News Archive

2004

June News

Europe blocks US GM food import
with 43 votes for and 57 against - read more.

EU deadlock on GM oilseed rape
fail to agree whether to let in imports - read more.

Chemical cocktail found
in fresh fruit and vegetables - read more.

Welsh more loyal to local organic produce
than English, Scots or Northern Irish - read more.

Sainsbury launch milk
guaranteed GM free - read more.

New field trials for GM
announced by French Government - read more.

Baby food contains harmful bugs
in dried baby food products - read more.

London Sustainablility Week
events taking place - read more.

Image change for allotments
a must have for organic minded people - read more.

GM virus kills cancer cells
by eploiting their selfish behaviour - read more.

May News

British Strawberries
but at what price - read more.

Sainsbury reconsider use of GM milk
after Greenpeace cows invade their HQ - read more.

The day after tommorrow
what will you do - see more.

Single code needed for sustainable building
to raise quality and reduce unstainable use of resources - read more.

Sixty cows invade Sainsbury
to protest about GM milk - read more.

Launch of first Soil Action Plan
for england - read more.

New centre to reduce animal tests
funding for reduction, replacement and refinement to rise - read more.

GM could form part of the answer to world hunger
but biotechnology must focus on the developing countries - read more.

GM maize growing needs review
US study reveals - read more.

Medicinal GM crops
produced to contain substance usually found in fish - read more.

GM food and crops in UK
what went wrong - read more.

Ireland should ban all GM
says The Workers' Party - read more.

Europe's market forces will decide fate of GM imports
now products have to be fully labelled - read more.

EU ends six year ban on GM imports
by allowing import of corn - read more.

GM contamination exaggerated
claims new study - read more.

The Commons Environment Audit Committee
raps Government GM stance - read more.

Secret German GM crop trials
in seven of Germany's 16 states - read more.

Chicken Farmers disappointed
with RSPCA's confused campaign - read more.

Compost Awareness Week
what's happening - read more.

Save our Seeds
Help keep organically grown seeds GM free - read more.

Organic food for all
HDRA launch new programme - read more.

What goes into our bread
and what it taken out - read more.
This is an extract from the book "Not on the Label: What really goes into our Food, by Felicity Lawrence - if you would like to purchase this book, please click here.

Asda defends their bread
95% made from scratch - read more.

Pre-packed Salad and pretty fruit
how it's achieved and what else it contains, your be surprised - read more.
This is an extract from the book "Not on the Label: What really goes into our Food, by Felicity Lawrence - if you would like to purchase this book, please click here.

Supermarkets importing organic food
undermining the UK organic farming industry - read more.

GM Labelling
Government launches tighter guidelines - read more.

The Great Bustard
may be seen back on Salisbury Plain - read more.

Duchy Originals makes first £1 million
Prince proves critics wrong - read more.

Britain needs to monitor mammals
need to know which species and habitats under threat - read more.

April News

Lowland gorilla numbers plumment
by more than 70% - read more.

Composting awareness week
2-8th May - read more.

Wales GM free
for at least five years - read more.

Babies nappies
parents urged to cut waste - read more.

Bayer abandon plans to introduce GM Corn
in the UK - read more.

GM Maize to double
in South Africa - read more.

March News

Oceans need protection
Government action needed - read more.

Wildlife in sharp decline
due to human activity - read more.

Window danger for birds
millions crash into windows each year - read more.

Do you suffer from headaches?
acupuncture is the cure - read more.

GM food not that bad
well, read this article and decide for yourself - read more.

GM free wales
hopes are dying - read more.

Eat less meat
and help save the planet - read more.

GM cross contamination
MP's to look at risk - read more.

GM Maize
given the go ahead to be grown in UK - read more.

Herbicide Paraquat approval
challenge mounted - read more.

GM crops
Government's case no more sound that its case for war on Iraq - read more.

GM crop go-ahead irresponsible
call for new field tests - read more.

DDT principal method of controlling malaria
in South Africa - read more.

Allergy free garden
what you should and shouldn't plant - read more.

Birds need help
third of most threatened still need urgent action - read more.

Bird life threat
from wind farms - read more.

