Burt’s Bees, Whole Foods head Top Green Brands
Posted - July 26, 2010
Burt’s Bees, Whole Foods head Top Green Brands
Burt’s Bees and Whole Foods lead the 2010 ImagePower Green Brands Survey
Industry moves to sustainable palm oil
Posted - July 25, 2010
Industry moves to sustainable palm oil
By Warren Beaumont
There is global concern over palm oil being sourced from Indonesia and South East Asia where tropical forests have been cleared to make way for plantations, which have threatened the orangutan. This has led to major food retailers and suppliers to introduce plans to source sustainable palm oil or to ban palm oil in food.
Nestle announced it had stopped sourcing palm oil from the Indonesian company Sinar Mas and was moving to meet high standards for sustainability. Unilever suspended purchases of palm oil from PT SMART, part of the Sinar Mas group. It followed allegations by Greenpeace that Sinar Mas, Indonesia’s biggest palm oil producer, had been responsible for widespread deforestation and peatland clearance.
French supermarket giant Casino has announced that it will no longer use palm oil in 200 of its private label products by the end of 2010 and will eventually remove palm oil from all its food products, citing concerns over palm oil
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Posted - July 25, 2010
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European Organic Logo now compulsory
Posted - July 25, 2010
European Organic Logo now compulsory
The new EU organic logo - the so-called Euro-leaf - will now be obligatory on pre-packaged organic food products that have been produced in any of the EU member states and meet the necessary standards. This concerns Regulation 834/2007on organic production and labeling of organic products and repealing the former regulation dating from 1991 (2092/91). Other private, regional or national logos will continue to appear alongside the EU label, which will remain optional for non-packed and imported organic products, specifies the European Commission.
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NY Fancy Food: showcase for latest food trends
Posted - July 18, 2010
NY Fancy Food: showcase for latest food trends
New York, NY - The 56th Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City celebrated June 27-29 at the NY Javits Convention Center, was a success featuring new products, creative ideas, and the latest trends in specialty foods and beverages from across the U.S. and around the world. More than 2,400 exhibitors representing over 70 countries presented 180,000 of the world
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The new EU organic logo - the so-called Euro-leaf - will now be obligatory on pre-packaged organic food products that have been produced in any of the EU member states and meet the necessary standards. This concerns Regulation 834/2007on organic production and labeling of organic products and repealing the former regulation dating from 1991 (2092/91). Other private, regional or national logos will continue to appear alongside the EU label, which will remain optional for non-packed and imported organic products, specifies the European Commission.New York, NY - The 56th Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City celebrated June 27-29 at the NY Javits Convention Center, was a success featuring new products, creative ideas, and the latest trends in specialty foods and beverages from across the U.S. and around the world. More than 2,400 exhibitors representing over 70 countries presented 180,000 of the world