All Organics articles – Page 64

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    Eosta scoops Riverford accolade

    2007-11-09T14:01:01Z

    Dutch organics specialist Eosta has scooped the Riverford Organic Vegetables Service award.

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    Trade slams mischievous organic claims

    2007-11-02T09:01:01Z

    Claims made by the Soil Association (SA) surrounding early results of a study on organic food and nutrition, prior to peer review, have been slammed as premature and mischievous by the industry.

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    Leaked report aids lobbyists

    2007-11-02T09:01:01Z

    Reports on the healthy attributes of organic produce versus conventional have jumped the gun, according to researchers.

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    Abel firms up on investment choice

    2007-10-24T09:02:25Z

    Keith Abel, founder of organic delivery company Abel & Cole, has confirmed that Phoenix Equity Partners is to become the first outside investor in the company.

  • Abel & Cole owner to cash in
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    Abel & Cole owner to cash in

    2007-10-07T16:01:02Z

    Keith Abel, who gave up the legal profession to set up a home-delivery company specialising in boxes of organic fruit and vegetables is poised to land a multi-million-pound fortune from the sale of a stake in Abel & Cole, his rapidly growing business.

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    Soil Association to screen films

    2007-10-02T14:01:01Z

    The Soil Association will be screening two documentaries from Austria on the theme of ‘Where does our food come from?’

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    Organic first for Preston

    2007-09-25T14:01:01Z

    The first stall specialising in organic fruit and vegetables at Preston indoor market has opened.

  • Organics hits £2bn sales
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    Organics hits £2bn sales

    2007-09-10T08:01:01Z

    A new Soil Association report has revealed that organic food and drink sales have crashed through the £2 billion mark - with an average of £37 million spent on organic products every week.

  • Organic Concept Orchard unveiled
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    Organic Concept Orchard unveiled

    2007-09-06T08:01:01Z

    A major new project has been unveiled that is promising to massively increase the volumes of British organic apples to be grown and sold through Sainsbury’s.

  • FPC drafts green paper response
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    FPC drafts green paper response

    2007-09-01T08:01:01Z

    The Fresh Produce Consortium has sent out to members its draft response to the Soil Association green paper on the airfreight of organic produce.

  • Dunnes turns 'Good Natured'
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    Dunnes turns 'Good Natured'

    2007-08-29T14:01:01Z

    Irish retail chain Dunnes has turned ‘Good Natured’ in its bid to stock pesticide-free strawberries and raspberries

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    Hop, skip, and drink

    2007-08-19T10:01:02Z

    Garden Organic is set to celebrate the great British tradition of beer drinking in September for its Hop Festival.

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    CMi and Soil Asscociation Certification to form alliance

    2007-08-10T10:01:01Z

    Two leading companies in conventional and organic certification are joining forces to create combined certification and assurance services to the UK.

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    SA events back conversion

    2007-08-06T10:01:01Z

    The Soil Association is encouraging growers interested in converting to organics to attend one of a number of events taking place across the country.

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    Mexicans on a fruit mission

    2007-08-05T12:01:01Z

    The trade Commission of Mexico in the UK is inviting companies to join two outgoing missions to Mexico to look at fruit and organic produce.

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    USDA clarifies organics ruling

    2007-06-22T14:01:01Z

    New USDA regulations have mandated that organic products containing certain non-organic minor ingredients are now officially non-compliant with US government organic certifications.

  • New compost site planned
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    New compost site planned

    2007-06-21T08:01:01Z

    Waste & Resources Action Programme are launching a ‘trailblazer’ quarry site, the first in Britain to use high quality compost to restore brownfield land.

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    Israeli organic growers turn to oxygen

    2007-06-19T10:01:01Z

    Oxygen could be the preservative of choice for organic growers in the future, extending shelf lives, with no negative health side-effects.

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    USDA clarifies organics ruling

    2007-06-18T14:01:01Z

    New USDA regulations have mandated that organic products containing certain non-organic minor ingredients are now officially non-compliant with US government organic certifications

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    Slow Food slams GM vote

    2007-06-14T15:01:01Z

    The Slow Food movement has expressed concern at the European Union Council of Agriculture’s decision to pass a 0.9 per cent GMO tolerance threshold in Community organic agriculture relations.