The 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.
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The 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 ArticleAurora Organic Dairy, Horizon Organic Dairy, and CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley argue that the Depression-era pricing system forces organic dairy farmers to subsidize conventional producers without receiving any financial benefit in return.
Read ArticleAs mandated by Congress, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins has failed to appoint, in a timely manner, five members to fill vacancies on the 15-member National Organic Standards Board.
Read ArticleFound in email obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, it was discovered that Lee Zeldin has a conflict of interest with Bayer.
Read ArticleAccording to the lawsuit, SweetLeaf Monk Fruit Organic Sweetener — marketed as “sweetened by nature” with “nothing artificial” — is actually 99.13% erythritol, with monk fruit extract comprising less than 1% of the product.
Read ArticleWhether anything concrete comes from this remains to be seen.
Read ArticleThis marks the second major deal in six weeks for Laird Superfood, and private equity firm Nexus Capital Management now owns roughly 71.7% of the company on a fully diluted basis.
Read ArticleIf this new office attempts to implement organic rules for seafood, it would be a disaster for our industry.
Read ArticlePreventative health and the food-as-medicine movement are the main drivers of this spending surge, and club stores, not natural products retailers, are leading the pack as go-to destinations for these shoppers.
Read ArticleRetailers are using AI to gain insight into consumer behaviors, such as identifying what products will sell, at what price and at what point in their shelf life.
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