Survey: Consumers Might Read Organic Label Differently Than Organic Standards Board

The Consumer Reports National Research Center says that “questionable practices” remain in the regulation of the fast-growing organics industry. It is hoping that new public opinion research released today as the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) begins a four-day meeting in San Antonio will help narrow the divide between what consumers think they are getting and what industry regulation actually delivers .A representative survey of

Why American Apples Are Now Banned In Europe

Back in 2008, European Food Safety Authority began pressing the chemical industry to provide safety information on a substance called diphenylamine, or DPA. Widely applied to apples after harvest, DPA prevents “storage scald”—brown spots that “becomes a concern when fruit is stored for several months,” according to Washington State University, reporting from the heartland of industrial-scale apple production. DPA isn’t believed

10 Reasons Why Local, Organic Food is the Best Choice

Organic this, organic that — there has been a lot of attention given to organic farming and agriculture in the past few years. And rightfully so. The USDA defines organic agriculture as “products using methods that preserve the environment and avoid most synthetic materials, such as pesticides and antibiotics.” Yet the term itself, “organic,” has become a buzzword for health. This health relates

GMO Agent Orange Crops Close to USDA Approval

The US Department of Agricultural is seriously considering approving of different kinds of corn and soybean seed, which have been genetically engineered to be resistant to many herbicides – including the chemical known as 2,4-D. This controversial proposal of the chemical’s use has activists and researchers outraged. Different types of corn and soybean seeds genetically made to resist several herbicides