Standards Australia is to develop Australia’s first national domestic organic standard that has widespread industry, consumer and government support.

The Soil and Health Association is pleased that efforts to have organic bread exempted from mandatory fortification with folic acid appear to be successful.

Europhiles and Eurosceptics can argue until the cows come home about whether membership of the EU brings more benefits or disadvantages.

The Cornucopia Institute informed the USDA of their intention to file suit accusing the agency of ignoring the organic regulations, and the intent of Congress, by their failure to enforce the law.

Tracy Miedema begins her appointment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Organic Standards Board.

New regulations to protect Canadian consumers and support growth of organic products industry

The ACCC has called on food and beverage manufacturers to curb their use of potentially misleading labels when marketing goods to customers.

The Australian organic sector has united behind its peak industry organisation the Organic Federation of Australia (OFA), stated Andre Leu, chair of the OFA.

The organic rules relate to a stretch of activities from producing organic farm inputs to storage and marketing.

Consumers International has accused Australia of playing double standards at the 33rd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling, which aims to set an international standard for labelling genetically modified (GM) food and food ingredients.

A decision in an obscure Department of Agriculture committee has drawn a line in the mulch in the debate over organic agriculture.

The plan aims to facilitate the ongoing development of organic farming in the EU through 21 concreted policy measures.

The Bush administration reversed itself Wednesday and withdrew four changes in organic food standards that critics had said threatened to undermine public trust in the word organic.

The Bush administration is giving Americans new reason to watch what they eat.

US government to have direct input into Australian laws and policies on quarantine and technical standards, including labelling of GE food.

On May 17, 2004, the first-ever legally binding international treaty to control toxic chemicals - the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) enters into force, providing an unprecedented legal framework to ban or severely restrict the production and use of the some of the worlds most toxic chemicals.

The Koto Protocol became legally binding on its 128 Parties on 16th February 2005.

New Zealands National Organic Standard, was launched on 4th November 2003, underpinning the various certification schemes that already exist for organic producers.

Denmark has imposed widespread bans on the spraying of glyphosate in response to research showing that the sprays have been contaminating the countrys groundwater.

The Cartagena Protocol sets out the first international legal framework for the cross-border movement of GMOs on the basis of the precautionary principle.

Countries from around the world have resolved to cooperate more closely in order to develop a better framework for the sustainable development of the worlds aquaculture sector.

ANSI will conduct a peer assessment of the procedures and practices of the USDA National Organic Program. The program will be assessed using the ISO.IEC Guide 61, General Requirements for Assessment and Accreditation of Certification and Registration Bodies.

The European Parliament has passed legislation to enforce labelling of all foods that contain genetically modified ingredients.

Palau has become the 50th country to ratify the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, starting a 90-day countdown to the agreement’s entry into force on 11th of September 2003.

The Commission April 2003 session marks its first formal meeting since the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa. The Commission will focus on its own future work in translating into reality the commitments to economic growth, social development and environmental protection, made at that landmark conference.

Premier Bob Carr announces the ban on the production of GM food crops (such as canola, clover, mustard and field peas) until 2006 in New South Wales, Australias most populous state.

The general use of the pesticide DDT will no longer be legal in the United States after today, ending nearly three decades of application.