Sentences with phrase «organic standard for»

The early 1990s saw involvement from the federal Australian Government, following industry requests to establish a national organic standard for production and marketing for export.

ACO is accredited to the South Korean organic standard for raw and processed food, livestock and livestock feed certification and provides organic certification in accordance with the Korean regulations administrated by the South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

The California Organic Foods Act of 1979 was considered by many to be the de facto national organic standard for much of the 1980's.

Singapore has launched its first organic standard, which officials believe is possibly the world's first organic standard for produce grown in urban and indoor conditions.

ACO has put forward a proposal to ensure this remains a clear requirement under the organic standards for organic products.

A Choice survey found a single batch of sausages, labeled organic by one butcher, had higher than expected levels of the preservative sulphur dioxide — a product not permitted as an additive under organic standards for meat products.

To ensure the purity of their oils, the team at Young Living set the highest, beyond organic standards for planting, harvesting, and distilling on the very farms they own and co-op all around 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.

However, further efforts must be taken to refine the basic organic standards for biodiversity and landscape.

The organic standards for pesticide residue can be found here.

Today, Bragg approved organic farmers only use organic biodegradable sprays that meet certified organic standards for growing organic apples.

While U.S. Formulas are improving, European brands have been maintaining their high organic standards for over 50 years.

The new USDA organic standards for chickens apply to anyone who labels poultry as organic and whose annual revenue from all types of organic products exceeds $ 5,000.

The organic standards for pesticide residue can be found here.

The other story I woke to was that Organic farmer were asking the govt to take a break from enforcing organic standards for the duration of the recession (I presume)-- this was about 730 on radio 4 although a quick google hasn't come up with much.

Not exact matches

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

From there, the company sets the standards for the products, and promotes them and organic agriculture in general.

«Empire Kosher brand poultry and deli meat products are on - trend to meet the demands of our loyal consumers who have enjoyed Empire Kosher products for decades, as well as our growing number of millennial consumers,» stated Jeffrey N. Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. «Consumers can now enjoy new products meeting the high standards for kosher and quality that Empire Kosher delivers in its natural or certified organic products, and we are extending that vision to deli meat products, value - added poultry, and soups and broths to be introduced this year at Kosherfest, the world's largest B2B trade show for the kosher industry,» he continued.

They range from having a voluntary standard associated with a common organic logo managed by the sector umbrella organizations (e.g. East African Community), to having a regulation compulsory for export only (e.g. India) or having a full compulsory organic regulation (e.g. China).

Choosing organic means you are opting for products that have been produced to a high animal welfare and environmental standard.

IFOAM - Organics International has endorsed GOTS, the Global Organic Textile Standard, as the minimum reference for organic textile processing.

Certified organic growers follow strict guidelines for organic food production and, as with all food producers, they must comply with local, state and federal food safety and health standards.

Opponents of the new standards claim that the recommendations could outprice organic items for conventional consumers, and that the suit could drive consumer mistrust of government agencies that can't reach an agreement without a court proceeding.

«At Stonyfield, we know our farmers are working hard everyday to comply with the organic standard and maintain high standards for animal welfare.

Once all of those factors have been met, the products are certified by a USDA approved certifier as organic products that comply with all National Organic Program (NOP) standards for ingredients, processing, storage and labeling.

FDA's alignment with NOP standards on the use of compost recognizes the reduced food safety risk that composting can provide to public health, and FDA's decision to defer final decision on its previously proposed 9 - month minimum application interval for manure shows the agency's recognition that manure plays its own unique role in providing organic crops with adequate fertility.

[26] Several groups have called for organic standards to prohibit nanotechnology on the basis of the precautionary principle [27] in light of unknown risks of nanotechnology.

[25] However, under US federal organic standards, if pests and weeds are not controllable through management practices, nor via organic pesticides and herbicides, «a substance included on the National List of synthetic substances allowed for use in organic crop production may be applied to prevent, suppress, or control pests, weeds, or diseases.»

