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Sunday, 07 March 2010

New logo selected for all EU organic products

 

The European Commission  today officially announced the winner of the EU
organic logo competition. Over the past two months, some 130,000 people
have voted online to choose the new organic symbol from three finalists. The
winning design is by Dusan Milenkovic, a student from Germany, who gained
63% of the overall vote for his “Euro-leaf”  logo.  From  1st  July  2010,  the
organic  logo  of the EU  will be obligatory  on  all pre-packaged  organic
products that have been produced in any of the EU Member States and meet
the  necessary  standards.  It will be optional for imported products. Other
private, regional or national logos will be allowed to appear alongside the EU
label. The organic farming regulation will be amended in the coming weeks to
introduce the new logo into one of the annexes.

 

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Newsflash

NST Online, Health, 27 May 2007: Eat organic, save the planet

SU AZIZ undertakes living, consuming and believing in all things organic. For just 10 days.


EAT organic foods and help save the environment.That’s been Callie Tai’s rallying cry now for eight years, and the reason she’s in the organic food and health-care business.

“Going organic is not just for health, but it is also for our environment. Did you know that? Through eating, we can save the environment,” says the chief executive ofthe justlife organic stores.

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Organic Facts

14 of 20 Good Reasons To Buy Organic 

 

Lower the incidence of neurodevelopmental problems in children, perhaps
including ADHD and autism. Abnormal neurodevelopment in children can be caused or
made worse by prenatal and early life exposures to pesticides and chemicals that
contaminate our food (Guillette, et al., 1998).

 

Source: BFA