At their October 2010 meeting, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) unanimously approved a guidance document recommending that "Engineered Nanomaterials be prohibited from certified organic products as expeditiously as possible.
Read moreLast week, the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) disrupted the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting to protest a move by the USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) that makes it more difficult for the NOSB to phase out synthetic and non-organic materials from organic food. We did persuade the NOSB to enforce its Oct. 21, 2014, deadline for ending the use of streptomycin on organic apples and pears.
Read moreConsumers rightly choose USDA Organic products for a variety of reasons, including their nutritional value. But thanks to the USDA National Organic Program’s (NOP) failure to close the illegal loophole it created for synthetic nutrients, vitamins and minerals, some of the vitamins and nutrients in organic food come from synthetic sources, including genetically modified microorganisms.
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The city's actions are a wake-up call that the entire nation regularly consumes foods grown on fields fertilized with sludge.
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