Sentences with phrase «of organic standards»

The development of organic standards was designed to provide consumers with a food labeling process that they could trust to reflect high - quality standards in food production.

His human skills were complemented by a keen intellect, strong observation skills, and a sharp memory for facts, figures and protocols of organic standards.

It is estimated that there are hundreds of organic standards.

A high number of organic standards exist throughout the world.

Organic Farmers & Growers CIC (OF&G) promotes the well - being of the UK organic food sector, by protecting the integrity of organic standards for the benefit of producers and consumers of organic food, by assisting the activities of other stakeholders in the sector and by acting as an advocate for the sector's development, and by supporting the development of sustainable agriculture.

The suit also argues that USDA issued its repeated delays without the required public process, and that USDA ignored the overwhelming public record established in support of these organic standards.

History of the COROS development Both IFOAM and the GOMA Project have developed tools for assessing equivalence of organic standards.

is intended for use in international equivalence assessments of organic standards and technical regulations and provides

By choosing to use a certified organic product, you can be assured that every ingredient, process, and material used has been carefully considered and inspected to meet a strict set of organic standards.

The growth of mega-dairies that may fall short of organic standards and produce cheaper milk appears to be crushing many small dairies, some analysts said.

In 2015, the OTA decided that animal welfare standards needed to become part of the organic standard.

Gwendolyn Wyard is OTA's regulatory director of organic standards and food safety.

Our membership is varied and our staff will assist with enquiries relating to all aspects of our organic standards.

The Cornucopia Institute says that after years of inaction by the USDA on the issue, it obtained aerial photographs in nine states of industrial - scale confinement facilities that fly in the face of the organic standards developed to protect the American people from factory produced animal products.

The Organic Policy & Guarantee department coordinates our work supporting the improvement of organic standards and verification systems.

• The previous existence in some member states of organic standards (France, Spain and Denmark all had national organic legislation in place pre-1991) The regulation set out a number of provisions:

We guide you through the increasing complexity of organic standards and regulations, and promote alternatives such as Participatory Guarantee Systems that are adapted to the diverse needs of organic farmers.

In its April 2011 meeting, the IFOAM World Board approved the revised version of the COROS, IFOAM Standards Requirements, as a new IFOAM Norm and reference for the acceptance or rejection of organic standards into the IFOAM Family of Standards.

A spreadsheet is the functional format whereby data is entered following the traditional structure of organic standards, and results are automatically fed into a second sheet that provides an overview of how well the standard addresses the Common Objectives.

In view of the multitude of organic standards worldwide, the IFOAM Family of Standards serves the following purposes:

Draws the line between credible organic and non-organic standards (and also inadequately written organic standards), while acknowledging the need for diversity and local adaptation of organic standards.

«The materials used to extract or explore wouldn't be compliant with the requirements of an organic standard.»

The demand for Governmental and EU regulation of organic standards grew in the 1980s, following the formation of the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM) as an international advocate for organic farming.

Yes, our product is consistently tested for dozens of pesticides and herbicides and we are thrilled with the results and confident in representing that our results absolutely represent the spirit of the organic standards.

Another option to the decline of organic standards is to know your organic grower and their practices.

If the products indeed were in violation of organic standards, why wasn't the third - party certifier, QAI named in the suit?

The Organic Trade Association this week ratcheted up its court battle against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over the agency's failure to put into effect new organic livestock standards, with two of America's most influential animal welfare groups joining the association in its ongoing legal fight to uphold the integrity of organic standards.

The suit alleges the U.S. Department of Agriculture violated the Organic Foods Production Act, and unlawfully delayed the effective date of the final livestock standards that were developed by industry and in accordance with the processes established by Congress, and with abusing the agency's discretion by ignoring the overwhelming public record established in support of these organic standards.

«There is a failure of the government right now to advance the development of organic standards,» Batcha said.

Application of the COROS It is intended for use in international equivalence assessments of organic standards and technical regulations and provides the basis for assessing equivalence of standards for inclusion in the IFOAM Family of Standards.

Initially formed to progress the interests of farmers and processors who wanted to promote and protect the message of organic, including the setting of organic standards, the BFA moved on to develop an organic certification program to independently verify that farmers and processors were producing in accord with those standards.

«The Board's hard - fought proactive stance on synthetic biology will both help preserve the integrity of organic standards and raise awareness about this virtually unregulated and unlabeled form of genetic engineering,» said Dana Perls, food and technology policy campaigner with Friends of the Earth.