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Urgent wake up call to UK Government to ‘fix the failings of food’
The UK House of Lords Select Committee on Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment has today published a new report which calls into question the affordability of the Government’s recommended…
Looking good: Sweden’s natural and organic beauty sector grew 13.6% in 2019, on course to double market share by 2025
The market for natural, organic skin and beauty products grew by 13.9% in 2019 and is on course to double its current share (4-5%) of the total cosmetics market by…
“The organic sector is like a living lab” senior EC official tells Congress
“The organic sector is like a living laboratory. It allows us to look at practices that we have forgotten or ignored.”
Meeting ‘challenging’ 25%-organic-by-2030 goal will require collective will, EU officials say
Achieving the ambitious 25%-organic-by-2030 goal called by the European Union’s Farm to Fork strategy will require a concerted EU-wide effort, and the collective will of all Member States, senior officials…
Say hello to IFOAM Organics Europe – organic group rebrands, re-elects Jan Plagge as president
Europe’s lead organic advocacy group IFOAM EU has rebranded to become IFOAM Organics Europe, with a new website and logo.
China topped list of organic exporters to the EU in 2019
China was the biggest exporter of organic agri-food products to the EU during 2019, followed by Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Ukraine and Turkey according to new analysis released by the European…
We won’t sell it: Waitrose ups the ante in fight against lower-welfare US food imports
The newly installed boss at UK supermarket Waitrose has added to a chorus of calls from farmers, consumer groups and food campaigners urging the British Government not to accept lower…
European Organic Congress brings industry and policy-makers together at pivotal moment
The European Organic Congress, which takes place on 1-3 July 2020 as a digital event this year, will bring together farmers, industry experts and policy makers at a pivotal moment…
Demand for organic reaches three year high, Soil Association reveals
UK sales of organic food and drink are running at a three-year high, the Soil Association revealed today.