The Non-GMO Project’s new Non-UPF Verified standard requires packaged foods to comprise at least 70% minimally or moderately processed ingredients, limit added sugar and refined oils, and excludes synthetic biology and high-impact processing.
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Earth’s Best — tainted with significant levels of toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury — is the subject of a Supreme Court lawsuit, and Whole Foods Market may have liability as well.
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EU lawmakers rubber stamped the Soil Monitoring Law, the EU’s first ever law on soil health and an important milestone towards addressing Europe’s crisis of soil degradation.
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With shoppers being able to purchase 12,000 items from Amazon at this Whole Foods Market store in Philadelphia, its days as a pure “organic and natural” retailer may be coming to an end.
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As a possible replacement to this toxic chemical, Bloomberg acknowledges the value of crop rotation regimens and the planting of cover crops to suppress weeds and add nutrients back to the soil.
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The plan calls for a coordinated strategy to unlock Canada’s organic sector’s growth potential, strengthen competitiveness, and build a resilient domestic supply chain that can meet rising consumer demand.
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A signal to CPG brands that the future of grocery is increasingly digital, nutrition-driven and integrated with healthcare.
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As diet and wellness become increasingly politicized, one of the most recognizable grocery brands navigates the debate.
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Forward Consumer Partners will now own 51% of the company, with founder Justin Gold and former CEO Peter Burns returning to lead the next phase of growth.
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Farm Action, United We Eat and Moms Across America sent a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins urging her agency to protect farmer livelihoods, rebuild local food systems, and reduce chronic disease through real food.
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According to a new report by Coffee Watch, a nonprofit industry watchdog, the more forests are destroyed to grow coffee, the more the crop’s long-term prospects are jeopardized by changing rains.
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Exhibitors spanned from automated harvesting solutions to complete farming cycle from soil health.
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The Dallas-based pressed organic juice company will go public on the NYSE and intends to raise approximately $15m.
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A Guardian investigation finds the U.S. soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy pollsters and ‘anti-woke’ influencers.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s updated findings fly in the face of previous EPA assessment, which found the pesticide likely to harm more than 1,000 imperiled species.
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The Organic Science and Research Investment Act of 2025 is legislation that strengthens America’s organic agriculture sector by expanding federal research, improving coordination across the USDA and supporting producers transitioning to organic production.
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The grocer’s own brands are playing a key role in helping the company connect with value-focused shoppers and boost its long-term profitability, its CEO said.
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What looks like a win for consumers could spark a new political fight over what belongs on a label.
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The grocery chain extends this distribution partnership to drive expansion and accelerate product launches.
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A study published in European Journal of Nutrition reinforces what organic advocates have long argued: ditching pesticide-laden foods may give your brain a clear edge.
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The GMO seed company is draining Maui’s water supplies while touting stewardship — a stark example of environmental hypocrisy.
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Three NGOs — PAN Europe, IFOAM Organics Europe, and Global 2000 — have filed a formal complaint to the European Ombudsman accusing the European Commission of using a misleading “HRI-1” indicator that wrongly represents pesticide use reduction.
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As the Iowa skipper nears extinction, this legal action is a necessary pushback against a pesticide-driven model that treats pollinators as collateral damage.
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