Grocers pushing for organic certification
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QUINCY -- Tara Withington, with her two young sons in tow, combs the aisles of Hannaford Bros. Co. supermarket for what she deems healthy enough to feed her family. Besides reading ingredients and studying her fruit for bruises, Withington says she needs a guarantee the organic foods she buys are kept far, far away from the store's conventional products.
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Shoppers will be able to tell how much damage their purchases do the environment under a new plan.
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America&#039;s appetite for organic food is so strong that supply just can&#039;t keep up with demand. Organic products still have only a tiny slice, about 2.5 percent, of the nation&#039;s food market. But the slice is expanding at a feverish pace.
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The retailing giant's push into organic milk will bring in new customers and profits.
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FALMOUTH, Maine -- A gold star rating system aimed at helping food shoppers make healthier choices seems to have some influence _ meaning more Shredded Wheat, Raisin Bran and Honey Nut Clusters in shopping carts.
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Organic chocolate sales are booming as more U.S. consumers seeking untreated natural ingredients are choosing the sweet treat to satisfy their cravings, and mainstream companies are entering what was once considered a high-end market.
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Eyeing some salmon or sardines in the grocery store, you may soon notice some not-very-snappy words on the labels, suggesting the contents may be good for you.
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Life & style: Organic or fairtrade? Sustainable or certified? How useful are ethical labels? Lucy Siegle investigates
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Business & money: New rules could make it easier to open stores, while a permanent ombudsman is mooted to monitor market.
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The Co-op is testing whether shoppers are affected by labels highlighting products' salt, fat and calories content.
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Up till October 2003, the organic farming sector in Malta consisted of a group of farmers who were claiming to be using methods of organic production.
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A decision by the UK's leading organic body to license salmon farms sparks concerns its standards are slipping.
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By The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 5--Sustainable Connections' Food & Farming program will sponsor the second annual Buy Fresh Eat Local Week and Eat Local Pledge, Sept. 10-16.
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By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jun. 8--The Case Vander Eyk Jr. Dairy in Pixley has lost its certification to sell organic milk after being targeted by a Wisconsin-based organics watchdog organization that accused the megadairy of skimping on pasture requirements.
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By Linda McKee  The organisers say organic farming has always tried to anticipate the challenges farmers are now facing, such as single farm payments, cross-compliance and now the nitrate and phosphate regulations.
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By Anne P. Braly, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Sep. 5--Crabtree Farms recently became one of just a handful of farms in Tennessee and one of only two in Hamilton County to be certified as an organic farm. The other is Tom O'Neal's Dhamma Farm on Signal Mountain, certified in 2005.
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Advocates for small farms aim to parlay success of coffee sales to other consumer food staples. By Michael Hill. Mark Van Wormer is a fair trade coffee guy.