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The Wall Street Journal wrote a story about chef's having their own organic gardens to supply their restaurants with great food.  Our own Shannon Murphy was interviewed by the journal regarding organic certificaiton.  Very little was said about the certification ...

  Unknown to most Americans, many US food companies, which manage to keep their GMO ingredients under wraps, are joining forces to beat back Proposition 37, a bill which will require simple labels on food identifying genetically engineered products and ...

Due to severe droubt conditions, the National Organic Program is providing a temporary varience to Ruminant Farmers in the affected areas.  AS stated in the NOP  Organic Insider Newsletter, "The drought of 2012 is the most serious to impact U.S. ...

The USDA National Organic Program has just listed five more fraudulent organic certificates.  As the organic industry continues to grow, more false organic certificates are being found.  Do your part and notify the USDA of any suspect organic certificates. List of ...

GMO produced seeds, crops, and processed foods are not allowed in organic food production under the National Organic Program regulations.  If an organic crop is contaminated by GMO’s, the crop is not removed from the organic food chain as long as ...

ABC just did a story on USDA approving Pink Slime as a filler in beef products.  This can now be used in the school food system.  The pink slime is the stuff close to the hide of the animal where ...

AMS No. 179-10 Soo Kim (202) 720-8998 Soo.Kim@ams.usda.gov WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2010— The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that California Organic Farmers Association’s (COFA) accreditation as an organic certifying agent has been revoked. As a result, COFA is no longer authorized by ...