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Friday Smile

Posted on June 11, 2015 by EATegrity — Leave a comment

This beaming Friday Smile goes to the first farmer, Jacques Olivier, to commit to Organic Public Guarantee System (PGS) JJ Organics is the first farmer to commit to Organic Public Guarantee System (PGS) Jacques Olivier signed the Green Road PGS pledge…

Tagged with: Cape Town, Food Boxes, Friday Smile, Grass, Organic, PGS Greenroad, South Africa, South African Farmers, Stellenbosch
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS

Part Two: The Ties that Bind

Posted on June 8, 2015 by EATegrity — Leave a comment

By Sonia Mountford. You can also view the story here. In Part One, I looked at conflicts of interest in the relationship between Big Food, including companies such as Kellogg’s, and the Association for Dietetics in South Africa (ADSA). ADSA…

Tagged with: ADSA, Association for Dietetics South Africa, Big Food, Biznews, cancer, Coco Cola, Coke, Conflicts of Interest, diabetes, Dietetics, Food Politics, Grass Consumer Action, Kellogg's, modern diseases, NCD's, non communicable diseases, Nutrition, Nutrition in South Africa, obesity, Sonia Mountford, South Africa
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS

We’re all invited…

Posted on April 10, 2015 by EATegrity — 1 Comment

We’re all invited… to participate in public hearings on the Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill 2014, taking place around the country during the month of April 2015. See link below for schedule of when they’ll be in your area .1…

Tagged with: animal rights, animal treatment, animals, Certified Karoo Meat, Checkers Supermarket, Consumer Awareness South Africa, DAFF, Free Range protocols, Labelling, Organic, South Africa
Posted in ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES, ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSUMER ALERT, CONSUMER AWARENESS, DAIRY, ENVIRONMENTAL FARMING HAZARDS, FARM, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, freerange, LABELLING, PIG FARMING, POULTRY FARMING

Mindful Monday # 11

Posted on March 16, 2015 by EATegrity — 1 Comment

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Tagged with: biodynamic farms, Calves, cattle, Consumer Awareness South Africa, cows, dehorning, Demeter farms, feedlots, horns, South Africa, vegan, Vegetarian
Posted in ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES, ANIMAL PROTECTION, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, MINDFUL EATING, Producers of meat

Consumer News Updates

Posted on November 5, 2013 by EATegrity — Leave a comment

Update to Woolworths GMO labelling After almost a year of corresponding with Woolworths, Grass formally laid a complaint, on 30 October 2013, with the National Consumer Commission requesting that Woolworths comply with the GMO labelling law and correctly label their…