In the West, Kroger stores go by the circus-like name of King Soopers in the cities and City Markets in the mountain towns of the Rockies. The “Soopers” closest to
A bill that would put some teeth into federal organic food law was introduced Tuesday by a bipartisan pair of representatives from opposite sides of the country. Congresswoman Lois Capps
Consumers are likely to see much more domestic farm-raised seafood bearing an organic label in the not-too-distant future. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a memo this week about
A Loyola University psychological scientist is hung up on the moods people get into because of what they eat.
The researcher is now saying that people with a taste for
The international organic market just got a little bigger.
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced Wednesday that the organic certifying programs in the United States and Europe Union are now
Organic Pastures raw dairy products are being recalled statewide in California and are subject to a quarantine order by California State Veterinarian Annette Whiteford.
The quarantine order came following notification
Eating organic may limit your exposure to pesticides. It may make you feel environmentally conscious. It can help support local farmers.
But scientists warn it won’t necessarily protect you
It’s September, so it’s time for us to bust some myths.
Beginning in the mid-90s, National Food Safety Education Month has focused public attention on safe food handling
Some organic farms in the western United States may have been duped into using non-organic fertilizer, and consumers who thought they were buying organic food may instead have been paying
The winter conference for the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) included a workshop on food safety. Held over the weekend in Saratoga Springs, the 29th annual event
The National Organic Standards Board, the advisory panel to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on federal organic regulations, has recommended that organic beer be brewed with organic hops by
If USDA was not the government, would the law look at the way it uses the “organic” label as “misbranding” or possibility a claim that it just cannot substantiate?
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