The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday released three new rules to establish enforceable safety standards for produce farms and verify that imported food meets U.S. safety standards in an effort to prevent foodborne illnesses and outbreaks.
CJ’s Premium Spices, LLC is a finalist in the American Small Business Championship and will compete for a $25,000 grand prize.
The Global Organic Textile Standard - or GOTS - is stepping up its efforts to clamp down on what it says are "rampant" mislabelling and false 'organic' claims in the apparel sector.
The number of organic farms is increasing, even after more than a decade of sustained growth in the sector, according to newly released USDA data.
Cuban farms could one day help to feed Americans’ burgeoning appetite for organic food.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a significant increase in the number of certified organic operations, continuing the trend of double digit growth in the organic sector. According to new data, there are now 21,781 certified organic operations in the United States and 31,160 around the world.
To boost its supply of organic foods, Costco is trying something new: It’s working with farmers to help them buy land and equipment as it struggles to keep pace with customer demand.
Nine years ago, when she was 27 and unhappily selling real estate, Gina Locklear went to her parents with a proposition. She wanted to make socks. Not the basic white socks the family had specialized in, but fashionable socks, with organic cotton and dyes.
The Maine congresswoman and others in her group aim to connect with Cubans who have been farming for 25 years without access to chemicals, essentially producing organic food.
Going organic is not exactly cheap or easy for food and beverage manufacturers, but the size of the prize may be worth it. A panel of experts laid out the business case for transitioning to organic during a presentation at Natural Products Expo West, held March 10-13 in Anaheim.