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Sunsoil Earns Organic Certification for Full-spectrum CBD Oils
Sunsoil (Vermont) is approved as a Certified Organic producer by the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) and will feature the USDA Organic Seal on a majority of its portfolio* starting in February 2020. The USDA Organic Seal is one of the highest standards for consumer-packaged goods, requiring manufacturers to adhere to strict standards in farming, natural ...
USDA Approves First State and Tribal Hemp Production Plans
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the first set of plans submitted by states and Indian tribes for the domestic production of hemp under the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. The plans were submitted by the states of Louisiana, New Jersey and Ohio, and the Flandreau Santee Sioux, Santa Rosa Cahuilla, and La ...
NPA Asks for Consistent National Standard for Plant-based Food Labeling
The Natural Products Association (NPA) recently urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to adopt a policy of enforcement discretion on standards of identity for products that use dairy names to describe plant-based products such as “soy milk” and “almond milk.” “Plant-based products, as long as they are properly qualified, like almond milk, soy ...
RE Botanicals Achieves USDA Organic Hemp CBD Milestone
Colorado-based RE Botanicals, the organic apothecary brand, announced it has received its organic certification by the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) National Organic Program for U.S. grown hemp. The USDA protects consumer options by allowing brands to obtain the USDA organic logo, which ensures its products are grown without the use of synthetic fertilizers, ...
Establishing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
On Dec. 21, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law (NBFDS), passed by Congress in July of 2016, directed USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) to establish this national mandatory standard for disclosing foods that are or may be bioengineered. The Standard requires food ...
New Farm Bill is Imminent as it Passes House and Senate
On the evening of Dec. 10, the 2018 Farm Bill House/Senate Conference Committee released its Conference Report. The 807-page document is nearly half a foot tall. Hemp is discussed in only a few handfuls of pages. As of press time, the Senate passed the bill on Dec. 11 by a vote of 87 to 13; ...
earthy Hand Soap Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label
Illinois-based earthy, LLC announced that it has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label. The product, earthy spa Natural Hand Soap, is now able to display a unique USDA label that highlights its 99 percentage of biobased content. Third-party verification for a product’s biobased content is administered through the USDA BioPreferred Program, an ...
Schumer Joins McConnell to Endorse Hemp Farming Act
Senate minority leader, Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), has announced his support for the Hemp Farming Act of 2018. By officially cosponsoring the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, Schumer has signaled an important partnership with his Republican counterpart, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) the Senate majority leader, who is the primary sponsor of the bill. Schumer said the bill could ...
USDA Awards OTA Nearly $850,000 for 2018 Market Promotion
First-time exposure on a new continent, sponsored activities in five new countries and the creation of a host of new organic exporters – these are some of the benchmarks achieved by the Organic Trade Association’s robust export promotion efforts in 2017. That string of success promises to continue in 2018 with the award of $847,000 ...
OTA Files Lawsuit Against USDA Over Livestock Standards
Taking action to defend the organic seal and organic standards, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) on September 13 filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over its failure to put into effect new organic livestock standards. “We are standing up on behalf of the entire organic sector to protect organic integrity, advance ...
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