In a new report by watchdog group OrganicEye, the interests of organic consumers and small farmers are being pushed aside as corporations consolidate their control of the industry.
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In a new report by watchdog group OrganicEye, the interests of organic consumers and small farmers are being pushed aside as corporations consolidate their control of the industry.
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A petition has been submitted to allow the use of cetylpyridinium chloride on raw organic poultry.
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The USDA announced the other day that it will take another look at the organic animal welfare rules, which were tossed out by the Trump administration.
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The USDA has missed its federally-mandated date to finalize the Origin of Livestock rule, whose absence is devastating many organic dairy farmers.
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Under the new guidance issued by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, beef cannot be labeled “grass-fed” unless the cattle were fed grass or forage 100% of the time after being weaned.
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Some advocates are working to close a loophole that they say has created unintended consequences, including destruction of vulnerable ecosystems anathema to the label’s promise.
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Beginning in December, U.S. law states that ‘non-synthetic flavors’ may be used when organic flavors are not commercially available, while new rules in the EU regarding organic produce come into effect in January.
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The public has until December 2nd to comment on proposed changes to the Origin of Livestock provision.
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This rule is so badly needed that governors are now calling on USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue to finalize the proposed rules.
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Under immense pressure, the USDA has said that all yet-to-be-certified “organic” hydroponic operators must abide by the rules of the mandatory three-year transition period. However, it did not address operations that have already been grandfathered in.
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In the fiscal year 2020 agriculture funding bill, the National Organic Coalition helped secure wins for organic dairy and to fight import fraud.
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At a meeting last week in Florida, Jenny Tucker, who oversees the National Organic Program for the USDA, said that hydroponics is “a settled issue.” Fortunately, the Center for Food Safety’s legal action is challenging this assessment.
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In the UK, the Advertising Standards Authority has said that an ad making the claim that organic milk is “good for the land” is misleading. The ad has since been banned.
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