Archive

2001
31 December 2001

21 Dec Sainsbury top of the tree for organic Christmas fare: supermarkets must do more to help UK organic farmers

20 Dec Think globally, drink locally

13 Dec Unwanted Christmas presence: supermarket food laced with hormone disrupters

30 Nov Illegal GM weeds found in Lincolnshire

21 Nov Save our farms, save our food.

16 Nov Government told to cut dioxins in food - FOE calls for pollution cuts and no new incinerators

1 Nov Global trade rules threaten farmers and food producers

31 Oct "Weasel-worded" code of practice keeps suppliers in supermarket arm-lock

24 Oct The Little Red Tractor' label scheme needs an overhaul

18 Oct Friends of the Earth calls for long-term aid for sustainable farming

28 Sep Farming review won't call for radical change in key areas

25 Sep UK among worst in European food testing league

10 Sep Government blasted over GM crop trials

7 Sep A welcome new GM food code

14 Aug Bush told to stop threatening other nations' food safety laws

9 Aug Friends of the Earth welcomes Farming Commission, but slams inquiry into foot and mouth

2 Aug End of the Line for GM in the UK?

26 Jul GMO industry given licence to pollute

9 Jul New league table shows stores' pesticide performance

4 Jul Close the last foot-and-mouth mass burial site

29 Jun GM giant to sue Government to keep documents secret

27 Jun Campaign for radical farming review begins

21 Jun The great food gamble - New GM report questions safety claims

13 Jun Broad alliance calls for big changes in UK farming

13 Jun Farming for the future: bringing the food economy home

1 Jun No such thing as a free lunch in salmon farming: MSPs asked to steer clear of slap-up salmon dinner

31 May Pesticides in our food - latest Government figures

25 May Dioxins may be in milk near foot and mouth pyres

22 May Biotech industry abandons controversial GM trial site

8 May Supermarket Code of Practice to be agreed behind closed doors

8 May Canned Food Contaminated by Hormone-Disrupting Chemical

27 Apr FOE and local farmers join forces to stop GM trials

25 Apr Warwickshire GM Maize Trial Threatens World-Renowned Organic Centre

23 Apr Government slammed over foot-and-mouth - FOE research reveals lack of action after official warnings

19 Apr Foot-and-mouth - disposal of animal carcasses

18 Apr Organic apples win out in new science study

12 Apr Lindane lurking in Easter treats: pesticide set to be banned in Europe but still in your chocolate

10 Apr Government fails to commit to action plan for organics

4 Apr Blair should back foot-and-mouth public inquiry

4 Apr Bush asked to halt contaminated maize exports as concerns increase.

3 Apr GM trials to go ahead in foot-and-mouth zones

28 Mar The Advertising Standards Agency upheld a complaint on Sainsbury apple advert that misled customers

26 Mar GM research to go ahead in foot and mouth zones

13 Mar No release for farmers from supermarket arm-lock

2 Mar PM's call for sustainable farming welcomed: FOE called for new measures

28 Feb Two thirds of grapes contain pesticide residues

28 Feb GM trials: expansion equals contamination

26 Feb Britain waives the rules: MAFF allows restricted pesticide on GM crops

26 Feb Foot and mouth disease may hit GM trials

14 Feb New EU GM rules won't protect people or environment

7 Feb FOE today described new quarantine zones around GM crop trials as "pathetically inadequate"

5 Feb UK's largest poultry producer goes non-GM

29 Jan Ministers call for GM animal feed labelling

24 Jan Select committee report fails to recommend concrete targets

19 Jan The EU does a welcome u-turn on farming

16 Jan NFU encouraged to push for greener farming

21 Jun Organic shoppers are over-charged

21 Jan FOE campaigns for UN Biosafety agreements

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