Organic Industry Organizes ‘New Era’ After USDA Cancels Checkoff Program
After the USDA’s withdrawal of the checkoff program for the nation’s certified organic label, several key groups and figureheads in the organic movement say they’re moving forward with their own plans...
View ArticleOTA Moves Forward With Organic Checkoff Program (Without the USDA)
The Organic Trade Association has announced that it will be establishing its own version of the organic checkoff program abandoned by the USDA three months ago. The program will be funded by voluntary...
View ArticleUSDA Quietly Increases Chicken Processing Plant Line Speeds
The USDA has established new guidelines that will allow some slaughterhouses to process chickens at a faster rate. Companies can now apply for a waiver to increase the 140-chicken-per-minute cap...
View ArticleProposal to Remove Pork Processing Plant Line Speeds Flawed, Experts Say
Experts from Texas State University claim that the USDA used flawed worker safety data in its proposal to remove maximum line speeds at pork processing plants nationwide. FSIS, they allege, relied on a...
View ArticleUSDA Announces National GMO Labeling Regulations
The long-awaited USDA national disclosure requirements for labeling genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food has arrived. The agency made the announcement today.The labeling rules are set to take...
View ArticleMore than 99% of U.S. Food Supply Tests ‘Well Below’ EPA Pesticide Threshold
The USDA has declared the U.S. food supply to be “among the safest in the world,” with more than 99 percent of samples tested as part of the Agency’s Pesticide Data Program boasting residue levels well...
View ArticleEating Healthy Doesn’t Have to Be Expensive, Study Finds
Eating healthy is possible on a limited budget when people rely on menu planning and bulk food stores, according to a new study. Using these techniques, researchers were able to create two weeks of...
View ArticleThis New Watchdog Group Is Cleaning Up Organics
Three organic industry veterans have united to create OrganicEye, the new investigative branch of Beyond Pesticides, with the goal of bringing independent oversight to the USDA organic certification....
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