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uk organic sector fights gm contamination
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representatives from the uk organic sector have today urged the uk environment minister david miliband not to allow organic food to be contaminated by genetically modified organisms (gmos). a delegation representing 70 organic businesses urged miliband not to increase the current threshold for gm contamination of organic food from 0.1 per cent to 0.9 per cent. currently, only food that has a contamination level of less than 0.1 per cent can be sold as organic, but the uk government is suggesting that this level should be raised and that only food with a gm level of more than 0.9 per cent should be labelled as containing gmos. "there is overwhelming evidence that one of the main reasons that consumers buy organic is to avoid eating food containing any gm," said alex smith of alara, chair of the food and drink federation's organic group. "if the proposals set out by the government were implemented…organic businesses will face enhanced risks of gm contamination, product recall and loss of their most valuable asset, the consumer trust that underlies their brand value." peter melchett, policy director of the soil association, which certifies most organic food in the uk, argued that it made no economic sense for the government to tamper with the current regulations. "the government is putting at risk one of the fastest growing areas of the uk economy," he claimed. "tesco's organic sales grew by 39 per cent last year. organic farm shops and box schemes are seeing similar rates of growth." the 70 companies supporting today's initiative have a combined turnover of around £0.95bn (€1.4bn) and, according to a survey in march 2006 by zomnibus, 65.4 per cent of all adults in the uk have knowingly bought at least one item of organic food in the last 12 months. the soil association and organic farmers and growers, another uk certifier of organic crops, confirmed they would maintain the current non-gm standard of 0.1 per cent whatever the government's final decision. the uk government's stance is in line with the eu organic regulation adopted last week by european agriculture ministers, who agreed that organic food can still be labelled as such if it contains up to 0.9 per cent of gmos, the presence of which is "adventitious or technically unavoidable". eu agriculture commissioner mariann fischer boel said last year that a gmo threshold of less than 0.9 per cent would increase costs in organic agriculture. the organic sector is also angry that the government failed to consult it last autumn when finalising its proposals on the co-existence of gm, non-gm and organic crops in the uk. during the consultation, the government met with a number of gm companies, including astrazeneca, basf plant science, bayer cropscience, dow agrosciences, du pont, monsanto and syngenta, but did not speak directly with one organic business, according to today's delegation.
Source :Food Ingredients Food Science - Additives, Flavours, Starch
Date :
21
June
2007
Category :
restaurants and Food industrie
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researchers in the united states have developed a chemical derived from sugar with the potential to replace bisphenol a (bpa) in a number of products, including the lining of food cans. the new jersey institute of technology (njit) said professor michael jaffe had received a us patent for an epoxy resin based on isosorbide diglycidyl ether that could make consumer products safer.
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bisphenol a (bpa) is living on borrowed time. and not just in the united states but now in europe too where mounting consumer hostility and scientific concern over its safety have combined to push the chemical towards the point of no return. just a few months ago, it seemed the storm of anxiety surrounding bpa was a north american phenomenon, with canada and a bevy of us states introducing bans on the substance used in polycarbonate bottles and epoxy food can linings.
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a raft of experts and charities have today urged the uk government to ban bisphenol a (bpa) in baby bottles because of “compelling scientific evidence” linking it to cancer and other chronic conditions. launching the campaign, breast cancer uk said the weight of research raised clear concerns about bpa. the call has been backed by a number of scientists and charities, including the nct (formerly national childbirth trust), the cancer prevention and education society and chem trust.
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there is no question that demand for healthy food is growing across most developed economies and a new survey has sought to find out just what consumers perceive to be healthy. the health and wellness boom, as it has been dubbed, has reportedly not been derailed by the global financial crisis, with opportunities still in high supply. according to the new international food information council (ific) functionalfoods/foods for health consumer trending survey, carried out in the us, eighty-nine per cent agree that certain foods have benefits that go beyond basic nutrition, and may reduce the risk of disease or other health concerns - a significant increase from just two years ago.
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while the recession bites in the uk, and consumers tighten their belts, food and drink retail sales were up 5.1 per cent, on a like-for-like basis from january 2008. according to a new report from the british retail consortium, non-food items are down on last year, but food has bucked the trend and recorded a year-on-year increase. joanne denney-finch, chief executive of market analyst igd, said: “food and drink is holding up well, suggesting an industry that is recession-resistant.
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the adoption of 44 new and amended food safety standards by the codex alimentarius commission signals the coming changes that member countries will make to their legislation over the next year. at a six-day meeting that ended last friday in rome, the international food safety body also established a comprehensive set of risk analysis principles to help governments establish their own standards, especially for food items that are not covered by codex.
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indian makers of fast moving consumer goods (fmcg) posted mixed results for the past quarter, but all face a similarly daunting future: nearly stagnant demand for many products, with any rise in profit coming primarily from cost cutting, according to a reuters report. the sector, which makes products for daily use such as soaps, shampoos, toothpaste and food items, is rife with discounting.to cope, companies like giant hindustan lever, india\'s largest company by market value, itc, the nation\'s largest cigarette maker, and nestle india are spending heavily on advertising to stimulate sales, putting further pressure on bottom lines.
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food manufacturers are being warned that they need to spend money on tracing where ingredients come from before the commercial release of genetically modified foods is allowed. dr lyn davies, a marketing specialist with agriquality new zealand, issued some strong warnings when she addressed food industry representatives at a gm summit in wellington. davies told representatives that a strict traceability systems for food items could be the key to ensuring there is always a market for new zealand food.
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