Just 7 patents affect 145 conventionally bred plant varieties
Recent research conducted by No Patents on Seeds! revealed that the European Patent Office (EPO) granted around 40 patents claiming conventional breeding in 2025....
Clearspring Relaunches Two Instant Miso Soups Now 100% Organic with Improved...
Authentic Japanese and organic fine foods specialist Clearspring is delighted to announce the relaunch of two of its much-loved instant miso soup flavours: Hearty...
Italy: plant protection products down 18% and organic active ingredients booming...
Italy is undergoing a transition towards more sustainable agricultural practices: the Agrofarma Observatory recorded an 18% decrease in the use of plant protection products...
IFOAM Organics Europe warns the Council’s PRM position limits farmers’ choice...
After more than two years of negotiations, COREPER today endorsed the Council’s common position on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material (PRM)...
Natural lullaby for little ones: New Weleda Baby Good Night Bath
To time with the relaunch of the Weleda Baby Calendula collection in bright new packs with a more modern feel, Weleda has been busy...
Agreement of NGT trilogue poses a big risk to European food...
Following strong political pressures surrounding the legislative proposal of so-called “New Genomic Techniques”, EU institutions have reached a provisional agreement with major deficiencies for...
Organic Food Forum 2025 brings Europe’s organic leaders together in Brussels
On 27 November 2025, IFOAM Organics Europe hosted the first-ever Organic Food Forum (OFF) in Brussels, a new flagship event designed to unite Europe’s...
EU Bioeconomy Strategy: IFOAM Organics Europe calls for greater recognition of...
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the publication of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and its objective to move away from fossil fuel materials by favoring sustainable...
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the European Parliament own-initiative report on increasing...
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the adoption of the European Parliament's own-initiative report on biocontrol, which calls for a faster registration and uptake of biocontrol....
Euro Company brings its newest ‘Econoce’ organic products to Natexpo 2025
From 30 November to 2 December 2025, Euro Company will be at Natexpo, the international trade fair dedicated to organic products taking place in...
The inability to establish a common roadmap for the energy transition...
Between November 10 and 21, the major international climate change conference, COP30, was held in Belém, Brazil. The summit was characterized by a significant...
From theory to plate: Food fit for the future at BIOFACH...
Nuremberg will once again host the international organic community at BIOFACH from 10 to 13 February 2026. The world’s leading trade fair for organic...
