Organic news archive: October 2004
Typical primary school dinners served in schools in England and Wales contain significantly higher levels of fat, sugar and salt than recommended by nutritionists, while still meeting the Government's standards for school meals, according to research commissioned by the Soil Association. The organisation understands that this is the first time that such an analysis of school meals has been undertaken. The detailed nutritional analysis is of five meals typically served in primary schools over a week, such as cheese fritters, roast potatoes, peas and flapjack. The analysis showed that children eating the meals for five days would consume 40% more sodium (salt), 28% more saturated fat and 20% more sugar than is recommended by nutritionists. Children would also only receive 80% of the amount of iron needed and 70% of the recommended level of zinc. (Guardian, Express, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Sun - 28/10/04)
Monsanto has won European Union approval for NK603, one of its GM corn varieties, to be used in foods, as the EU seeks to expand the biotech market after a six-year moratorium and ease a transatlantic trade dispute. The authorisation follows EU approval in July of the same corn for animal feed. (The Times � 27/10/04)
The Democrats' US presidential candidate, John Kerry, is a firm supporter of GM. He says, "I will push for the acceptance of safe agricultural products in the US and around the world. The Europeans and other countries should not use this as a pretext to unfairly close their markets to US exports." (The Guardian � 27/10/04)
Tesco - Britain's biggest supermarket group - is to offer its suppliers an opportunity to register any protests anonymously, it was revealed at a recent convention. Tesco's chief, Sir Terry Leahy, announced the introduction of a new system for suppliers to tell Tesco: "what you really think about your job, our company, how you are treated, how people behave and how you feel about our ethics a
Typical primary school dinners served in schools in England and Wales contain significantly higher levels of fat, sugar and salt than recommended by nutritionists, while still meeting the Government's standards for school meals, according to research commissioned by the Soil Association. The organisation understands that this is the first time that such an analysis of school meals has been undertaken. The detailed nutritional analysis is of five meals typically served in primary schools over a week, such as cheese fritters, roast potatoes, peas and flapjack. The analysis showed that children eating the meals for five days would consume 40% more sodium (salt), 28% more saturated fat and 20% more sugar than is recommended by nutritionists. Children would also only receive 80% of the amount of iron needed and 70% of the recommended level of zinc. (Guardian, Express, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Sun - 28/10/04)
Monsanto has won European Union approval for NK603, one of its GM corn varieties, to be used in foods, as the EU seeks to expand the biotech market after a six-year moratorium and ease a transatlantic trade dispute. The authorisation follows EU approval in July of the same corn for animal feed. (The Times � 27/10/04)
The Democrats' US presidential candidate, John Kerry, is a firm supporter of GM. He says, "I will push for the acceptance of safe agricultural products in the US and around the world. The Europeans and other countries should not use this as a pretext to unfairly close their markets to US exports." (The Guardian � 27/10/04)
Tesco - Britain's biggest supermarket group - is to offer its suppliers an opportunity to register any protests anonymously, it was revealed at a recent convention. Tesco's chief, Sir Terry Leahy, announced the introduction of a new system for suppliers to tell Tesco: "what you really think about your job, our company, how you are treated, how people behave and how you feel about our ethics a