Neal Laferriere, an organic farmer at Blackberry Botanicals in West Virginia, wants to know what his organic certifier is hiding and not being fully transparent?
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Neal Laferriere, an organic farmer at Blackberry Botanicals in West Virginia, wants to know what his organic certifier is hiding and not being fully transparent?
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A fifth farmer has pleaded guilty in a massive organic grain fraud case that involved at least $140 million in sales.
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At the recent National Organic Standards Board meeting in Seattle, USDA officials faced serious pressure about the use of glyphosate in hydroponic operations.
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Calling food grown without soil-based nutrients “organic” amounts to fraud, say some organic farmers.
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A second Missouri man has been charged for selling fraudulent “organic” grains, which made their way throughout the entire country.
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Organic farmers and animal welfare advocates have won access to government documents — which have been kept hidden up until now — in their lawsuit against the USDA.
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The Real Organic Project has uncovered that some “organic” hydroponic operations are being built on land that has been doused with herbicides, including glyphosate — something that the USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) is allowing.
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Driven by the allowance of hydroponics and factory farms in industry, the backers of The Real Organic Project aim to reclaim the movement that has been co-opted from them.
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The USDA has been allowing hydroponics in organic — a complete violation of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990. This morning, Center for Food Safety filed a legal petition with the USDA to stop this from happening. We will be covering this development in much more detail in next week’s Organic Insider.
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While organic certification for restaurants is optional, state and federal consumer protection law requires honesty and transparency about what is and what isn’t organic on their menus.
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An excellent read about the industry today and how some farmers are fighting for the soul of organic food.
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Controversy remains about the legality of DHA algal oil, which is used Horizon’s organic milk. This is an ingredient that The Cornucopia Institute has been fighting against for many years.
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The Cornucopia Institute has just released a comprehensive report about how the allowance of hydroponics has diluted the organic seal. The organization also has come out with a hydroponics buyer’s guide, important for people who want to avoid organic hydroponic produce.
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has agreed to hear the Organic Trade Association’s case against the USDA over the agency’s failure to put into effect new organic livestock standards.
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Regenerative Organic Alliance, which oversees the Regenerative Organic Certification, has named Elizabeth Whitlow as its Executive Director.
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USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and his agency are pulling back rules that the organic industry wants. As a result, this could erode consumer confidence in the organic seal.
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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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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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While the OTA’s lawsuit against the USDA is still pending, the agency has officially pulled the plug on the organic animal welfare standards, demonstrating that it is completely beholden to corporate lobbyists.
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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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Despite complaints from the industry, there is no momentum for U.S. organic fish standards – a very good thing.
Read Article With the NOSB refusing to forbid hydroponics in organic, it appears that litigation may be imminent.
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In its continued attempt to undermine the integrity of organic, the USDA has pushed back the implementation of the Organic Animal Welfare Standards to 2018, saying that its costs may outweigh its benefits.
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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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