A court just rejected the $18M fine against the Grocery Manufacturers Association, who was found guilty for violating campaign laws during the State of Washington’s 2012 GMO-labeling initiative.
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A court just rejected the $18M fine against the Grocery Manufacturers Association, who was found guilty for violating campaign laws during the State of Washington’s 2012 GMO-labeling initiative.
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AquaBounty, the owner of GE-salmon, claims that it has sold 4.5 tons of GE-salmon so far this year but refuses to name the buyers.
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77-year-old organic farmer Warren Weber, who sold his Star Route farms for $10 million to the University of San Francisco last year, gives his take on hydroponics and farming as a young person today.
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Organic Insider made the case for the OTA to pursue a voluntary check-off in May. Four months later, that is what the organization is now doing.
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Whole Foods workers, fighting for better pay, benefits and profit sharing, have set up a forum on messaging app Slack called Whole Worker and are attempting to unionize.
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The Center for Food Safety has filed a motion for summary judgment on its federal lawsuit against the USDA for failing to issue the GMO food disclosure law by the mandatory deadline of July 29, 2018.
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Bob’s Red Mill is facing a class action lawsuit because glyphosate was found in its organic and non-organic oats.
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Tucked away in the massive farm bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives is language that would block local governments from adopting their own pesticide regulations, such as the prohibition of glyphosate being sprayed on parks and schoolyards.
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In a quest to grow its organic food business, French retailing giant Carrefour has named Danone CEO Emmanuel Faber to a special advisory committee.
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A very inspirational story. Founded in 2013, Cooperativa Tierra y Libertad is an organic co-op that guarantees fair wages and healthy working conditions while preserving an indigenous heritage.
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Regenerative Organic Alliance, which oversees the Regenerative Organic Certification, has named Elizabeth Whitlow as its Executive Director.
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One of the main drivers in the Indian hospitality industry is organic, pesticide-free food.
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Organic advocates cannot feel good about American tax dollars being used to push GMOs in Africa.
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Uneasy about a handful of companies who control the American agricultural landscape, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has introduced a bill to halt further consolidation in the food industry.
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Kroger has partnered with the University of Cincinnati to operate an innovation lab, with the goal of developing solutions that redefine the grocery customer experience.
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With the impending Farm Bill looming, Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and other advocates are pushing hard for the support and protection of organic programs.
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With California’s landmark court case ruling that Monsanto’s Roundup was responsible for a groundskeeper’s cancer, the number of lawsuits against the company has grown to more than 8,000.
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Increasingly, Amazon’s competition is looking to start-ups to help them fend off the retailing behemoth.
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The U.S. isn’t the only country who has credibility problems with organic dairy operations.
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Researchers are finding very scary correlations between the toxic herbicide atrazine (found in drinking water) and birth defects in children.
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Important read. With the support of Big Ag, the Trump administration is trying to curb the use of human health studies in the regulation of toxic pesticides.
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Excellent news! It is being reported that Mexico’s president-elect, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, will ban GMO corn as soon as his new government takes office.
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Roger Kerr, CEO of Organic Farmers & Growers, has issued a dire warning that organic food suppliers would undoubtedly go out of business if a “no deal Brexit” takes place.
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As one of the fastest-growing companies in the plant-based category, Hodo founder Minh Tsai is taking his organic tofu products to Americans nationwide.
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