Organic NZ Magazine: May/June 2012 Section: Reports Author: Jon Carapiet In this opinion piece Jon Carapiet raises concerns about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), particularly around New Zealand’s GE-free status It’s a bit hard writing an article about the TPPA, not just because I am no expert, but because of the secrecy that surrounds it….
Organic NZ Magazine: September/October 2008 Section: Science Watch Author: Elvira Dommisse Elvira Dommisse, PhD compiled a submission to ERMA on Application GMF06002 for the Soil & Health Association and PSGR (Physicians and Scientists for Global Responsibility). The submission asked ERMA to decline the application to field-trial genetically engineered Alliums: onions, shallots, spring onions, leeks and…
Organic NZ Magazine: May/June 2007 Section: Gardening Author: Steffan Browning Note: This article differs from the one printed in the magazine and includes additional information. Trade names of the reassessment list chemicals can be found at the end of this unabridged article. The persistent insecticide Endosulphan, has been accepted as a chemical for reassessment by…
Organic NZ Magazine: January/February 2007 Section: News Author: Alan Baddock Late one night in December the Government finally tabled legislation intended to make a reality of its proposal to base control of New Zealand complementary health in Australia, under a trans-Tasman Therapeutic Products Agency (ANZTPA). The move had been blocked for three years by widespread…
Organic NZ Magazine: November/December 2006 Author:Allan Baddock Organic Cheats – The Commerce Commission has you in its sights. Fine distinctions are out – Consumer expectations are now the benchmark as to what is acceptable and what is not. Earlier this year Organic NZ was sent photos of egg carton labelling and asked how the…
Organic NZ Magazine: January/February 2006 Author: Allison Roe Allison Roe believes that a new combined Australia and New Zealand authority will severely limit consumer access to vitamin and mineral supplements in this country and destroy sectors of the New Zealand natural health industry. Another health issue that has currently caught Allison¹s attention is the highly…
Organic NZ Magazine: September/October 2001 Author: Devinder Sharma Biotechnology is not the answer to world hunger. Devinder Sharma explains how government sanctioned greed is the cause of rural poverty in India. The genetic engineering industry has been claiming that at a time when more than 800 million people go to bed hungry each night, and…
Organic NZ Magazine: July/August 2001 Author: Meriel Watts In May this year, Meriel Watts travelled to Senegal in West Africa to take part in Pesticide Action Network’s international conference on “Feeding the World Without Poisons”. Meriel is a member of the Steering Council of Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific. She filed this report…
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