While the Trump administration has cracked down on artificial colors, its policies appear to be driving investment into companies that produce “natural colors” via precision fermentation.
Read Article
While the Trump administration has cracked down on artificial colors, its policies appear to be driving investment into companies that produce “natural colors” via precision fermentation.
Read Article“Cultivating the plots to prepare them for seeding ends 19 years of research and leaves a huge gap for organic growers,” said Katie Fettes of the Canadian Organic Growers.
Read ArticleAccording to a LendingTree analysis of USDA retail pricing data, organic produce prices increased 10%, while conventional produce prices rose only 0.3%.
Read ArticleThe grocer is charting a significant expansion into southern New England, with plans to open 30 to 40 stores in the region.
Read ArticleAccording to a federal lawsuit, Bayer used illegal and anti-competitive practices to monopolize the U.S. market for genetically-engineered corn seeds, reaping “hundreds of millions, if not billions, of ill-gotten dollars.”
Read ArticleChicago-based investment firm S2G, known for investments in Once Upon a Farm, Beyond Meat and Just Ice Tea, has closed the window for new investors in its $1 billion Solutions Fund I.
Read ArticleMajor organic brands claim federal system regulating the sale of milk unfairly directs profits away from organic industry.
Read ArticleLawmakers cite studies linking weedkiller to Parkinson’s as pressure mounts for a wider U.S. ban.
Read ArticleAttorney General Ken Paxton has issued Civil Investigative Demands to major pesticide and food manufacturers, including Bayer and PepsiCo, for glyphosate residue in food.
Read ArticleThe lawsuit is intended to compel the EPA to disclose crucial documents regarding the use and disposal of seeds at ethanol plants treated with the neonicotinoid insecticides acetamiprid, clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam.
Read ArticleThe settlement comes after an investigation that began in January and found that thousands of grocery stores in the United States used ProduceMaxx (an EPA-registered antimicrobial pesticide containing hypochlorous acid) in produce-misting systems.
Read ArticleDriscoll’s conventional strawberries contained residues of 12 different pesticides at levels prohibited in the European Union, Taiwan, Chile, Korea and Russia, and eight of those pesticides are considered PFAS ‘forever chemicals.’
Read ArticleA union spokesperson warned that so many people will quit, rather than relocate, that SNAP, WIC and school meals programs will no longer function.
Read ArticleAccording to Alvarez & Marsal, 42% of shoppers said they plan to switch to less expensive stores this spring.
Read ArticleWhile conventional farmers struggle with surging prices for synthetic fertilizers, organic farmers have been spared this burden.
Read ArticleFor the fourth consecutive year, organic berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries) led in sales, reaching almost $2.4 billion in 2025 — a 12.1% increase from the previous year.
Read ArticleThe company launched its Daily Shop concept in New York City in 2024 and plans to open new locations in Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia over the next two years.
Read ArticleThe maker of Suja Organic, Vive Organic and Slice Soda will use the funds to pay down debt, expand production capabilities and distribution, market to new customers and build more inroads with existing customers.
A federal judge has dismissed a nine-year lawsuit challenging the USDA’s 2018 withdrawal of organic livestock and poultry welfare rules, ruling the case moot after most of those standards were reinstated under the Biden administration in 2023.
Read ArticleModest organic wins include a higher EQIP Organic Initiative cap of $200,000 and better dairy data — while leaving major gaps like flat $24 million NOP funding and no certification cost relief.
Read ArticleA massive victory over the chemical companies in the Farm Bill.
Read Article“If there is no potential for liability, corporations can do whatever they want, sell whatever they want and create harms that they don’t have to pay for. That’s really what we’re talking about,” said Danielle Fugere, president of As You Sow, referring to this monumental case.
Read ArticleNew data from PepsiCo, Inc. suggests that, while 95% of American consumers understand the importance of hydration, over 150 million consumers regularly report signs of mild to moderate dehydration, including unregulated body temperature, low cognitive focus and increased thirst.
Read ArticleIn the report by FMI —The Food Industry Association and NielsenIQ, it also underscored the challenges grocers face in capitalizing on e-commerce, including stiff competition and shoppers’ focus on small baskets.
Read Article
