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July 2, 2018

Pioneering Leader in Organic Food Production Resigns from Industry Lobby Group

Nature’s Path’s move “protests” betrayals by the Organic Trade Association The widely respected and leading organic breakfast foods manufacturer, Nature’s Path, announced the company’s resignation ...

June 26, 2018

They’re Back … The 10,000 Pound Gorilla in “Organic” Imports

Turkey’s Tiryaki and Diasub appear to be back in the U.S. market with a new certifier Tiryaki Agro Gida Sanayi v Ticaret A.S. (“Tiryaki”), a ...

June 18, 2018

Looking at Fraud: Industry Watchdog Releases Comprehensive Report Documenting Suspicious Organic Grain Imports

[Read Cornucopia’s letter to Sec. Perdue and the white paper, The Turkish Infiltration of the U.S. Organic Grain Market] Failures in USDA Oversight Rendered U.S. ...

June 13, 2018

Industry Watchdog Asks DOJ Regulators to Examine Organic Poultry Acquisition

Tyson Foods Announces Plans to Acquire Smart Chicken Brand [Read Cornucopia’s letter to the DOJ and FTC.] Last week, U.S. meat industry titan Tyson Foods, ...

May 31, 2018

Cornucopia’s Egg Scorecard in The New York Times

The New York Times recently touted The Cornucopia Institute’s organic egg scorecard in Florence Fabricant’s article, Organic Egg Ratings at Your Fingertips. Fabricant says, “It’s ...

May 25, 2018

OTA Surprised by USDA Abandoning Organic Checkoff Program

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has pushed its Checkoff Program since 2012, touting it as a fund to research and promote organic products as a ...

May 24, 2018

Addressing the News Release Today by the Organic Industry’s Prominent Lobby Group, the Organic Trade Association

Balancing Quotables and Talking Points The Cornucopia Institute, a prominent organic industry corporate/governmental watchdog, responds to the Organic Trade Association’s current approach to addressing documented, ...

May 11, 2018

USDA Rejects Organic Checkoff Proposal

The No Organic Checkoff coalition has prevailed in their fight to prevent the creation of a tax on organic farmers and other organic entities through ...

May 9, 2018

National Organic Standards Board Meeting Report — Tucson, April 2018

Expert Advisory Panel Addresses Imports Fraud and Biodiversity Conservation Fraudulent organic imports and the industrial model of production under the organic seal is hurting the ...

April 25, 2018

Follow the National Organic Standards Board Meeting in Tucson, AZ #NOSB

Last Updated: April 27 at 6:08PM CT Join The Cornucopia Institute as we live tweet from the National Organic Standards Board meeting in Tucson, Arizona. ...

April 23, 2018

Suspicious Organic Grain Shipment Intercepted at U.S. Port

UPDATE: Interim Victory for Organic Farmers A federal judge has denied Sunrise Food International, Inc.’s request that it be allowed to immediately unload 25,000 metric ...

April 22, 2018

Controversial USDA National Organic Standards Board to Meet in Tucson

Possibly the Least Consequential Meeting in Its 26-Year History When members of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) assemble in Tucson later this week, it ...