The National Organic Standard Bill, if passed, would make Australia the final country in the OECD to create a legal definition of the word “organic”.
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The National Organic Standard Bill, if passed, would make Australia the final country in the OECD to create a legal definition of the word “organic”.
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A massive victory for the chemical industry, who will now have further ammunition to co-opt this term and create greater confusion in the marketplace.
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PFAS in sewage sludge applied to farmland can cause cancer and other diseases in people who (1) live near farm fields where the sludge is applied or (2) consume tainted milk, beef or other foods from these farms.
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Big Ag having such tremendous influence in D.C. makes it exceedingly challenging for organic.
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For the Minneapolis-based retailer, organic fruits and vegetables account for 20% of the retailer’s overall produce dollar sales, and organic bananas account for 33% of the company’s total banana activity.
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An additional $8.7 million was given to help dairy producers mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, bringing total Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program 2024 payments to more than $31 million.
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The topics addressed by the rule include mushroom substrate composition and labeling requirements for organic pet food.
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For a food product to qualify as “healthy,” it has to contain certain amounts of at least one of the food groups included in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and it also has to fall below certain limits on added sugars, sodium and saturated fat.
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As a result of Salmonella, the Costco egg recall affects the Kirkland Signature brand, organic pasture-raised eggs. Handsome Brook Farms first issued the voluntary recall in late November.
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The Non-GMO and organic producer of crackers, cookies, snack bars and baking mixes was acquired by Flowers Foods.
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Shouldn’t this testing and transparency be required for all food products?
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In a rushed effort to prevent a government shutdown and extend the Farm Bill for one year, the House passed a spending package that failed to include essential organic programs, undermining the organic industry and leaving thousands of organic farmers and businesses across the country in jeopardy.
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An absolute travesty, but this is what happens when Big Ag flexes its muscles.
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A group of non-profits, including Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice, has sued the FDA because the agency has refused advocates’ calls to update the safety assessments — which are at least forty years old.
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Someone must be held accountable for this poisoning of America’s farmland.
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After vetting more than 700 companies this year, the non-profit chose to make 16 investments, one of which was the regenerative organic food company started by Sarela Herrada and Matt Cohen.
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According to an analysis by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), more than 7 in 10 organic producer groups globally will need to change their structure to maintain their certification.
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With GOTS having been just included in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing, GOTS-certified products will now receive clear preference in public tenders.
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A company controlled by Goldman Sachs is helping to lead a lobbying effort by makers of fertilizer linked to “forever chemicals.”
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13 of the 25 companies ranked on the Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard now have policies that encourage food and beverage suppliers to reduce use of pesticides of concern, including neonicotinoids, organophosphates and glyphosate.
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As a result of over two decades of legal actions, consumer activism and pressure placed on retailers, AquaBounty has announced that it is stopping production of all genetically-engineered salmon and will close its last remaining facility on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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A Pennsylvania teenager sued Coca-Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo, General Mills, WK Kellogg Co and six other Big Food companies alleging that ultraprocessed foods, engineered to be as addictive as cigarettes, caused him to develop fatty liver disease, Type 2 diabetes and other health problems.
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The watchdog group contends that Sunrise Organic Dairy and Deelstra Dairy — certified by Oregon Tilth and the Idaho Department of Agriculture, respectively — are operating Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), a violation of organic rules.
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