UNE inputs: maximum guarantee certification
La producción ecológica está experimentando un crecimiento, año tras año, situándose la superficie mundial en casi 75 millones de hectáreas. En los últimos cinco años, en España se incrementó un…
Chemical Residues in Organics: Dealing with residue handling
The new Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848 came into force on 1 January 2022. It introduces new specifications and mechanisms to handle possible non compliances, with a focus on residues of…
IFOAM – Organics International: 50 years of the organic movement
IFOAM – Organics International nace en 1972 en Versalles (Francia). Pioneros de la agricultura ecológica se reunieron y pusieron sobre la mesa la necesidad de coordinar los movimientos de agricultura…
Revising the Rules: Impacts of greener and cleaner cosmetics
Square one: the European Green Deal. Climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to Europe and the world. The EU is committed to becoming the first climate neutral…
OPTA Europe calls on the EU Commission to reconsider the sustainability labelling included in the ‘EU Sustainable Food System’ policy
At the occasion of the Policy Exchange “Organics in the future EU Sustainable Food System” the organic traders and processors expressed their request to the European Commission to foster the…
Dr Helga Willer “Our data is essential for policymakers”
Helga Willer works at the Organic Agriculture Research Institute – FiBL, in the Department of Extension, Training & Communication. She is the Leader of the Group Project communication. She has…
GOTS standards become more stringent
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has raised the bar on requirements for certified gins. In the textiles industry, cotton ginning refers to the machinery which removes stems, soil, burrs…
FDA to Redefine ‘Healthy’ As Leading CPG Brands Fail to Deliver Better Food
The FDA is issuing new guidelines on food products claiming to be ‘healthy.’ But new research finds a growing number of food companies are failing to make food healthier, despite…
OTB calls environmental labelling a ‘welcome tool’
The Organic Trade Board (OTB) says environmental labelling is the key to helping consumers make ‘more informed, sustainable and educated decisions at point of purchase’. The statement follows a webinar…
SA conference agenda: Organic versus the cost of living crisis
This year’s Organic Trade Conference, to be hosted by the Soil Association on 19 October, will consider the market performance of organic in the context of the cost of living…
Nov 25, 2022