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• ORGANIC (Ltd) - News
  News relating to the organic and sustainable agriculture industries. http://organic.com.au/news
• Top Australian Chefs Unite Against GM Food
  It reads like a "who's who" of Australia's top food experts. Over 50 of our most respected chefs have signed their names to a charter opposing GM food.
• Organic Milk is Cream of the Crop
  A new study by Newcastle University proves that organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature intended are producing better quality milk.
• Majority of Darjeeling Tea To Go Organic
  The Darjeeling Tea Association (DTA) has mounted efforts to increase the production of organic tea so that the majority of the champagne of teas is organically produced by 2010.
• Nanotechnology - Sweating The Small Stuff
  It seems like a Willy Wonka fantasy, but right now food companies are using nanotechnology to create all sorts of bizarre products.
• Government of Canada Invests Nearly $1.3 Million in Canadian Organic Industry
  The federal government will put funds toward development of a national sector organization, the Organic Federation of Canada, to bring together all players in Canada's organic industry, raise awareness of the sector and help with regulatory development.
• Seeds of Discontent
  Genetically modified crops got the thumbs up from the NSW and Victorian governments last week.
• GM Moratorium Lifted in Two Australian States
  The Victorian and New South Wales governments have become the first in Australia to allow farmers to grow genetically-modified (GM) food crops.
• Organic and Tastier The Rats Nose Knows
  An unimpeachably neutral group has joined the ranks of those who prefer organic foods over foods produced with the help of synthetic chemicals.
• A Speyside Organic Whisky Wins the Supreme Title in the 2007 Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards
  The award winner Benromach organic speyside single malt whisky is also the first bottled single malt to be fully certified by the Soil Association.
• Work Starts on the National Australian Domestic Organic Standard
  Standards Australia is to develop Australia’s first national domestic organic standard that has widespread industry, consumer and government support.
• Long Island Rooting For Natural Landscaping
  Re-thinking lawn care with organic methods produces desired results.
• No Cloned Animals in Organic Food
  USDA Advisory Panel Vote Applauded
• Quiet Organic Revolution in South Africa
  In an emerging market such as South Africa the move to organic production is usually a economic rather than an ideologically-driven decision.
• Nitrogen Testing Could Aid Organic Certification
  A nitrogen isotype test can potentially be used to indicate use of synthetic fertilizers and thus be used to provide evidence against fraudulent organic food claims.
• Soil and Health Association Pleased at Organic Bread Victory
  The Soil and Health Association is pleased that efforts to have organic bread exempted from mandatory fortification with folic acid appear to be successful.
• Ten Things the EU has Done for the Ordinary Citizen
  Europhiles and Eurosceptics can argue until the cows come home about whether membership of the EU brings more benefits or disadvantages.
• Eastern European Countries Jumping on Organic Wagon
  Last year, the US and the EU's western countries accounted for 96 percent of world sales of organic products. Eastern European countries, however, are increasingly discovering the benefits of organics.
• Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats Marketplace Announce Merger
  Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI) and Wild Oats Markets (OATS) have today announced they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Whole Foods Market will acquire Wild Oats Markets’ outstanding common stock in a cash tender offer of $18.50 per share, or approximately $565 million based on fully diluted shares.
• USDA in Legal Trouble over Industrial Scale Dairies
  The Cornucopia Institute informed the USDA of their intention to file suit accusing the agency of ignoring the organic regulations, and the intent of Congress, by their failure to enforce the law.
• USDA Appoints Oregonian to National Organic Standards Board
  Tracy Miedema begins her appointment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Organic Standards Board.
• Genetically Modified Hens Containing Human Genes Lay Cancer Fighting Eggs
  The hens have had human genes added to their DNA, which means human proteins are secreted into the whites of their eggs.
• The Hunt for Natural Food Colours
  What color is your bamboo shoot ?
• How Wal Mart Discovered Organic
  America's biggest company is also the world's biggest purchaser of organic cotton.
• Canada Announces National Organic Logo and New Regulations
  New regulations to protect Canadian consumers and support growth of organic products industry
• The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Addresses 'Organic' Claims
  The ACCC has called on food and beverage manufacturers to curb their use of potentially misleading labels when marketing goods to customers.
• Tony Blair Choses Organic Over GM Farming
  Blair: The future agriculture for this Country is more likely to be in organic niche farming.
• FAO to Hold International Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security in 2007
  FAO shows interest in exploring the potential of organic agriculture for food security
• The Battle of DDT
  The reintroduction of a controversial pesticide to control malaria has drawn sharp reactions from many quarters but there could be more to the issue than meets the eye.
• United States to Fund DDT Spraying in Uganda
  The US government is prepared to fund the spraying of DDT to control malaria.
• WHO Gives Indoor Use of DDT a Clean Bill of Health for Controlling Malaria
  WHO promotes indoor spraying with insecticides as one of three main interventions to fight malaria
• Escaped Golf Course Grass Frees Gene Genie
  A genetically modified form of a grass is worrying the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) enough that it is running its first full environmental impact assessment of a GM plant.
• How Wal Mart Discovered Organic
  America's biggest company is also the world's biggest purchaser of organic cotton.
• Lesotho: Farmers Overcome Child Malnutrition Through Organic Farming
  Farmers in Nthabiseng have made a significant achievement in overcoming child malnutrition.
• East Africa: Region Seeks to Harmonise Organic Standards by 2007
  
• Organic Food Goes Mass Market
  Supermarket chains launch less expensive brands to capture growing organic foods market.
• Wal-Mart Targets the Organic Market
  It pounded supermarket chains by selling groceries cheaper than anyone else, now the discount leader wants the organic niche.
• America's Whole Foods Market Expands into the United Kingdom
  He made millions from selling organic food to well-heeled Americans. Now hippie entrepreneur John Mackey plans to bring his laid-back style to Britain's upmarket high streets.