European organic companies welcome the efforts to fight the proliferation of green claims &...
At the occasion of the Commission’s adoption of the Green Claims Directive, the EU organization representing organic processors and traders (OPTA Europe), applauds the...
Opposition against the patent on maize
The international coalition of No Patents on Seeds! will today file an opposition against a patent held by the German company, KWS. Patent EP3560330...
Patent on sweet and hot peppers not revoked
The European Patent Office (EPO) rejected an opposition filed against a patent held by Syngenta (ChemChina) claiming conventionally-bred sweet and hot peppers (EP2140023). Syngenta...
EU organic movement warns against greenwashing
IFOAM Organics Europe warns against the misuse of claims, labels, or communication initiatives about food products, that contribute to greenwashing and hinder the agroecological transition...
Rising resistance against patents on seeds and agricultural food products in Europe
Last November, the European Patent Office (EPO) reaffirmed a patent on beer and barley derived from traditional breeding granted to the breweries Carlsberg and...
Planet-score sets the pace for holistic eco-labelling
Almost everyone agrees that greenwashing is a problem. So, in theory, having a universal methodology for substantiating environmental claims across the whole of the...
OPTA Europe, defending organic processing and trade in the EU
OPTA Europe is an association with permanent headquarters in Brussels, uniting companies and associations with a large experience in the areas of organic processing...
What’s behind sustainability labelling?
The sustainability labelling of food, including organic food, informs consumers about the impact behind the production of a given food product. It is important...
EU organic movement takes legal action to defend reliable environmental labelling of food products
Actors involved in the ecological transition have high expectations of information systems, like labels, related to the environmental impact of products and services. Information...
Patents filed by KWS are a threat to plant breeding in Europe
No Patents on Seeds! held a demonstration in December 6th at the KWS headquarters in Germany to coincide with the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting....
