Aurora Abad: «OPTA Europe strongly supports the efforts to fight greenwashing»
Aurora Abad is the Secretary General of the Organic Processing and Trade Association (OPTA). She has been living in Brussels for 20 years working...
No Patents on Seeds!: «Let’s protect the future of European plant breeding together»
In recent years, there has been a concerning surge in patents on traditionally bred plants across Europe, raising alarms about potential threats to the...
ANSES: «There is ‘no scientific basis’ for Commission’s proposal to remove regulatory safeguards from...
The French food safety agency ANSES has strongly criticized the European Commission's proposal regarding the definition of a new class of genetically modified (GM)...
Patents on new genomique techniques threaten access to seeds
The past decade has seen a growing number of patent applications filed for conventionally-bred plants, including broccoli, tomatoes, melons, spinach, lettuce, maize, wheat and...
Policymakers should respect the organic movement’s choice not to use NGTs
Speaking at an online press conference this morning, Jan Plagge, President of IFOAM Organics Europe, called on Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and...
Sprouting discontent: Organic movement regrets European Parliament’s failure to pesticides reduction
IFOAM Organics Europe regrets the European Parliament’s inability to agree on a pesticides reduction regulation. "The European Parliament’s watering down and rejection of the pesticides...
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes progress on pesticides reduction negotiations
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes today's vote of the European Parliament Environment Committee on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation proposal (SUR) but warns that...
European Parliament should uphold ban for all NGTs in organic in rapporteur’s report
IFOAM Organics Europe, the voice for organic food and farming in Europe, is strongly against the changes concerning organic in the rapporteur’s draft report...
Demeter: European Parliament must ensure freedom of choice and maintain the ban of all...
The Biodynamic Federation Demeter International, representing the biodynamic farming movement worldwide as part of the organic sector, firmly opposes the direction taken by the...
France takes measures to combat greenwashing and safeguard consumer trust against misleading marketing tricks
Consumer interest in more responsible consumption continues to grow: almost 3 out of 4 French people acknowledge the need to adapt their day-to-day practices...
