For example, if
an organic food shipment showed any evidence of pests or disease the shipment's owner was treating the so - called «organic» food the same way they would treat conventional food — fumigating it with pesticides that are prohibited under USDA organic rules.
Not exact matches
In a report that shakes the very foundation of the
organic food industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Office of Inspector General recently revealed that the USDA lacks the procedures to even check if a
shipment of imported
organic food actually meets
organic standards.
Organic agriculture is an important source of income for island residents, especially as fisheries become depleted, and
organic crops help reduce the need to import so much fresh
food and minimize the introduction of invasive species that arrive in these
shipments.
When we received our first
shipment of certified
organic young Thai coconuts, they were beautiful and perfectly delicious: the coconut water was indeed very coconutty tasting and they contained the right amount of young coconut meat for our raw
food recipes.
It's an awesome way for us to get great quality
organic food at good prices and I'm so thankful to my friend for coordinating this and receiving
shipment of all of the
food at her house for us.