This is news that the GMO and pesticides companies did not want to see.
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This is news that the GMO and pesticides companies did not want to see.
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Several groups, including Mighty Earth and Rainforest Action Network, filed complaints with the SEC over JBS’s alleged concerns about the company’s business practices, such as cattle supply chains and deforestation.
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A groundbreaking study conducted by scientists in South Dakota has found that the world’s most widely used family of pesticides — neonicotinoids — is likely causing serious birth defects in white-tailed deer, deepening concerns over the chemical’s potential to harm large mammals, including humans.
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Ancient grains have seen a ton of activity in bread, cereal and snack food products, and they have room to grow in the baking mixes, pizza crust and beverages categories as well.
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In a report from Ketchum about Gen Z’s priorities when it comes to purchasing food, sustainability, animal welfare and LGBTQ rights are important factors but taste, value and affordability take priority over societal issues.
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Plant-based meat alternatives face headwinds as consumers shift to less expensive proteins in the face of economic pressure.
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While certain politicians may be pushing back against ESG, corporations seem to be giving it their full attention.
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With conventional produce outperforming organic produce in dollar growth, it appears price increases on conventional produce are being more easily absorbed by consumers than the higher prices in organics.
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PFAS was found in seven of eight samples bought at U.S. stores, with organic kale containing higher levels of the toxic compounds.
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With volumes down but prices up, major food companies are still seeing growing profits.
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Business greens and sustainable packaging were two of the trends from Monterey.
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Very disturbing. Almost half of the tap water in the U.S. is contaminated with PFAS chemicals, according to a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Just more confirmation as to why organic clothing is so important, especially GOTS-certified clothing.
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Maine has been hit very hard with PFAS contamination, and now the state university will conduct research on it.
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Using artificial intelligence and satellite imagery to detect organic versus non-organic cotton fields, the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and the European Space Agency have announced the world’s first project to use remote satellite monitoring in organic cotton certification.
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In 1950, Vermont was home to 11,000 dairy farms. Today, there are 508.
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In the first quarter of 2023, there were 1,030 transactions that raised roughly $1 billion, compared to 1,349 deals totaling $1.3 billion in the first three months of 2022.
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News releases suggest that James Wolf, 65, admitted to purchasing conventionally-farmed grains from a supplier and then reselling the grains labeled as organic.
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Instead of funding proven solutions to reduce the food sector’s huge climate footprint, the USDA-led AIM for Climate Summit has backed costly and unnecessary technologies, according to the International Alliance for Climate and Agriculture.
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Organic produce was the top seller of all categories, totaling $22 billion and accounting for 15% of all fruit and vegetable sales in the country.
Read Article Studies show more than 95% of Americans have “detectable levels” of PFAS in their blood.
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Court records state 48-year-old Mark Haines sold grain that he said was organic, when in fact it violated the USDA’s organic program.
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There’s a strained supply of rice due to the ongoing war in Ukraine and weather woes in rice-producing economies like China and Pakistan.
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How do your favorite organic eggs rate?
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