22 May 2013
Emma Hockridge, head of policy at the Soil Association commented: “ There are scientifically proven health and sustainability benefits of organic milk which are valuable as part of a balanced and healthy diet. Studies show that organic whole and sem... |
22 May 2013
The Soil Association welcomes the new report ‘The State of Nature’ from twenty five UK conservation groups, showing that while there have been successes in increasing some specific individual species conservationists have failed to halt the dramatic... |
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08 May 2013
Latest figures from Kantar World-panel reveal organic sales through supermarkets have increased steadily for the past three months. The 12 week year on year picture shows a +1.6% for organic food sales - the first time the market has seen year on ye... |
02 May 2013
The Soil Association announces the winners of the first of their farmer-led innovative research grants funded by the Duchy Originals Future Farming Programme. |
30 April 2013
The Soil Association believes the proposed new EU regulation on the marketing of plant reproductive material will put the future of our plant biodiversity at risk. It will have a disastrous effect on the availability of rare varieties and farmers’ v... |
29 April 2013
Emma Hockridge, Soil Association Head of Policy said; "This is a victory not only for the bees and other pollinators, but for independent science against the political, pro-pesticide position adopted by UK Environment Secretary Owen Paterson and the... |
23 April 2013
Joint Press Release: Soil Association, GeneWatch UK, EcoNexus, Food and Water Europe, GM Watch, Earth Open Source Campaign groups today welcomed news from Brazil that China plans to source non-GM soya for customers that want it (1). The organisation... |
15 April 2013
Today the Soil Association opens a month-long consultation on its Food for Life Catering Mark (Catering Mark). The consultation invites comments on proposed changes to the Catering Mark Standards to incorporate frozen hospital and community meals. |
12 April 2013
Following announcements from M&S, Sainsbury’s, Co-Op and Tesco that they will no longer require that the farm animals in their supply chains are fed a non GM diet, Peter Melchett, Policy Director of the Soil Association said; “Tesco and the Co-Op ar... |