Under trademark law, USDA may seek civil remedies, including injunctive relief and monetary damages, when products use the organic label fraudulently or without meeting the standards for products to ...

Prairie du Rocher, Ill. – On a cold winter day in Illinois, three little pigs are resting in a three-sided shed. They have plenty of space to trot around, as they do when Jennifer Duensing approaches.

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Stemilt here has become one of the first major growers to launch a transitional organic label, and according to industry experts, their move may help chart a course that other large ...

Maybe you've wondered, while looking at the price tag on some organic produce, whether that label is telling the truth. Peter Laufer, a writer and professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, ...

The federal government has a new plan to crack down on organic label fraud in the food industry. The Department of Agriculture sets guidelines for which foods can be labeled “certified organic.” Those ...

A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of an Oregon hazelnut farmer’s lawsuit challenging the USDA’s organic labeling rule for foreign suppliers. Two years ago, Bruce Kaser of Pratum Farm ...

The organic industry continued its growth in 2023, the Organic Trade Association said Tuesday in its 2024 Organic Industry and Consumer Survey. Domestic certified organic sales in 2023 were up 3.4% ...

For those trying to buy sustainable, healthier things in the grocery store, having products labeled in a way they can trust and understand is important. Terms like “natural,” “humane” and “organic” ...

Farmer Jeremy Brown taps the nose of a young calf. “I love the ones with the pink noses,” he says. This pink-nosed animal is just one of about 3,200 cattle at Twin Birch Dairy in Skaneateles, New York ...

It seems like there are foods with organic labels on almost every isle of the grocery store. And not only are organic labels abundant but they vary from food to food. If you are wondering exactly what ...

Consumers have become more health conscious in the past few decades, which has given rise to the popularity of foods labeled as "organic" and "non-GMO." However, despite a higher interest in these ...