ProVeg opens office in China
ProVeg International has expanded its global reach by opening an office in China, marking the first time an international NGO promoting alternative proteins has done so. The Shanghai-based office will…
HealthyDoesIt changes hands from HFMA to NAHS
During the Health Food Manufacturers’ Association (HFMA) AGM on 15 June, a series of developments were announced including the transfer of HealthyDoesIt to the National Association of Health Stores (NAHS).…
SA calls school meal increase ‘miserly’
An uplift to the cost of universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) of 7p per pupil, per meal, has been called ‘miserly’ by the Soil Association (SA). For pupils in…
How UK can quit its ‘addiction to volatile food imports’ – SFT
The Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) says it’s time to change the way we farm, ‘align our diets to what the UK can sustainably produce’ and reduce our ‘addiction to volatile…
Industry reacts to Government White Paper on National Food Strategy
The Government’s response to the National Food Strategy (NFS) review, which has today been published by Defra as a White Paper, has been described by the Soil Association (SA) as…
EU Parliament saves Farm to Fork’s integrity but concedes on Biodiversity
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the European Parliament’s support to the Farm to Fork Strategy as the right policy direction to make European agriculture more resilient and independent. The resolution on…
Calls grow for EU targets to boost healthier and more sustainable meals in schools and public settings
A coalition of NGOs has launched the Buy Better Food Campaign. Together with other civil society organisations, through this advocacy campaign on public food procurement (PFP), this coalition aims at…
Novedades jurídicas agroalimentarias. Diciembre 2021
Principales novedades jurídicas agroalimentarias correspondientes al mes de diciembre de 2021 y que han aparecido en España, las CC.AA. y la UE. Recopilación realizada por José Luis Palma Fernández, socio…
Sweden, Finland, Belgium and The Netherlands join forces to promote organic
Sweden, Finland, The Netherlands and Belgium are joining forces to stimulate the sales of organic products. On February 1st the four European countries together will start a project that includes…
CAAE amplía su acreditación para certificar bajo el Nuevo Reglamento 848 de producción ecológica
CAAE, como entidad de control y certificación autorizada para operar en distintas comunidades autónomas y en el ámbito internacional, ha conseguido, tras ... Read More Alimarket. Sector de Alimentación Ecológica…