The case, then, on a legal level, seems not to be a matter of products being in violation of current national organic standards, but a matter of the false advertising. (groundedorganic.com)
In 1997 — the year that USDA published its first proposed rule to establish national organic standards — industry estimates pegged retail sales of organic milk, yogurt, butter, cheese, and other dairy products at $ 382 million in the United States (Nutrition Business Journal, 2013). (choicesmagazine.org)
As the country's largest and most recognised organic certification body, Australian Certified Organic plays a significant role in maintaining the overarching national organic standard in Australia, the National Standard for Organic and Bio-dynamic Produce, managed by the Organic Industry Standards and Certification Council (OISCC). (austorganic.com)