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Younger, health-conscious consumers are embracing organic, OTA survey shows
Millennials, Gen Z putting high value on organic’s health benefits
February 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A $70-billion market now, organic may be maturing, but younger consumers --including new parents and their babies -- are eating it up.
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Arsenic’s presence reflects a wider problem for all food production
Herbicide and pesticide applications in conventional ag leave toxic legacy
February 16, 2012
A recently published study by researchers at Dartmouth College has called into question the presence of arsenic in some organic products.
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Historic signing finalizes organic equivalence arrangement between EU and U.S.
The world’s two largest markets for organic food expand organic market access
February 15, 2012
NUREMBERG, Germany, and WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a press event today at BioFach Germany, European Commissioner Dacian Cioloş for the European Union’s (EU) Agriculture and Rural Development and Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan of the U.S.
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Organic Trade Association and NSF International Announce “HACCP for the Organic Professional” Training
Professional training to educate food safety, operations and certification professionals about HACCP principles and how they apply to organic operations
January 30, 2012
(ANN ARBOR, MI and BRATTLEBORO, VT) – The Organic Trade Association (OTA) and NSF International’s Training and Education Division have announced their offering of a two-day intensive program entitled, HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) for the Organic Professional.
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U.S. organic cotton acreage continues to grow, survey shows
2011 harvest drastically lowered due to drought in Texas
January 26, 2012
The U.S. organic cotton market continues to grow, encouraged by consumer demand, price premiums, and regulatory shifts that will ease marketing restrictions for organic cotton products, according to the 2010 and Preliminary 2011 U.S.
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Consumer-backed effort to label genetically engineered food releases video by FOOD, INC. filmmaker Robert Kenner
January 18, 2012
Read moreOTA Board honors Julia Sabin for leadership of the trade association
January 12, 2012
Julia Sabin of Smucker Natural Foods, who served as President of the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA’s) Board of Directors for the past three years, was honored by her colleagues at the Board’s quarterly meeting and annual retreat held this week here in Berkeley, CA.
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