USDA-regulated food products will be able to carry the “healthy” label claim if their fat profile contains predominantly mono and polyunsaturated fats or a serving has at least 10% of the government-set daily value of potassium or vitamin D.
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The EWG report also found that 99% of non-organic raisins are tainted with at least two chemicals.
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Center for Food Safety’s lawsuit asserts that the FDA used the wrong legal standard when it reviewed and approved GE-heme to be used in raw Impossible Burgers sold in grocery stores.
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The yearly count of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico shows a decrease of 53% from last year’s count and is well below the threshold at which government scientists predict the migration could collapse.
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According to Statistics Canada, retail sales of organic food in Canada have increased 57% over the past five years and now top $5 billion.
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Monsanto secretly funded academic studies indicating “very severe impacts” on farming and the environment if its controversial glyphosate weedkiller were banned, an investigation has found.
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Zume Pizza co-founder Julia Collins has raised a seed round for Planet FWD, which will be a regenerative food platform and snack brand.
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A very positive development — The USDA now has 180 days to reconsider its justification in withdrawing the Organic Animal Welfare Standards.
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Showing incredible leadership and compassion, as usual, Patagonia has temporarily shut down its business and will announce its next steps on March 27th.
Read ArticleEverlane, a fashion retailer that is committed to eco-conscious and sustainable practices, will be using all organic cotton in its products by 2023.
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UK’s Planet Organic has completed its acquisition of As Nature Intended, which now makes it the largest organic grocer in the country.
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Hydroponics is a complete violation of Section 6513 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, and this growing method cannot be allowed in organic.
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Even though women drive 70-80% of all consumer purchasing, very few companies include women on their boards – a mismatch that hurts brands’ ability to connect effectively with their core consumer.
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A partnership between FoodMaven and Ardent Mills is helping wheat farmers transition to organic.
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Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) recently introduced the Agriculture Resilience Act, which sets a vision of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. agriculture by the year 2040.
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Many more hemp CBD brands have now received “A” scores.
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Horizon Organic will also assist its more than 600 farmers with low- and no-cost loans from an initial $15 million fund to provide capital, training, technology and tools to enhance sustainability practices.
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With the FDA’s new CBD report, hemp industry watchers are concluding that the only way to compel a state of regulatory certainty is to get Congress to mandate action.
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In new research published in the journal Science Advances, it is suggested that gene editing is more error-prone than first thought.
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New research is suggesting that the Amazon could turn into a source of CO2 by 2030.
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San Francisco-based Amara Organic Foods, which makes powdered, shelf-stable baby foods, is set to announce a new round of financing from Moses Ventures and other investors.
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An update on CCOF’s discussion about whether it should continue to certify hydroponic operations as organic.
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Brightseed wants to fortify our food with miracle ingredients it finds in plants.
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Through this new initiative, organic food delivery company Abel & Cole has been able to remove single-use packaging from its most popular pantry items.
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