Not surprisingly, the USDA has caved under industry pressure and has decided not to test for glyphosate, the world’s most ubiquitous chemical, in the food supply.
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Not surprisingly, the USDA has caved under industry pressure and has decided not to test for glyphosate, the world’s most ubiquitous chemical, in the food supply.
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With members of Congress urging the FDA to prevent non-dairy companies from using “milk” on their labels, organic nut milk company MALK has taken a preemptive step and removed “milk” from all of its packaging.
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The person who may end up leading the USDA and overseeing the National Organic Program has some very questionable ethics dealings in his past. Not exactly encouraging news.
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Retailers in the UK are reporting sales growth of organic food of up to 16%, the highest in more than a decade.
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Has the EPA been unfairly protecting Monsanto and hiding the truth about the cancer-causing effects of glyphosate? New court filings contain some bombshell information.
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Putting environmental regulations completely in the hands of individual states is one of the worst and scariest ideas you can imagine. Yet, this is exactly what four Republicans would like to do.
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Starting in March of 2017, the USDA will be offering a new program that provides up to 75% reimbursement for organic certification for producers and handlers. This is an excellent development.
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An excellent recap of the extremely controversial hearings that took place last week in Washington, D.C., regarding the link between cancer and glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide in the world.
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Myron Ebell, Trump’s leader EPA advisor, doesn’t think pesticides are bad for you.
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Politico does a fascinating piece on how some EU countries decertify organic products while other EU countries don’t.
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One unintended consequence of a Brexit will be a jump in prices of organic food in Europe. Will this happen?
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