Only producers who sell less than $ 5,000 a year in organic foods are exempt from this certification; however, they're still required to follow the USDA's standards for organic foods.

All of our co-op partners maintain their fields within both the American and European standards for organic certification.

Consumers trust and look for the USDA organic seal because they know that USDA stands behind the standards that it represents.

Current organic standards do not require any special buffer zones for the growing of organic corn, therefore much of the supply of certified organic corn in the U.S. could possibly be contaminated by GMO cross pollination.

The USDA has created standards for organic foods and organic farming designed to protect you when purchasing organic foods.

Where organic food has legal definitions & standards for what it actually is created with, the word «natural» in food labeling does not.

For example, when the certified organic product is intended for export to another country, the certifier will need to review each input against that country's standarFor example, when the certified organic product is intended for export to another country, the certifier will need to review each input against that country's standarfor export to another country, the certifier will need to review each input against that country's standards.

The result of the task force was the development of two practical tools: The Guide for Assessing Equivalence of Standards and Technical Regulations (EquiTool) and the International Requirements for Organic Certification Bodies (IROCB) which can be used by any government or private sector organic label scheme for recognizing other organic standards and certification performance requirements as equivalent to their own.

An «organic» standard for honey is meaningless.

We do this, not because we fear surveillance and enforcement, but because we believe organic standards generally guide us to doing the best thing for our soil, our crops and our environment.

-LCB- Project -RCB- COWCALF: Developing robust and economically viable models for cow - calf suckling in organic dairy systems, fulfilling high standards for animal health, welfare and ethics.

Romano says the co-op's standards for meat go beyond the standards to be certified organic, and the co-op inspects every farm in person.

«They've recognized the need to serve consumers who want kosher lifestyle products that also meet the high quality and responsible sourcing standards which Whole Foods Market stands for, such as no artificial ingredients, fair trade, organic farming and more.

The Made with certified organic ingredients category allows for up to 30 per cent of all ingredients from non-agricultural sources, including preservatives, however, the product must use only allowed inputs set out in the Australian Certified Organic Standard and meet strict manufacturing, labelling and auditing compliance systems required under this Standard.

«ABWI members acknowledge and support a need for truthful labelling and believe the term organic should only be used on a food label in accordance with the Australian Standard 6000 - 2009 Organic and Biodynamic for products to ensure the integrity of the term.

It offers a global platform for organic standard setters to discuss standards and create synergies for standard development and harmonization at the global level, thereby taking over the role that the IFOAM Basic Standard (IBS) had in the past in thisstandard setters to discuss standards and create synergies for standard development and harmonization at the global level, thereby taking over the role that the IFOAM Basic Standard (IBS) had in the past in thisstandard development and harmonization at the global level, thereby taking over the role that the IFOAM Basic Standard (IBS) had in the past in thisStandard (IBS) had in the past in this regard.

With fresh organic rhubarb available now I knew my standard muffin recipe would be great for rhubarb muffins.

The IFOAM Standard is an internationally applicable organic standard that can be used directly for certifStandard is an internationally applicable organic standard that can be used directly for certifstandard that can be used directly for certification.

More than two decades ago, when the U.S. Congress passed its 1990 Farm Bill, a congressional mandate was included in the bill (Title 21) instructing the USDA to create a national legal definition of «organic» that would provide reliable, uniform, enforceable standards for any food bearing the term «organic.»

There are plenty of reasons to choose organic, it's better for the environment, the animals are reared using higher animal welfare standards and of course organic produce has lower pesticide residues and is GM free.

Our organic coconut oil adheres to only the highest quality standards by passing all supplement grade testing, more than is needed for the food industry.

The goal of the Healthy Traditions project is to eventually develop a nationwide network of producers and suppliers that meet a higher standard than current USDA organic standards, which currently allow for glyphosate and other pesticide residues to be present.