[This article was previously published in the spring issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Mark Kastel, Codirector of The Cornucopia Institute Mark Kastel USDA Secrecy and Corporate Agribusiness Blowback When Congress passed the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, it created a unique public-private partnership of governance. It vested statutory power in the… Read more »
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Follow the National Organic Standards Board Meeting in St. Louis, MO #NOSB
Last Updated: 11-18-16, 5:30 p.m. CT Join The Cornucopia Institute as we live tweet from the National Organic Standards Board meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. We will be sharing the play by play with our Twitter followers under #NOSB or simply follow our stream. If you’re not already following us on Twitter, please do so here…. Read more »
Turmoil Shakes National Organics Standards Board Meeting in Texas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Will Fantle, 715-839-7731 Board Decision Making Colored by Restrictions to Authority and Governance Imposed by USDA CORNUCOPIA, WI – Protests, an arrest and parliamentary maneuvers marked the beginning of the semi-annual meeting of the USDA’s National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). After the initial turmoil subsided its members wrestled with the implications… Read more »
Day Four (Thursday) Report: NOSB Members Voting While (not) at the Meeting
Thursday was the fourth and final day of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California. At least twice a year the 15-member expert stakeholder panel meets at different locations around the country. The NOSB was created by Congress to represent the interests of the organic community,… Read more »
How Did Carrageenan Get into Your Organic Food Anyway?
The following is excerpted from The Cornucopia Institute’s report “Carrageenan: How A Natural Food Additive is Making Us Sick.” Organic foods should be a safe haven from harmful ingredients. In fact, the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, the law governing organic foods, requires that non-agricultural ingredients must be determined safe to human health and… Read more »
Is Hydroponics Organic?
[For more on this, read Cornucopia’s white paper The Organic Hydroponics Dichotomy: Can a Soil-less Growing System be “Organic”?] USDA’s Organic Program Allows Soil-less Practice Over NOSB’s Objections By Linley Dixon, Ph.D. The NOSB formally recommended that hydroponic systems, such as the lettuce farm above, be prohibited from organic certification.(Source: DollarPhotoClub) Hydroponics is a technology for growing terrestrial plants… Read more »
Citizen-Lobbyists: Testify at Spring NOSB Meeting!
Can you help stand up for organic food and farming in San Antonio, Texas? The Cornucopia Institute needs citizen-lobbyists to testify at the National Organic Standards Board this April 29-30 in San Antonio. You need not be an expert—only dedicated to organic integrity. And your appearance will be brief. Each speaker gets one to four minutes. We will provide… Read more »
Nominations for Members of the National Organic Standards Board
Federal Register The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations to fill five upcoming vacancies on its key advisory committee, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). SUMMARY: The Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) of 1990, as amended, requires the establishment of a National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). The NOSB is a 15-member board that is… Read more »
The Organic Label Will Mean: No Cloned Animals, Period
USDA Advisory Panel Sends Clear Message WASHINGTON, DC — The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), an expert advisory panel to the USDA’s National Organic Program, has made it clear that organic agriculture should not allow the use of cloned animals or their offspring in the production of organic food. The NOSB voted at their spring… Read more »
(ALERT OVER) – USDA’s Organic Program Sides With Factory Dairy Farms
Ask Secretary Johanns to intervene Way back in the year 2000, concerned consumers and farmers asked the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) to address a new and troubling trend – factory farms producing “organic” milk in confinement conditions. The board responded in 2001 by adopting a guidance document that would have helped farmers and certifiers… Read more »
