Roundup and GM crop toxin link to birth defects
Posted - June 30, 2011
Roundup and GM crop toxin link to birth defects
O.W.N. News Network
According to a new report released on June 7 by Earth Open Source, Roundup and birth defects: Is the public being kept in the dark?, regulators knew as long ago as 1980 that glyphosate, the chemical on which Roundup is based, can cause birth defects in laboratory animals. But despite this and the European Commission having known since at least 2002 that glyphosate causes malformations, the information was not made public.
Instead regulators misled the public about glyphosate
Call for tougher EU food safety systems after deadly E. coli outbreak
Posted - June 30, 2011
Call for tougher EU food safety systems after deadly E. coli outbreak
By Warren Beaumont
Farmers and European Commission agriculture ministers asked for increased compensation and regulators called for improved food safety alert and traceability systems following the deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany. The substantial food contamination with the E.Coli bug devastated Spanish, German and other European countries salad industries from late May.
European Union health commissioner John Dalli criticised Germany for issuing unverified warnings on the cause of the E. Coli outbreak, which has been estimated to cost European farmers 400 million euro a week.
During an emergency meeting of EU agriculture Ministers on June 7, Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos proposed a
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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.
The text stipulates that the word
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Historic agreement on organic equivalency between the USA and Canada
Posted - September 21, 2009
Canada launches organic regulations
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Germany
Posted - May 15, 2009
Monsanto files lawsuit against German government for ban on GMO
By Malea Birke
In retaliation for the recent German decision to ban GMO corn, its producer, biotechnology company Monsanto, has filed a lawsuit against the government, alleging the ban is unjustified. Last month, Agricultural Minister Ilse Aigner banned the cultivation and sale of MON 810
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USA organic sector
Posted - May 7, 2009
OTA welcomes $50 Million USDA funding for organic sector
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GMO Update
Posted - May 1, 2009
Monsanto files lawsuit against German government for ban on GMO
By Malea Birke
In retaliation for the recent German decision to ban GMO corn, its producer, biotechnology company Monsanto, has filed a lawsuit against the government, alleging the ban is unjustified.
Last month, Agricultural Minister Ilse Aigner banned the cultivation and sale of MON 810– genetically modified corn seed, which produces a toxin to fight off a certain pest, the corn borer moth.
The crop was due to be planted this year on a total area of around 3,600 hectares in Germany, mainly in Brandenburg, where Germany
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Green Perseveres Through Tough Times
Posted - March 30, 2009
Recession or Not, Green Still the Way to Go
By Adriana Michael, O.W.N.
Unemployment rates have been on the rise around the world, and the financial crisis at its peak in strong countries like the United States and the United Kingdom. This uncertainty anticipated a gloomy economy and a tough business environment for 2009. The good news is that by the end of the first trimester, the organic and natural sectors continue showing strong performance, although not at the same growth rate as in previous years.
Organic consumers are well informed, committed and have a firm idea of their purchasing priorities. In the US and Europe the industry reports steady sales of organic fruits, vegetables, dairy products, grains, bread and meat. In Germany market research firm Nielsen Co. conducted a survey of 9,000 households this past February, 54 percent of the respondents said that they may have to adjust and give up a few things due to the economic crisis, but their lifestyle will not change much. 29 percent stated that the crisis will not affect their lifestyle and purchasing decisions.
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Brazil Third in Organic Farms
Posted - March 30, 2009
Brazil Ranks Third in Number of Organic Farms
OrganicsBrasil Reported Successful Participation at Biofach
By Sofia Garcia, O.W.N.
Brazil, a country known for the cultivation of both exotic and staple food ingredients, currently ranks third in terms of number of organic farms, according to a recent survey by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM).
This vast Latin American country, which concentrates most of the Amazon rainforest, has been leading the world in production or export volume of coffee, soy beans, cane sugar, orange juice and beef. Now it also offers a wide range of organic certified products for export. Thirty one exhibitors with quality ingredients such as cashews, acai berries, cacao, coffee, and processed foods, supplements, essential oils, cosmetics and even apparel made of organic certified cotton were on display at the OrganicsBrasil Pavilion at Biofach in Nuremberg, Germany this past February 19-22. Exotic Umbu fruit jam and Baru nuts, where two new product introductions at the fair.
OrganicsBrasil also had a stand for the first time at Vivaness (Biofach
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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.