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Urgent action needed on aspartame |
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Written by Sue Kedgley
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Friday, 29 June 2007 |
 The Greens are calling on the Government to urgently review current regulations governing the use of aspartame, following the release of a new three year study linking regular use of the sweetener with increased incidence of leukaemia, lymphoma and breast cancer in animals.
“Considering how widely aspartame is used and consumed by young children as well as adults, an urgent review is essential,” Green Party Safe Food Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says.
“In the meantime, it’s imperative that consumers are made aware of these findings, and of the significant number of adverse side effects that can be caused by aspartame in warning labels on food and drink products that contain the additive.
“The new study, published this month in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, also reported that when exposure to the sweetener starts during fetal life, the potential carcinogenic effects are increased. The US Food and Drug Administration and the European Food Safety Authority are planning to review this new evidence, and New Zealand must follow this lead,” Ms Kedgley says. |
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Parliamentarians pleased with progress to prune plastic bags |
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Written by Nandor Tanczos
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Wednesday, 27 June 2007 |
 A joint campaign by the country’s two largest grocery retailers to reduce plastic bag use by 20 per cent is being welcomed by the Green Party.
“This is a very useful step forward in reducing the huge amount of plastic bags we use everyday,” Green Party Spokesperson on Waste Nandor Tanczos says.
“Up until now, it has been customers who have driven the move towards reusable bags. I’m pleased to see that supermarkets are going beyond just selling them to assertively promoting alternatives to plastic shopping bags.
“A good example is the move towards reminding customers about their reusable bags as they walk in the door – it’s too late by the time they get to the checkout.
“Perhaps the most significant aspect of this initiative is the nature of the collaboration between Progressive Enterprises and Foodstuffs.
“It’s great to see large scale competitors cooperating to work on what is a collective responsibility. |
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A victory for consumer choice |
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Written by Sue Kedgley
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Friday, 22 June 2007 |
The Green Party is pleased that organic bread has been exempted from a new standard requiring mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid
“This means that consumers will have some choice, if they wish to avoid folate-fortified bread,” Green Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says.
“It also means that the organic standard will not be undermined by requiring synthetic additives to be added to organic products.”
The Green Party strongly opposed the initial proposal to add folate to all flour, which would have meant that all bread sold in New Zealand would have contained folate, thereby removing consumer choice.
“We are pleased that the Minister has listened to the Green Party, the organic movement and consumers, and exempted organic and some other flat breads from the requirement for mandatory fortification. |
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