Air-freighted food may lose organic label
Friday January 26, 2007
Guardian Unlimited
Food imported to the UK by air may be denied the lucrative "organic" label under proposals being put forward today by the Soil Association.
The UK's main organic certification body is concerned about the "food miles" involved in importing goods by air, which, environmentalists argue, contribute to global warming.
http://environment.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,1999460,00.html