After two years of development, the Organic Trade Association has launched the Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions program, a voluntary initiative to reduce and eventually eliminate organic fraud worldwide. Ten companies have already pre-registered for the program.
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With regulatory changes aimed at fighting fraud from abroad, holes in the system within our own borders still exist.
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A Missouri man admitted selling $142 million worth of corn, soybeans and wheat of fraudulently labeled organic grains over a 7½-year period.
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The EU is using a variety of tools, from cloud-based satellite imagery to mass balancing, in order to fight against fraud in organic.
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To address the issue of fraud in organic, particularly with overseas containers, the OTA’s Global Organic Supply Chain Integrity Task Force formed a pilot project to develop a Best Practices Guide.
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Because of the serious problem of fraudulent organic grains from abroad, The Cornucopia Institute has come out with a consumer buying guide that identifies brands of organic dairy products, eggs, and poultry derived from animals that are exclusively fed U.S.-grown grains.
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With the organic industry plagued by fraudulent grains from abroad, we now have reason to worry about suspect organic grains grown here in the U.S.
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Sourcing legitimate organic corn and soy is one of the real challenges for organic animal operators.
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With food accounting for 24% of counterfeit goods in the EU, this should make us wonder whether we have a lot more to worry about than just fraudulent organic corn and soy from abroad.
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The massive problem of fraudulent grains from abroad is severely damaging the integrity of the organic seal, as organic meat may not be truly legitimate.
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With the industry dealing with major issues of fraud with organic grains from Turkey, we are now hit with allegations that pineapples from Costa Rica may not be legitimate either, with an estimated loss of $6M.
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The OTA has launched a 3-month anti-fraud pilot program which utilizes a “best practices guide,” and the 11 participants represent the entire organic supply chain.
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In what has arguably become the most important issue in the organic industry — fraudulent organic grains from abroad — a district judge has ruled that Sunrise Food International’s 25,000 metric tons of “organic” corn cannot be unloaded into the U.S.
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The USDA has published a list of international and domestic businesses it claims are using fraudulent organic program certificates. But as I wrote about in last week’s Organic Insider, the problem is nowhere close to being solved.
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At the MOSES Conference in Wisconsin, industry experts and farmers fear for their livelihoods if fraudulent imported grains continue to come into the U.S.
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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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Proposed instructions on how to crack down on fraudulent organic grains from abroad may not be not strong enough to protect the integrity of organic.
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A look into the practices of online vendors Crowd Cow and Butcher Box, who may not be delivering good on their promises.
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The Inspector General at the USDA said that lax enforcement at U.S. ports helps explain the millions of pounds of fraudulent organic corn and soybeans.
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New biochemical research coming out of The European Commission’s Joint Research Center could help commercialize technology that would identify organic vs. conventional produce, thereby reducing food fraud.
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Europol is reporting that organic fraud is a serious issue plaguing Europe.
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John Bobbe, executive director for the Organic Farmers Agency for Relationship Marketing, is warning people against fraudulent organic crops from countries such as Ukraine and Turkey. This is a dirty secret in organic that does not get nearly enough attention as it should.
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