Send Your Comments to the National Organic Standards Board – Comments Due April 10! – The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), which advises the Secretary of Agriculture on organic policy and rulemaking, is considering several changes to the USDA’s organic standards that would water down organics, catering to corporate interests. We cannot allow corporate-backed members… Read more »
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Sign the Proxy – Keep Organics Rooted in Nutritious Soil
Tell the USDA Growing in Factory Farm Fish Waste/Conventional Soybean Slurry, under Artificial Lighting, is not Organic! A few years ago, the organic community was shocked to find out that the USDA’s National Organic Program was quietly allowing the certification of hydroponic operations despite the law! Organic regulations clearly state that nurturing the fertility of… Read more »
Take Action: Sign the Petition — It’s Time to Remove Carrageenan (Intestinal Inflammatory Agent/Carcinogen) from Organics!
[This alert is over – and we won! The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) voted in November 2016 to remove carrageenan from the National List for use in organics. It will be some time before all organic products are carrageenan free. Until then consult Cornucopia’s buying guide.] The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) will be voting… Read more »
Follow Cornucopia’s NOSB Coverage
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) fall proceedings kick off at noon ET October 13 with a public comment session continuing through October 14, followed by the public meeting October 19-21. Cornucopia supplies NOSB members with independent analyses of agenda items, relying on publicly funded research and input from authentic organic farmers, consumers, and other… Read more »
Organic Industry Watchdog Shuffles Leadership, Squares Off with Powerful Lobbyists
[Read Cornucopia’s formal Citizen Petition to the USDA for new regulations to prohibit the use of oil and gas wastewater in organic production.] Fracking Water, Synthetic Ingredients on Agenda at This Week’s USDA Meetings On the eve of the biannual meeting of the USDA’s National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), in St. Paul, Minnesota, The Cornucopia Institute has… Read more »
Tell Your Representatives that the Draft 2018 Farm Bill Is No Good for Organic Farmers or Consumers
Facilitates Lobbyist Control Organic Regulations, Guts Conservation Programs, Expands Subsidies for Factory Farms, and Hurts Local Food and Beginning Farmers UPDATE: Farm Bill voted down in the U.S. House of Representatives The House failed to pass a farm bill as some Republicans sought a vote on a separate immigration plan. Thirty House Republicans voted against… Read more »
Sparks Fly on Day One of NOSB Meeting in San Diego – Report
Miles McEvoy Source: USDA Instead of looking at the legal and ethical concerns articulated by The Cornucopia Institute’s call on the Obama/Vilsack administration for a change of leadership at the USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP), numerous speakers yesterday, most of them financially benefiting from the status quo in Washington, praised Miles McEvoy, the current head… Read more »
Hydroponic Lobby Seeks to Rewrite Organic Rules
Cornucopia’s Take: Giant “organic” hydroponic growers, alongside “organic” CAFO operators, are pressing for relaxed regulations. They have called for technological advancements in organics while they refuse to disclose what they fertilize their plants with. Cornucopia stands firm with organic farmers: organic is rooted in soil. For more, visit Can a Soil-less Growing System be “Organic”?… Read more »
The National Organic Standards Board Votes to Remove Carrageenan, a Potent Inflammatory Agent and Possible Carcinogen, from Use in Organic Food Production
On November 17 at the National Organic Standards Board Meeting in St. Louis, carrageenan was voted to be removed from the National List of approved additives in organic food! Source: José Luis Briz The decision was a big win for consumers, who have been voting with their purchasing power for products without the dangerous additive. Over… Read more »
Fall 2018 NOSB Meeting – Webinar: Thursday, October 18, 2018
Cornucopia staff members attended the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) pre-meeting webinar today, where the NOSB heard comments from the public. Cornucopia’s notes from this meeting are below. You can also view our notes from the Tuesday webinar. Ten of 15 NOSB members present at the beginning of the call: Source: Hideya Hamano Ashley Swaffar Jesse… Read more »
