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Organic farming offers solutions to the current food miles debate. Not only that, but it leads the way in low energy farming, and will help New Zealand reach its carbon neutral targets, according to the Soil & Health Association. “Consumers … Read More
Crop & Food’s intended GE Brassica field trial is even crazier than their existing GE onion trial, according to Soil & Health, and move in the opposite direction to the Prime Ministers sustainability vision. Potential key drawbacks are: 1. Early … Read More
The Soil & Health Association congratulates Prime Minister Helen Clark for the vision of New Zealand being the world’s first truly sustainable nation. Yesterday at the Labour Party Conference the Prime Minister asked, “Why shouldn’t New Zealand aim to be … Read More
The Soil & Health Association is thrilled that there is to be a review of the decision to mandatorily fortify bread with folic acid. The review allows further opportunity for an exemption from the fortification proposal for organic breads to … Read More
As further exposed in Monday’s TV3 Let Us Spray documentary, the clear links between 2-4 5 T and 2-4-D manufacture and use, and spina bifida and other tragic deformities, show a need for a quick conversion by mainstream agriculture to … Read More
Never before have New Zealanders’ been subject to mandatory fortification of their food. Never before have New Zealand’s organic bakers been faced with having to add synthetic additives to their bread. Organic products must have an exemption from mandatory fortification. … Read More
Soil & Health is appalled at the lack of consumer choice from Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s (FSANZ) mandatory folic acid fortification of bread proposal released on Friday evening. The proposal is for effectively all bread to have synthetic folic … Read More
The Soil & Health Association is calling for certified organic foods to be exempt from any possible mandatory food fortification schemes. Today Soil & Health presented a submission to Food Standards Australia New Zealand calling for consideration of consumer choice, … Read More