Harmful PFAS chemicals are linked to cancer, birth defects, liver disease, plummeting sperm counts and a range of other serious health problems.
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Harmful PFAS chemicals are linked to cancer, birth defects, liver disease, plummeting sperm counts and a range of other serious health problems.
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The organic direct-to-consumer baby & toddler food brand has raised $44m in a Series B round led by Valor Equity Partners, with participation from long-standing partner Kairos HQ.
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Very disheartening to know that our tax dollars are being spent to pressure Mexico to reverse its GMO ban.
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A new white paper from the consumer advocacy group OrganicEye profiles the lobbyist-affiliated appointees to the National Organic Standards Board.
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Rumors of Thrive Market’s long-awaited IPO seem to be coming closer to fruition.
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The Minnesota-based supply chain solutions company focused on organic, non-GMO and regenerative food and feed has filed for Chapter 11, which is causing a headache for growers of organic grain.
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Huge congrats to CEO Bob DeBorde — who has taken the brand to unprecedented heights — and to founders Jeff Church, James Brennan and Eric Ethans on the sale of the company to Paine Schwartz Partners. What Suja Organic accomplished is incredibly impressive. Not only did it play a leading role in taking cold-pressed organic juice to the masses, but it thrived in an extremely competitive category. An amazing run so far and much more to come.
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New data from Placer.ai tracking foot traffic at America’s leading food retailers shows that traffic at Whole Foods – while rebounding – remains lower than it was in 2019, while many rival grocers have staged a stronger recovery.
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According to research published in the journal Environmental Pollution, organic food consumption among children is associated with higher scores on tests measuring fluid intelligence and working memory.
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Zevia says it was the top-selling carbonated soft drink brand on Amazon in 2020.
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Huge congrats to founders Justin Guilbert and Douglas Riboud, and to current CEO Ben Mand, who is doing a masterful job. Justin and Douglas have another hit on their hands with Goodfish.
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A phenomenal piece of investigative journalism from The Intercept.
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Responding to a complaint by the Environmental Working Group, the USDA confirmed that the Harris Teeter organic brand of chickpeas was, in fact, contaminated with the cancer-causing weedkiller.
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Leaders of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa — a group of 200 million farmers, fishers and consumers — explain how they want agroecology, not GMOs and toxic chemicals.
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Farmers are a crucial part of Biden’s plan to address climate change, but the economics behind paying them to capture greenhouse gases are complex.
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Dave Chapman, a Vermont farmer and co-director of the Real Organic Project, told the New York Times, “Hydroponic production is not growing because it produces healthier food. It’s growing because of the money. Anyone who frames this as food for the people or the environment is just lying.”
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According to Cargill’s new ChocoLogic study, 75% of consumers see chocolate as a reward, 72% say it is a mood booster and 59% believe it increases their energy.
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The NYC-based organic baby food company closed on a round from Springdale Ventures, InvestEco, Silas Capital, Gary Vaynerchuk and others.
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Family-owned vineyards have reported losses of more than 90% since Bayer-Monsanto and BASF began selling their dicamba-based, genetically-modified seed system to cotton growers.
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A good overview of the current market situation and legal uncertainty surrounding CBD supplements and food.
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The organic and Non-GMO baby and toddler food brand raised $7M from CircleUp Growth Partners, Wild Ventures, Thrive Market’s Nick Green and Gunnar Lovelace, and other individuals.
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After the Congressional subcommittee report alleging “dangerously high” levels of lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic in select baby food products, Plum Organics, Happy Family Organics, Earth’s Best and others have been hit with lawsuits.
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In a very smart acquisition, Once Upon a Farm has purchased direct-to-consumer frozen organic baby and toddler brand Raised Real for an undisclosed sum.
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At the Organic Trade Association’s annual membership meeting, Secretary Vilsack announced, among other things, the re-establishment of the position of USDA Organic Policy Advisor and “tens of millions of dollars” more for the USDA’s Organic Certification Cost Share program.
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