The Local Germany

Bavarians brave cold to campaign to ‘Save the Bees’

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 14:57:02 +0100

A referendum proposal in Bavaria to bring about changes to farming practices has already attracted large crowds in several cities and towns across Germany’s second most-populous state. However it has also attracted some notable criticism, including from the state’s ruling Christian Social Union.

Young Germans lead organic food boom

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:58:00 +0200

Younger consumers are leading a boom in organic food sales, according to a survey from Germany’s agricultural ministry released on Monday.

Many ready-to-eat salads 'riddled with fungi'

Tue, 28 May 2013 17:43:00 +0200

Ready-to-eat salads should be eaten in moderation and avoided by pregnant women, children and the elderly, a consumer organisation warned on Tuesday after tests revealed unacceptable levels of yeast and mould.

Organic food stores expand rapidly

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:08:00 +0200

Organic food and health stores are undergoing a hefty expansion in Germany, with the Vitalia chain taking over several locations from the bankrupt Schlecker drugstore chain in Munich alone.

Germany 'lags behind on organic farming'

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:10:00 +0200

Organic food sales are booming in Germany, but domestic farmers miss out as much of the fruit and veg is imported, even thought it could be home-grown. A study said on Tuesday there was not enough land designated for organic farming.

Organic label calls for return to 'real farming'

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:44:00 +0100

One of Germany's biggest organic farming associations has called for its largest egg-producer member to split itself into small units so that chickens which are supposed to be kept in humane, free-range conditions actually are.

Prosecutors crack 'systematic egg fraud'

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:07:00 +0100

Prosecutors are investigating around 200 German egg farmers suspected of falsely labelling their produce as organic or free-range, in what has been described as fraud on a massive scale.

Italian 'organic' food fraud hits German market

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:30:00 +0100

Worried German organic food producers are examining their stocks after it emerged that more than 500 tonnes of cereals sold as organic was part of a multi-million-euro fraud, and the food was not organic.

Organic food neither healthier nor tastier, watchdog finds

Thu, 27 May 2010 14:20:00 +0200

Organic food, widely assumed to be healthier than conventional groceries, usually have no nutritional advantage at all, according to a comprehensive study released Thursday by German consumer organisation Stiftung Warentest.

Organic food sector stagnates amid tough economy

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:49:00 +0100

Germany's organic food market, far and away Europe's largest, was stagnant in 2009 after years of stellar growth but still outperformed the wider food market, a trade organisation said Wednesday.

Berlin sex trade fair titillates the masses

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:59:00 +0100

Has porn gone mainstream? Is organic erotic? Berlin’s sex industry trade fair Venus seemed like the perfect place for Shannon Smith to find out.

Organic food 'to become luxury again' in Germany

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:48:00 +0200

Organic food is set to become a luxury again, as rising prices on the food market in general makes going organic less attractive to producers, according to a report in the German Sunday paper Welt am Sonntag.

Organic Berlin firm targets primate palates

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:23:00 +0100

A new organic fast food restaurant in downtown Berlin is hoping Germans want to eat as healthy as gorillas.