On June 14, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) hosted a one-hour training webinar for organic handlers on Organic Integrity in the Supply Chain. NOP will offer the webinar again on June 28 for those who may have had audio issues or could not participate in the first webinar. NOP also has available […]
On Friday, June 9, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) added its voice to the over 47,000 comments on the Federal Register to strongly encourage the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow the final Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule to become effective on November 14 without further delays. After over a decade […]
In response to the discovery of fraudulent imports of soybeans and corn from Turkey that violated federal organic regulations, USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) has revoked the organic certification of Beyaz Agro—a major Turkish grain exporter. The Organic Trade Association and the organic industry applaud the action by NOP. OTA also commends USDA for committing to […]
The Organic Trade Association is setting up a Global Organic Supply Chain Integrity Task Force to address a vulnerability recently revealed in the organic supply chain involving fraudulent imports of soybeans and corn from Turkey that violated U.S. organic regulations. Its mandate is to develop a best practices guide to use in managing and verifying […]
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) weighed in Monday with a comment to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to support modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico. In its written comment, OTA pointed out the importance of NAFTA to U.S. organic producers, traders and retailers concerning market access, trade […]
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