Similar to The Washington Post’s story a few years ago about fraudulent organic grains from Turkey and Ukraine, this article exposes just how easy it is for bad actors in India to manipulate the USDA’s antiquated and porous paper-based system. Here is the response to the NYT article from the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).
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Germany’s new agriculture minister said that “junk prices” drive “farms into ruin, prevent more animal welfare, promote the extinction of species and pollute the climate.”
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More than a third of fruit and vegetable products in France are thought to be sold in plastic wrapping, and government officials believe that the ban could prevent a billion items of single-use plastics from being used every year.
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Under a revolutionary program to protect the environment, farmers in the UK will get a cash subsidy if they avoid using harmful pesticides and herbicides.
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Excellent news! The Mexican government rejects a GMO corn permit for the first time ever.
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Could this soon be the U.S. as well?
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In 2020, Chinese organic sales grew 18.6%, ranking it 4th globally.
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U.S. and India spar over organic soy, raising U.S. feed prices.
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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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Canadians could soon be buying genetically-modified foods and plants sold with minimal government oversight, recently released federal guidance suggests.
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In banning glyphosate, Mexico has embraced the precautionary principle and the growing body of scientific research showing the dangers of the chemical.
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The organic market in the UK is now worth £2.79 billion, having just experienced its highest year-on-year growth rate since 2005.
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Small farmers in India face perilous changes in the marketplace, which will favor large-scale farming and more corporate control — and the environmental consequences that come along with that.
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The USDA is ending its recognition agreement that had allowed Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority accredited certifiers to provide USDA organic certification in India.
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While there are a few exceptions, organic products certified in one country are automatically considered certified organic in the other.
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With its proprietary technology, the start-up is playing an incredibly important role in educating Chinese consumers about trusted organic brands.
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The country will also be phasing out the super-toxic glyphosate herbicide by 2024.
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New restrictions are part of a push by the French government to phase out the cancer-causing weedkiller by 2021.
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According to the Canada Organic Trade Association, organic products sold in Canada now account for 3.2% of all grocery sales.
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Stakeholders fear organic food exports will be banned if mutual recognition is not agreed upon between the UK and EU by December 31, 2020.
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Despite the fact that Fidel Castro was a harsh critic of GMOs, the country is now officially allowing them.
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Mexico has created a roadmap for the gradual reduction of the use of toxic herbicide until it reaches a total ban in 2024.
Read Article The arrangement covers products certified to the USDA organic regulations or Taiwan organic regulations that are grown or produced in the United States or Taiwan; or have their final processing or packaging in the United States or Taiwan.
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