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Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2015

Save the date: COTA will be co-hosting an industry party with UNFI Canada on Friday, September 18, in Toronto to officially kick off Organic Week 2015. An online invitation will be sent out to all COTA members and affiliates. This is the second year in a row that COTA will be an official part of […]

Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2015

Organic Week in Canada is only one month away! We encourage everyone in the sector to get involved: Register your event with us and we will help you promote it for free! Or, if you are a retailer, you can sign up as an Official Retail Partner and receive an Organic Week retail package and in-store promotion materials. And don’t forget: […]

Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2015

Health Canada is consulting companies on the new regulations on nutrition information on food labels in Canada. Major changes are proposed to the format of the nutrition fact table, serving size declaration, ordering/grouping of nutrients information on the label, reference amount and Daily values (DV), and list of ingredients. Companies have until August 26 to […]

Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2015

Today is the last chance to be part of The Globe and Mail’s Special Report on Organic, timed to coincide with Organic Week (fixed link) September 19-27. This is a unique opportunity to highlight your commitment to the organic sector and promote your message directly to consumers across the country. This is the seventh year COTA […]

Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2015

COTA’s 2015 Board of Directors election packages were mailed at the beginning of July to all eligible voting members of COTA. The ballot package include bios of the following eligible candidates: Ryan Benn (alive Magazine), Mike Fata (Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods), Lisa Mumm (Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds), and Tim Rundle (Creative Salmon Co.). COTA’s Board of Directors is […]