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Australian Organic Limited to Build National First Organic Verification Platform 

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Australian Organic Limited has been selected for funding under the Australian Government’s Traceability Grants Program to build Australia’s first national platform for organic certification verification. The project, The National Organic Traceability and Data Infrastructure Platform, will make it easier for consumers, businesses, regulators, and international trading partners to check whether a business or product is....
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Australia’s Organic Horticulture Sector Unites Behind Landmark National Research Strategy and Gears Itself for Major Growth

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Australia's organic horticulture sector has united behind a landmark national research strategy aimed at doubling the value and impact of certified organic horticulture by 2035. Developed by Southern Cross University and funded through the Hort Innovation Frontiers program with co-investment from Australian Organic Limited and all four national certification bodies, the Organic Horticulture RD&I Strategy....
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Industry warns Australia is losing ground in world organic rankings

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Some of Australia’s leading organic businesses and certifiers have warned a Senate Inquiry that Australia risks going from world leader to world laggard if the National Organic Standard Bill is not passed in Parliament next year. The proposed legislation, introduced to Federal Parliament last month, follows years of advocacy by the organic industry to create....
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Wine expert pops the cork on his top nine tasting tips

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If you want to sound more knowledgeable about wine, there aren’t many better people to learn from than Mike Bennie. The renowned wine judge and writer recently delivered a private masterclass session for the recipient of the 2023 Australian Organic Wine Awards Associate Scholarship, as part of his role leading the expert judging panel for....
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Organic labelling laws under spotlight

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Rugby league legend and 2023 Australian Organic Awareness Month Ambassador, Anthony Minichiello, has backed the push for stronger regulations around organic ‘greenwashing’. Now a qualified nutritionist, Mr Minichiello advocates for certified organic farming practices as a key element of a nutrient-dense diet. “There’s a lot of misleading marketing claims and fake studies out there that....
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South Australian growers dominate Organic Wine Awards

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South Australia has scooped the pool at the 2023 Australian Organic Wine Awards, with four of the six major trophies awarded to growers from the Wine State. Hosted by Australian Organic Limited (AOL), the Awards, now in their third year, celebrate Australia’s certified organic and biodynamic wine industry. In total, 45 certified organic and biodynamic....
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Free-range poultry definitions fall fowl of consumer expectations

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The variability in poultry stocking densities allowed to be claimed as ‘free-range’ is being thrown into the spotlight during the 2023 Australian Organic Awareness Month. Under organic certification, no more than 1,500 egg-laying birds are permitted per hectare for set stocking, while non-organic free-range products can have up to 10,000 birds per hectare.....
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Wilyabrup winery takes Organic Awards by Storm

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The burgeoning organic production of the Margaret River wine region has been celebrated at the 2023 Australian Organic Wine Awards, with five producers from the region among the trophy and medal winners. Wilyabrup-based Stormflower Vineyard claimed a Silver Medal and the Trophy for Best Left of Centre Wine for their 2022 Petillant Naturel, described by....
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How certified organic farming can lower Australia’s agricultural emissions

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Scientists and industry leaders have explained how certified organic farming can play a key role in the fight against climate change, as part of the 2023 Australian Organic Awareness Month (AOAM). AOAM is run by Australian Organic Limited (AOL) in September each year, raising awareness of the benefits of certified organic products for human health....
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Adelaide Hills winery claims top prizes for the second time at the Australian Organic Wine Awards

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Adelaide Hills Ngeringa Vineyard’s Iluma Syrah has once again secured the coveted Cullen Wines Trophy for Wine of Show, the top prize for Red of Show, and a Gold Medal at the 2023 Australian Organic Wine Awards. This year, it was the Mount Barker vineyard’s 2021 Iluma Syrah vintage crowned the Wine of Show, after....
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Parliament puts on show of support for certified organic industry

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Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum have joined international dignitaries and an array of the country’s top certified organic producers for a historic event at Parliament House to mark the formation of the Parliamentary Friends of Australia’s Organic Industry (PFAOI). Recognising the certified organic industry’s development into a major export earner and economic....
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Washing not enough to remove pesticides

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Consumers are being urged to consider the potential harms of toxic pesticide residue on fresh produce during the 2023 Australian Organic Awareness Month (AOAM). AOAM is run by Australian Organic Limited (AOL) in September each year, raising awareness of the benefits of certified organic products for human health and environmental sustainability, and the importance of....
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Rugby league legend backing Australian Organic Awareness Month

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Anthony Minichiello’s feats on the rugby league field are the stuff of legend, but in the age of sports science he’s determined to dispel some of the myths around health and fitness. As ambassador for Australian Organic Awareness Month 2023, which launches today, the former Sydney Roosters, New South Wales Origin and Kangaroos star is....
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Historic formation of united voice for organic industry

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There is a new, united voice for Australia’s organic industry, with eleven organisations coming together to form the Organic Development Group (ODG) to advance the interests of the organic sector, including the pursuit of domestic regulation. The ODG brings together all of Australia’s certification bodies and key industry groups in one forum.....
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Food security inquiry considers crucial role of organics

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The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture has heard from Australian Organic Limited (AOL) on the crucial role organics can play in creating a resilient farming ecosystem to enhance food security into the future. Speaking at public hearings in Brisbane this week as part of the ongoing inquiry into food security in Australia, AOL....
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Minister Watt ignores evidence, experts and industry with captain’s call on domestic regulation

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As peak body for Australia’s organic industry, AOL has reacted with alarm and dismay at the move by Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt to place domestic regulation into the too-hard basket, despite his department’s own commissioned advice finding it will leave the industry and consumers worse off.....
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Asian supermarkets replace plastic packaging with banana leaves

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Supermarkets in Asia have invented an ingenious solution to combat the growing plastic problem.....
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Important COSMOS update

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Last year Australian Organic Ltd & ACO Certification Ltd surveyed cosmetic clients in relation to proposed changes to Cosmetic certification and logos.....
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