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- The Soil Association bans nano ingredients
- * UNITED KINGDOM: In what is thought to be the first-ever regulation of nanotechnology, a British organic certifier will prohibit the inclusion of manufactured nanoparticles in products. The new ban was put in place by the Soil Association, the UK's largest certifier of organic products. The ban took effect...
- Research articles 2008-02-01
- The Soil Association should focus the spotlight on UK organic growers before it starts to point the finger at the developing world, says Jo Crawshaw, consultant for Africa practice
- Some environmentalists have accused the Soil Association of backing down in its airfreight consultation by not imposing an outright ban. However, many of us argued more red tope and stricter standards for formers in the developing world would be exceptionally costly for communities that had already fought hard to build...
- Research articles 2007-11-03
- Fury as UK farmers eye Fairtrade logo; Soil Association argues for
- PLANS to allow British farmers and food producers to apply for "fair trade" status could destroy customer confidence and undermine two decades of work to help growers in the third world, Scottish campaigners have claimed. The proposal, now under consideration by the Fairtrade Foundation, is splitting the...
- Research articles 2003-03-30
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- Soil Association first to ban nanoparticles
- As of January 2008, the U.K.'s Soil Association has banned the use of man-made nanomaterials from all Soil Association certified organic products. This applies particularly to health and beauty products, but also to food and textiles. An association news release stated that, "Ahead of the Government, we are the first...
- Research articles 2008-01-01
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