Washington, D.C.—The Organic Trade Association's "Bold Ideas & Critical Conversations" conference, scheduled for May 22 in Washington D.C. (during Organic Week), will focus on how the organic industry can earn and maintain shoppers’ trust even as it continues to flourish, according to a press release. Activist Rudy Arredondo, president and CEO...
Washington, D.C.—The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is offering a webinar on organic fraud prevention on Thursday April 11, from 1 to 2pm. The program is based on OTA's tested Organic Fraud Prevention Guide in an effort to help organic businesses identify and mitigate fraud, according to a press release. Webinar...
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Organic Trade Association (OTA) has presented solid arguments that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s failure to put into effect new organic livestock standards has caused harm to the organic sector, and that the association has the legal...
Washington, D.C.--Members of the Organic Trade Association’s Farmers Advisory Council are heading to Washington to meet with members of Congress on February 5-6. Twenty-two farmers from 11 states will participate, including dairy farmers, grain and specialty crop growers, and egg and livestock producers. The goal: To familiarize the freshman lawmakers with organic...
Washington, D.C.—Congress has passed an $867 million farm bill with bipartisan support. The Senate passed the bill with an 87 to 13 vote; the House of Representatives followed the next day, approving the legislation with a vote of 386-47, according to a report in the Washington Post. The bill now heads...
Washington, D.C. - The Organic Trade Association (OTA) wants to prevent and detect fraud in the global organic industry. A year in the making, the OTA will launch the three month pilot program this June, according to an industry press release. It is composed of 48 OTA members – called the...
Washington, D.C. - Organic sales in the U.S. hit a new record of $49.4 billion in 2017, up 6.4 percent from the previous year and reflecting new sales of nearly $3.5 billion. According to the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA) newly released 2018 Organic Industry Survey, the organic food market hit $45.2...
Washington, D.C. - Two major animal rights groups have joined the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA) court battle against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) failure to enact new organic livestock standards. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) are now co-plaintiffs...
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has withdrawn the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) regulation, saying it exceeds the department’s "statutory authority" but the organic industry is not going to let things go unchallenged. USDA announced the move this week, reversing a regulation signed into law...
An updated, free resource for the health supplement industry called Guidance on Formulation and Marketing of Dietary Supplements Under the National Organic Program (NOP) has been released by the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Organic Trade Association (OTA), and Quality Assurance International Inc. (QAI). The AHPA and QAI created...
