Submissions & Campaign Information

Submission to Environment Bay of Plenty Proposed Regional Policy Statement   The Soil & Health Association of New Zealand Inc (Soil & Health) is 70 years old, and is the largest membership organisation supporting organic food and farming in New Zealand, and as such advocates for healthy and safe food and environmental sustainability. Soil & Health has a...

Dear Members Re: GE Brassica Field Trial Crop & Food Research has applied to ERMA (Environmental Risk Management Authority) to spend taxpayers' money on a 10-year field trial of genetically engineered brassicas: specifically cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and forage kale. Plants would have genes spliced from bacteria and viruses, including 'Bt' (Bacillus thuringiensis), in order to kill...

Soil & Health Member's respond to the folic acid debate. Dear Minister, I am writing regarding the decision of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to mandatory fortify bread with folic acid and/or iodine. This decision will leave the consumer wishing to eat unfortified bread...

Below is the Soil & Health NZ submission to FSANZ' Proposal for Mandatory Fortification of Iodine in bread. Bar influence by Food Safety Minister Annette King at the October 25 Ministerial Council meeting, folic acid which has already been recommended by FSANZ, will be likely joined by...

The Hi Cane decision - A breif Soil & Health summary * Business as usual with ERMA looking at complaints register in 5 years to see if they should put through the reassessment process again. * The main gain will be a public awareness program to get potential bystanders / neighbours...

The Soil & Health Association of New Zealand Inc is 65 years old, and is the largest membership organisation supporting organic food and farming in New Zealand, and as such advocates for a healthy natural diet derived from food produced organically and free from additives. This submission...

Arun Siva Plant Imports Biosecurity New Zealand PO Box 2526 Wellington Dear Arun The Soil & Health Association of New Zealand Inc is 65 years old, and is the largest membership organisation supporting organic food and farming in New Zealand, and as such advocates for a GE Free...