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Organic industry is not giving hydroponic, aquaponic growers a warm embrace

By Dan Flynn on February 8, 2019

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…
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FDA Commissioner Gottlieb tweets about plans to review some of those labeling claims

By Dan Flynn on August 13, 2018

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is tweeting about his plans “in coming weeks” to “put out more detailed information about what different terms mean on food packaging, to help consumers best use claims…
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USDA’s organic enforcement efforts find fraudulent certificates

By Dan Flynn on December 5, 2017

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…
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Should the boost in funding for organic farming survive in the new administration?

By Mischa Popoff on April 21, 2017

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President Obama tripled the budget and staffing at the offices of the USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP), only to see American organic acreage flatline during his tenure.

The $9.1 million might…
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Sustainable organics group urges support for soil-free growing

By Lee Frankel on March 23, 2017

In advance of the National Organics Standards Board meeting in April, the board’s Crops Subcommittee shared a draft proposal calling for the end of organic certification for hydroponic and aquaponic growers. This proposal, if enacted,…
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Board nixes use of carrageenan in organic food production

By Cathy Siegner on November 18, 2016

The National Organic Standards Board has voted 10-3, with one abstention, to remove carrageenan from the list of substances approved for use in food items labeled “USDA Organic.” The vote came Thursday afternoon during the…

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Audit of Organic ‘Certifying Agents’ Suggests Program May Need Overhaul

By News Desk on December 10, 2014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this year reviewed almost half of the so-called “certifying agents” for its organic program and ended up citing 62 percent for failing to correctly enforce certification requirements on organic…
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