News
June 24, 2014
Two years ago, Seth Goldman sold a significant portion of Honest Tea-the organic beverage brand he co-founded-to Coca-Cola. Read more
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June 18, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, 20 organic farm and consumer groups filed a legal petition with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to protect the authority and permanence of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). The petitioners object to... Read more
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May 22, 2014
Maybe this edict isn't entirely Orwellian, and maybe it's not Stalinistic, but it sure smacks of how the press operates under Premier Vladimir Putin.Update: We want to be clear about the discussion in the commentary below regarding the certifier... Read more
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May 21, 2014
When organic activist Alexis Baden Mayer of the Organic Consumers Association was arrested after leading a "spirited protest" against watering down organic standards last month, she wasn't at a rally on the street or in a park. Read more
News
May 8, 2014
Protests, an arrest and parliamentary maneuvers marked the beginning of the semi-annual meeting of the USDA's National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). After the initial turmoil subsided its members wrestled with the implications of widely... Read more
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May 8, 2014
We are highly disturbed by the arrogance exhibited by the current management at the National Organic Program. We hope you will re-examine recent unilateral changes that have been made that undermine the collaborative public participation Congress... Read more
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April 29, 2014
On the heels of our news release yesterday (please see below), Senator Patrick Leahy and Congressman Peter DeFazio sent a strongly worded letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack criticizing the recent power grab usurping power from the National... Read more
Press Release
April 30, 2014
SAN ANTONIO, Texas ”“ Ronnie Cummins, national director of the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) issued this statement today, on the arrest yesterday (April 29) of OCA political director, Alexis Baden-Mayer at the National Organic Standards... Read more
News
April 29, 2014
Champions of organic food brought the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting to a halt on Tuesday as they raised their voices against what they see as the takeover of the organic standards by the corporate food industry. Read more
News
April 29, 2014
SAN ANTONIO -- Today, Consumer Reports is releasing a nationally representative survey of more than 1,000 adults focused on the organic label. Many of the findings are directly relevant to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting, which... Read more
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