Terramar Rebranded

The Terramar Organics Newsletter, July 2007

Welcome to this month's newsletter

Terramar Rebranded
With a new logo and colour scheme, Terramar Organics has relaunched for the summer of 2007 and taken on a fresh appearance. Take a look and let us know what you think: www.terramar.co.uk.

Thanks to Simeon Newbatt for all your hard work in completing the above! Congratulations on a great degree show and the best of luck in your degree at Gray's School of Art.

Product Updates
The ever-popular Classic Tee is once again available in Forest Green http://www.terramar.co.uk/online-store/product/classic-tee/ and the hot Hipster Shorts http://www.terramar.co.uk/online-store/product/hipster-shorts/ are back in stock after selling out in record time!

Acceptable level of GM contamination of organic produce raised to 0.9%
In the May edition of our newsletter we reported on the positive news that the European Parliament had set the lowest possible threshold for GM contamination of organic food to 0.1%. http://www.terramar.co.uk/page/newsletter/genetic-modification-and-bees/ However, in June the European Union Council of Agriculture Ministers voted to return this level back to its previous height of 0.9%. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/807&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

This is a considerable blow to both GM-free and organic producers and consumers alike who do not want the integrity of their organic products undermined by decisions such as this. With uncertainty as to the effects of the consumption of GMOs, EU citizens do not want to consume GM foods and are even willing to pay a premium for non-GM foods and foods produced organically.

If you have not already done so, please sign the following petitions to keep the UK and Europe GM free
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/gmfreeuk/
http://www.gmofree-europe.org/Petition.htm

BBC journalist Alan Johnston Freed
Alan Johnston, the BBC Gaza correspondent, has been released after 114 days in captivity. He was handed over to members of the Hamas led Islamist movement that currently controls Gaza. He is expected to return to the UK later today.

The kidnap of Alan Johnston by the Army of Islam (the Palestinian Dugmush clan) led to a sustained campaign by local and international journalists to free him and to highlight the increasing threat to journalists operating in so called danger zones.

Best wishes
Peter and Tom
The Terramar Organics Team

07999 613 982 | http://www.terramar.co.uk

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