Topic: Organic Trade Association

Organic Cotton Dishcloths

hubPage - 482 days ago
When you buy and use organic cotton dishcloths you are notonly doing something good for yourself you are doing something good for theenvironment as well. The OTA (Organic Trade Association) estimated that in2003 ten percent of the worlds pesticide use was used ...

Korea OKs Organic Imports Through 2012

Food Product Design - 524 days ago
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) announced the Korean Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) decided to extend its current organic labeling regulations for imports until Dec. 31, 2012, thus allowing continued access by U.S. organic companies to export organic food ...

U.S. Organic Sales Soar to $26 Billion

Food Product Design - 654 days ago
U.S. sales of organic products grew by 5.3 percent in 2009, reaching $26.6 billion, according to the Organic Trade Association's (OTA) new 2010 Organic Industry Survey. Organic fruits and vegetables, which represent 38 percent of total organic food sales, experienced the most ...

Organic Trade Association Releases Its 2009 Organic Industry Survey

Environmental News Network - 1001 days ago
U.S. sales of organic products, both food and non-food, reached $24.6 billion by the end of 2008, growing an impressive 17.1 percent over 2007 sales despite tough economic times, according to the Organic Trade Association (OTA), which today made available final results ...

Is Organic Safer?

Prevention - 1483 days ago
The issue of tainted produce puts organic food farmers on the defensive, because some consumers assume that fruits and vegetables grown without chemical pesticides are " dirtier" than conventionally grown produce. "Organic fruit and vegetable systems are not higher food-safety risks," says ...