Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said, among many other things, that an official definition of “natural” will be coming soon.
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Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said, among many other things, that an official definition of “natural” will be coming soon.
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The USDA just announced that that it will not be regulating GMOs 2.0 — gene-edited plants — and shockingly said that this technology presents no risk.
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In an important ruling, the EU’s General Court said that consumer and environmental groups could challenge the way the European Commission authorizes the sale of GMOs.
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An excellent analysis by Stephanie Strom of the emerging organic add-on labels, such as Regenerative Organic Certification and The Real Organic Project, and how they will impact both consumers and the industry.
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The Washington Post’s investigation into fraudulent imported organic grains from abroad has prompted the EU to see if it is suffering from similar problems.
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Furious about what the World Health Organization’s report on glyphosate could mean for Monsanto, Rep. Lamar Hunt has threatened to pull America’s funding to the organization.
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A federal lawsuit has been filed against the EPA and Monsanto over the approval of Monsanto’s XtendiMax weedkiller, which puts hundreds of endangered species at risk.
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The USDA is proposing to change restrictions on 17 substances and is adding 16 new substances to the National List, which means that organic producers can use them in production and handling.
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Members of Congress, including Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter DiFazio, have taken to task the USDA over threatening to cancel the Organic Animal Welfare Rules.
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A European court has ruled that mutagenesis, a gene-editing technique, is exempt from GMO rules.
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Organic Valley, Whole Foods, the Organic Trade Association, and numerous other for-profit and non-profit organizations took out a full-page ad in The Washington Post, imploring USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue to restore the organic animal welfare standard.
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The EPA is now considering approving the bee-killing pesticide thiamethoxam, which would be sprayed on 165 million acres of wheat, barley, corn, sorghum, alfalfa, rice and potatoes.
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With 33 backers and bipartisan support, a bill introduced by Rep. John J. Faso (R-NY) aims to double the budget for the USDA’s oversight of the organic industry.
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The USDA’s lack of transparency into the complaints about Aurora operating as an “organic factory dairy farm” is very concerning.
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The incredibly respected organic farmer Francis Thicke, who just ended his 5-year term on the National Organic Standards Board, gives his take on the real issues that the industry faces.
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Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has introduced The Homegrown Organic Act of 2017, which will expand opportunities for farmers seeking to transition to organic and provide technical and financial assistance throughout their transition period.
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In a surprise and controversial twist, Germany served as a key vote in extending the license for the controversial weedkiller for five more years.
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The new regulations aim to harmonize rules on organic production throughout the EU, reduce red tape, and make it easier for new products to get certification.
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U.S. Congress recently appropriated $3 million to fund the Agricultural Biotechnology Education and Outreach Initiative, which will promote the “safety and benefits of crop biotechnology.”
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In a bid to decrease oversight of gene-edited foods and to placate major seed companies, the USDA has withdrawn a proposal to create badly needed and updated biotech regulations.
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For those of us who care about food, Vanity Fair’s profile of Trump’s USDA is incredibly unsettling.
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New data from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 2016 Certified Organic Survey was just released, and it showed sales from U.S. farms and ranches grew by 23% in 2016.
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The USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture has awarded $20 million in grants to fund research into improving production methods for organic food and feed.
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A judge has ruled that the U.S. EPA must be much more forthcoming in how Dow Chemical’s Enlist Duo (2,4-D and glyphosate) may harm protected wildlife.
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