Shouldn’t this testing and transparency be required for all food products?
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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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The product would be sold at outlets such as Home Depot, and consumers would add water to the boxes and the genetically-engineered Aedes aegypti will hatch. Terrifying.
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According to Circana, total store CPG volumes grew 1.1% for the year-to-date ending Sept. 29th, as consumers embraced value and e-commerce channels to manage high food prices.
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The first Daily Shop in Manhattan has exceeded sales projections every week since opening, and Whole Foods Market will bring the format to Washington, D.C. next year.
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In a big victory for food and environmental safety, the court overturned the 2020 rule overhaul by the first Trump administration that had eliminated most government oversight over GE crops, trees and grasses.
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The watchdog group is targeting organic certifiers that allow hydroponics and livestock factories, among other things, and it labels major certifiers CCOF, Oregon Tilth and QAI as “ethically-challenged.”
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He is expected to work to eliminate processed foods from school lunches and push for the removal of dyes from cereals and other items.
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Despite the warnings, Lynn Clarkson, CEO of Clarkson Grain, doubts the USDA’s actions will be able to stop fraudulent organic shipments from West Africa or other regions outside the U.S.
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It is unclear how closely Brooke Rollins will be working with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is a big advocate for organic and regenerative.
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A Massachusetts-based supplier is suing UNFI, accusing the distributor of improperly taking prompt-payment discounts.
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The study, which was conducted on 240 heterosexual couples taking part in in vitro fertilization treatments, revealed an association between lower fertilization rates and couples where the male partner consumed a high amount of fruits and vegetables with high pesticide residues.
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At COP29 in Baku, protesters spoke out against false and misguided solutions proposed by large agribusiness in food production, including GMOs, industrial farms and pesticides.
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