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Posted on Wednesday April 12, 2017

QAI will host a “Springtime in the Rockies” reception Thursday evening, April 20, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Whole Foods Market Rocky Mountain Region facility in Denver, CO, in conjunction with the National Organic Standards Board meeting taking place next week. Attendees at the NOSB meeting are invited to the event at the […]

Posted on Wednesday April 12, 2017

This past week, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) submitted final comments to the National Organic Program on its draft guidance on Calculating the Percentage of Organic Ingredients in Multi-Ingredient Products. Shaping OTA’s comments was the great work of the member task force that convened to review NOP’s draft guidance. The task force 1) analyzed whether the proposed guidance […]

Posted on Wednesday April 12, 2017

The deadline to comment on the National Organic Program’s (NOP) proposal to remove several allowed non-organic inputs from the National List is Wednesday, April 19. The proposed Sunset rule would remove lignin sulfonate (floating agent in post-harvest handling), furosemide (livestock medical treatment), magnesium carbonate (allowed only in “made with” processed products) and the following non-organic ingredients allowed in organic processed products when commercially unavailable […]

Posted on Wednesday April 12, 2017

Congressman John Faso (NY-19) will be a keynote speaker at the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA’s) upcoming Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., on May 24. The event is part of Organic Week 2017, when stakeholders from the organic industry converge on the nation’s capital to discuss and advocate for issues of importance to the entire supply […]

Posted on Wednesday April 12, 2017

Late May is a busy time in D.C., and local hotels are booking up rapidly. The deadline for securing a room in OTA’s discounted room block for its Organic Week activities is April 21. Register and book your room now for the best selection and rates! Be a part of #OrganicWeekDC May 22-25 in Washington, […]