The European Court of Justice issued a judgment concerning the labeling of organic products and the use of the EU organic label, something that could have lasting implications for trade into the EU market under the U.S./EU organic equivalence agreement.
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The watchdog group contends that Sunrise Organic Dairy and Deelstra Dairy — certified by Oregon Tilth and the Idaho Department of Agriculture, respectively — are operating Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), a violation of organic rules.
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IFOAM – Organics International remains extremely concerned about the litigation against the USDA, something we covered in great detail here and here.
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The trade association stated that USDA acted in an unlawful and arbitrary way when it killed the organic animal welfare livestock standards.
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A federal judge said he lacked jurisdiction in the case over a change to the USDA’s Sunset Rule, which now makes it harder to remove synthetic ingredients from organic.
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There is a legal explanation as to why cannabis, even if grown to USDA organic standards, cannot be called ‘organic’.
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A California court has ruled that consumers can sue the USDA for how it implemented changes to the very important Sunset Rule, the process which allows synthetic substances in organic.
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