I am constantly humbled as well as inspired by this growing diversity and professionalism, as a consumer of Australian organic products, and as chairman of Australia's leader in maintaining
organic market integrity.
Not exact matches
The natural and
organic market values health, environmental consciousness, sustainability, freshness,
integrity.
The NOP maintains the list of
organic operations and leads activities that support
organic integrity and
market growth.
Dr Andrew Monk, Chairman of Australian Organic, awarded Rick McDougall from Whetstone
Organics the honourable Chairman's Award for his ongoing service to the industry as well as
market integrity.
The Commission says, «Too many exceptions to the rules, some of which have become obsolete in the context of changed
market conditions, risk undermining the
integrity of
organic farming.»
While these criticisms are focused on imported products, which make up just four percent of the U.S.
organic market, I fear many consumers will read these headlines and question the value and
integrity of all certified
organic products... maybe even the USDA
Organic seal itself.
Maintaining
integrity in the
market for
organic shoppers is what we are ultimately here for and Monika has been a superstar in this domain — putting her own business interests behind that of our broader
organic community and
market.
On August 11, 2017 the U.S. Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) National
Organic Program (NOP) issued a notification to all accredited certifiers regarding an ongoing fraud investigation that involves noncertified brokers and identifies a lack of control of
organic integrity at ports of entry.
* better resourcing of the ACCC to take action against non-certified
organic claims (
market integrity).