Topic: U.S. Department Of Agriculture
Farmers, advocates optimistic new USDA rules mean better enforcement of organic labeling rulesNew federal rules that define what makes milk and meat organic have natural food advocates optimistic that the government is committed to ensuring the label means something. U.S. consumers bought ...
Report: Wis. leads nation in sale of organic cranberries and beef cows, 2nd in number of farmsWisconsin leads the U.S. in the sale of organically produced cranberries and beef cows and is second in the number of organic farms, according to a ...
Target admits error in how it advertised organic soy milk following complaint to USDATarget Corp. has admitted to wrongly advertising soy milk as organic, the U.S. Agriculture Department said in a letter announcing the conclusion of its investigation into a complaint filed ...
Judge suspends Neb. livestock firm's organic certification for 4 years over inadequate recordsPromiseland Livestock will lose its organic certification for four years unless it appeals a ruling issued last month because the company kept inadequate records and refused to let USDA inspectors ...
Wis. group asks USDA to investigate Target's organic soy milk advertisementA farm policy group Tuesday asked the U.S. Agriculture Department to investigate whether giant retailer Target Corp. misled consumers by claiming some soy milk it sold was organic. The Cornucopia Institute's complaint ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Canada have agreed to accept each other's standards for organic food, expanding opportunities for organic food trade, a U.S. Agriculture Department official said on Wednesday. "Today's agreement between the world's two largest organic trading partners ...
Certified Organic - What it Means, and What it Doesn't By Cynthia Bidar For those of us who like to buy organic products, there certainly are a lot of choices. Everything from lettuce to facial cleansers to bath towels are labeled as ...
What Do Different Green-Certification Labels Mean? By Sue Pierce There are many different green and organic certifications that we now see on products and foods. As you work to create a home environment that is truly green and sustainable, it will be ...
What is Organic Dog Food? By Robert Playoll Since the dog product recalls of 2007, most dog owners have become very aware of the need to study the labels more stringently. Many have switched to making their own food for dogs, with ...
As president-elect Barack Obama assembles his cabinet, sustainable farming activists from groups like Slow Food USA are lobbying him to select Under Secretaries for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) who are committed to renewable energy and small family farmers. They’ve created ...
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