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Legislation regulating New Zealand’s organic sector is about to pass through its final stages in Parliament and will be a major boost for exporters meeting the global demand for safe, ‘clean’, GE-free organic products. The Organic Products Bill helps bring New Zealand into line with international organic certification under which Genetically Engineered (GE) organisms are prohibited. The Organic Products Bill aims to give businesses clarity around product claims and to reassure consumers about the integrity of organic production systems. This legislation comes at a time when consumer tru...

Thursday, 25 February 2021, 2:58 pm Legislation regulating New Zealand's organic sector is about to pass through its final stages in Parliament and will be a major boost for exporters meeting the global demand for safe, 'clean', GE-free organic products. The Organic Products Bill helps bring New Zealand into line with international organic certification under which Genetically Engineered (GE) organisms are prohibited. The Organic Products Bill aims to give businesses clarity around product claims and to reassure consumers about the integrity of organic production systems. This legislation co...

Monsanto owner Bayer and US officials pressured Mexico to drop glyphosate ban Details Internal government emails show actions similar to those by Bayer and lobbyists to kill a proposed ban in Thailand in 2019 EXCERPT: “We’re seeing more and more how the pesticide industry uses the US government to aggressively push its agenda on the international stage and quash any attempt by people in other countries to take control of their food supply,” said Nathan Donley, a biologist with the CBD conservation group. --- Carey Gillam [links to sources at this URL] * Intern...

Bill Gates, Climate Warrior – and Super Emitter Details Bill Gates has a new book out: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. But some people are less than amused at having to take lessons on the climate crisis from a billionaire who, in the words of the ETC Group, “made a fortune skirting government regulations with monopolistic practices, and holds a significant financial stake in the continued expansion of the fossil fuel industry.”   The following article by Tim Schwab makes clear just how extensive those fossil fuel investments are and how much they are at od...

How many gene-edited GMOs have you eaten this week? Unfortunately, it may be hard to say given the way the FDA is approaching these foods. Gene-edited foods include those that have undergone [...]