GovernmentSources Indexes Home Subject Index Title Index Author Index Chronological Index Dewey Index Library of Congress Index Government Experts & News SOURCES - Experts & spokespersons News Releases Event Calendar Government experts Intergovernmental organizations Government Directory Administrative Law Criminal Law Crime Embassies Health care policy Politics Senators Taxation Sources Bookshelf Universities & Colleges Health Practitioners Other Resources Getting Publicity Membership Form Be an Affiliate Sources Shop Media Directory Government Directory Twitter Connexions Library Subject Index Connexions Library Title Index Google Scholar ibiblio Online Books Page Project Gutenberg Radical Digressions Self-Determination Wikipedia

Canadian Organic Growers applauds new organic regulation News Release September 5, 2006 http://www.sources.com/Releases/COG03-Regulations.htm Date Written:  05/09/06 Year Published:  2006   Resource Type:  Article/Report/Letter Canadian Organic Growers (COG), Canada's largest national organic organization, applauds the Government of Canada's new organic products regulation. Abstract:  OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada (Sept. 5, 2006): Canadian Organic Growers (COG), Canada's largest national organic organization, applauds the Government of Canada's new organic products regulation (available at www.cog.ca). "The organic regulation will help put Canadian agriculture on the path towards sustainability" said Janine Gibson, COG's national President. "The regulation and the new Canada organic label will not only make it easier for Canadian consumers to identify home grown organic products, it will also create new market opportunities that will bring more farmers into the system. This is good news for both the environment and the consumer." The organic regulation is the result of an extensive consultation process involving organic farmers, processors, certification bodies and organic exporters and importers. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the responsible agency, the goal of the national organic regime is... To read the full release go to http://www.sources.com/Releases/COG03-Regulations.htm Topics Accreditation Agriculture Awareness Agriculture/Ecology Agriculture/Food Policy Agriculture/Trade Policy Agrifood Agri-Food Exports Consumer Awareness Consumer Information Consumer Protection Farming Practices Food Awareness Food Labelling & Advertising Food Products Food Products Industry Food Products/Standards Food Supply Organic Agriculture/Food Organic Certification Organic Foods Organic Products Organic Products Regulation Organic Products Regulation Canada Produce Standards & Certification

GovernmentSources
c/o Sources, 489 College Street, Suite 305, Toronto, ON M6G 1A5.
Phone: (416) 964-7799 FAX: (416) 964-8763

© Sources 1977-2010. The information provided is copyright and may not be reproduced
in any form or by any means (whether electronic, mechanical or photographic), or stored in an
electronic retrieval system, without written permission of the publisher. The content may not be
resold, republished, or redistributed. Indexing and search applications by Ulli Diemer and Chris DeFreitas.