Welsh not put off by organic prices
10% of land organic compared to 4% rest of UK - read more.

GM oilseed rape approved
by EU food agency - read more.

Omega-3s found in organic milk
so may be healthier than regular milk - read more.

Organic farmer who lived his dream
widow carries on with projects - read more.

EU bans lindane completely
as from 2008 - read more about lindane.

Biosafety protocol
GM rules up and running - read more.

GM maize go ahead
in UK possible - read more.

Welsh minister denies pressure on GM
from Government - read more.

No go ahead for GM yet
in UK - read more.

Organic milk has higher levels of essential nutrients
than ordinary milk - read more.

New studies about GM
pose serious threat to humans - read more.

Wind powered homes
to increase to one million by 2005 - read more.

February News

180 countries sign new deal
to slow the loss of species and habitats around the world - read more.

GM vote
casting vote held my Wales - read more.

Make the UK GM free
urges farmer - read more.

GM crops approval
the reaction - read more.

GM free UK popular but unfeasible
plus organic farmers to be compensated if crops contaminated - read more.

Extracts of GM crops discussion
compensation for farmers to be funded by GM industry - read more.

Foods labelled "natural"
misleading - read more.

Food labelling
must be clearer - read more.

Earths rarest forest
the cloud forest, under threat - read more.

Wealthy countries need to pay
to save endangered species - read more.

GM crop banned in Belgium
a great victory - read more.

GM threat
to organic farming - read more.

Wales block GM crops
as keen to foster organic - read more.

GM ingredients
found in health food - read more.

Organic snacks in school
replaces sugary bars - read more.

Ethical investment
cafedirect floats on stockmarket - read more

More bats
on organic farms - read more.

GM rice
to be grown for medicine - read more.

Salmon
is it safe? Read more.

January News

Pesticides in cotton farming
farmers caught in poverty trap - read more.

Sustainability in house building
UK's house builders ranked for first time - read more.

EU organic action plan
on organic farming - read more.

Friends of the Earth
call for protection of organic farming - read more.

Organic farming encouraged
discussions take place - read more.

US organic retailer enters the UK
with the acquisition of Fresh & Wild - read more.

Future of GM foods
Britain given 90 days - read more.

GM food ban
EU moves a step closer to ending the ban - read more.

GM oilseed rape
could harm environment - read more.

GMO's (genetically modified organisms) policy
discussed by EU Commission - read more.

GM free impossible
contamination of organic food a threat - read more.

Non stick frying pans danger
contaminate people and fumes kill birds - read more.

Primate research lab
plans axed - read more.

Better air quality
warnings ahead - read more.

Green Baby opens second shop
in Notting Hill - read more.

Mountain gorillas increase
as they escape poachers - read more.

Modern farming in Europe killing birds
24 common bird species reduced - read more.

Jamie Oliver promotes organic
- read more.

Organic sector's growth
must be driven by market forces - read more.

Spread of GM
is it a cause for concern? - read more.

Farmers in Britain may grow GM crops
final decision lies with government - read more.

Decision on GM maize
postponed by EU Commission - read more.

GM crops linked to rise in pesticide use
in US - read more.

GM rice import
receives backing from government - read more.

GM Cotton fails
farmers suffer - read more

Global warming
greater threat to world then terrorism - read more.

GM experts cautious on maize crop
no clear direction - read more.

India unveils six year GM plan
to develop new GM crops - read more.

GM crop farm-scale evaluations
Environment Secretary receives advise - read more.

Contaminated Salmon
with cancer-causing chemicals - read more.

Wild bird numbers stabilise
after a 20 year decline - read more.

Sustainable Farming and Food Strategy
to continue for another year - read more.

Evidence Assessment to Inform the Review of the Organic Farming Scheme
Read more.

First fair trade city
Edinburgh launches official campaign - read more.

Save our birds
farmers are asked to do more - read more.

GM laws proposed
to protect farmers - read more.

BSE evidence
suggests related to pesticides - read more.

Farming failing
public health - read more.

Homes for asthmatics
helping ease symptoms with the use of natural products - read more.

Toxic waste crises
under new EU rules - read more.

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