminated with insecticide
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04.08.2017 EditorAccording to the Ministry of North Rhine-Westphalia, 2.9 million eggs contaminated with the insecticide Fipronil, including organic eggs, produced on farms in Belgium and Holland arrived in Germany.
Eco monitoring: everything super except superfoods
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06.07.2017 EditorFor 15 years eco monitoring has been carried out in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg in addition to the annual farm inspections by the organic control agencies. The programme is unique in Germany and Europe as a whole.
Stavtrend: a cautionary tale of organic fraud
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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.
EU: targets to reduce food waste
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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.
Healthy Food Supplies: Department store buys in from Costco
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15.05.2017 RedaktionLIV, a newly-opened department store for healthy and vegan foods in Liverpool, England, sold cakes bought in cakes from Costco. This is what the Echo can reveal.
EU: hardly any pesticide contamination in organic products
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28.04.2017 EditorIn the EU significantly fewer pesticide residues are found in organic food than in conventional products.
EFSA: how to secure its independence?
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13.04.2017 EditorTestbiotech criticises in a recent press release the newly drafted policy on the independence of the European Food Safety Authority
Safer North American organic products
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11.04.2017 EditorIn a press release the German-based Gesellschaft für Ressourcenschutz (GfRS) (engl. Resource Protection Ltd) has announced that an IRM-Organic team is going to train Canadian and US-American organic inspectors in risk-oriented organic controls.
Euromonitor released data of organic and free from market
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09.03.2017 EditorAccording to a new research, foods and beverages offering health benefits, such as free-from and organic , drove sales in 2016 with around 7%.
Germany: The Good Food sells waste food only
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28.02.2017 Editor"The Good Food" offers waste food in two shops and on the market in Cologne. These are the first shops in Germany that sell only products that would otherwise have been destroyed as waste.
We are fed up with the agricultural industry!
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24.01.2017 EditorUnder the motto "We are fed up with the agricultural industry!" 18,000 farmers and citizens demand a change in agricultural and nutrition policy. The alliance calls for a 9-point plan for animal, environment and climate change in agriculture.
NOSB does not allow Carrageenan any longer
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22.12.2016 EditorCarrageenan has been removed from the list of approved ingredients in organic foods, the National Organic Standards Board decided recently. The controversial seaweed-derived substance is commonly used as an emulsifier in some food products.
EU organic farmers show red card to Brussels
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08.12.2016 EditorOrganic farmers in Europe call for an end to the misguided negotiations on the organic regulation proposal that does not deliver a better regulation.
Nigeria: Agency warns against consumption of genetically-modified foods
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06.12.2016 EditorThe National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) of Nigeria has warned the public of genetically-modified products that are on offer in some stores. None of the products has yet been approved for local and commercial consumption.
Criticism of Thailand's organic control
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17.11.2016 EditorThe Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) of the EU audited a control organisation authorised to control organic imports from Thailand into the EU - and it was very critical of its work.
Ukraine: potential that ought to be exploited
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15.11.2016Ukraine is an important source of organic raw materials. Even after irregularities in recent years, some of a serious nature, nothing has changed regarding Ukraine as a sourcing country. There is potential and the new Ministry of Agriculture is working on closing gaps in the organic legislation, supporting organic farms and creating a corresponding infrastructure. However, many people feel the guidelines of the EU Commission are a hindrance to trade. The guidelines were issued as a reaction to the scandals and apply until at least the end of this year. The two-day conference “Sourcing Organic from Ukraine” was conducive to constructive dialogue between representatives from Ukraine and representatives from politics and control organisations, importers and processors. (Video interviews)
Demand for organic milk in Germany keeps on rising
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09.11.2016 EditorGermans love to drink milk and they do this at an average of 54 liters per year. German consumers are also more willing to spend more money on their milk, with the assumption that quality and price go together.
Nestle with GMO free pasta in future?
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02.11.2016 EditorThe US pasta and sauce brand Buitoni which is owned by Nestle announced to remove GM ingredients. The move was part of an ongoing effort to provide customers with good quality products they can trust, the company explains.
The battle between cheap food and organic farmers
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25.10.2016 EditorAccording to a recent poll by YouGov for 71 percent of British consumers, buying their food local is important.
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