Today marks the beginning of the semi-annual meeting of the National Organic Standards Board, which advises the USDA’s National Organic Program on policies and regulations.
The five-day meeting will be live online with a
Continue Reading National organics meeting begins today; watch by Zoom or listen by phone
Unisoya Inc. is recalling Unisoya brand organic tofu, “Fine Herbs,” from the marketplace because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.
“This recall was triggered by the company.
Continue Reading Company recalls tofu in Quebec because of potential for Listeria contamination
Advantage Health Matters Inc. is recalling Organic Traditions brand dried bitter apricot kernels from retailers nationwide in Canada because of excessive levels of a natural toxin that can cause cyanide poisoning.
Some of the apricot
Continue Reading Apricot kernels with excessive levels of toxin recalled; cyanide risk cited
She can grow some mean salad greens. “So healthy for you and your family,” she’ll cheerfully tell the customer who makes regular stops at her booth at the local farmers market.
At another booth,
Continue Reading Even a small farm needs a strong food safety plan and legal protection for it
Federal Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler is a former assistant U.S. attorney who spent much of her career as a top prosecutor for major federal crimes. Her latest assignment as Magistrate for the U.S. District Court
Continue Reading Organic growers say it is in their economic interest to stay grounded in soil
Two new mothers who founded a baby food company in 2018 are recalling 11 products because Canadian inspectors found they could permit growth of the bacteria that causes botulism. There are no identifying codes on
Continue Reading Potential for botulism prompts company to recall ‘natural’ baby and toddler foods
Some fresh produce from hydroponic growers has been approved for and is being sold under USDA’s organic seal, but farmers who grow their organic crops in the soil don’t like the competition.
The litigious Center
Continue Reading Organic industry is not giving hydroponic, aquaponic growers a warm embrace
The USDA’s National Organic Program completed more complaint reviews and investigations that it received in 2017. It finished work on 462 reviews and investigations while receiving 379 incoming complaints during the fiscal year 2017 ending
Continue Reading USDA’s organic enforcement efforts find fraudulent certificates
Rumblings over a new USDA policy about which synthetic (non-organic) materials can be used in organic agriculture sparked heated blowback on legal and political fronts during a four-day meeting late last month of the National
Continue Reading Controversy Erupts Over Process of Allowing Non-Organics in Organic Agriculture
“Like being thrown under the bus” was how organic farmers and others in the industry described their fate a little more than a year ago when Congress failed to agree on a new farm bill
Continue Reading ‘Historic Wins’ for Organic Industry in New Farm Bill
