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Natural Grocers Celebrates Major Win for Clear GMO Labeling

USDA must revise its rules to ensure disclosures are accurate and accessible in its next rulemaking.

January 19, 2026

Natural Grocers, the nation's largest family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer, led the GMO-focused lawsuit to uphold consumers' right to clear, accurate and easily accessible information about their food.

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“Agriculture is Destroying the Planet” (Say What?)

October 16, 2024

Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association

The challenges we face regarding the potential proliferation of SynBio products and their infiltration into finished products are many.

ECO friendly community cycle - ESG - Environmental, Social, and Governance.

Trade Secrets

A Decade of Dedication: Navigating Transparency and Quality in the Supply Chain

January 21, 2024

Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association

Transparency, accessibility, traceability, and continuous quality improvement are essential in the natural products industry. Take a look at efforts by the Organic & Natural Health Association.

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More Than Sustenance

The wellbeing of all living systems is interconnected. Food production has untapped potential to restore our collective and planetary health, despite a century of industrial degradation.

October 10, 2023

Megan Westgate, Non-GMO Project

Food production has untapped potential to restore our collective and planetary health, despite a century of industrial degradation, says Megan Westgate, Non-GMO Project. Read on for her insights.

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Strategic Planning and a Path to a Sustainable Future

June 30, 2023

Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association

The Organic & Natural Health Association (O&N Health) has always prioritized strategic planning; our focus lies in identifying the key issues that act as standard bearers within our supply chain. By delving deep into these concerns, we uncover underlying threats and forge new pathways to achieve different outcomes.

Trade Secrets

True Transparency a Must with SynBio

November 22, 2022

Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association

Call it GMO 2.0, synthetic biology, or precision fermentation used to create novel ingredients or “Franken Foods”...we are now watching the rise of the second generation...

GMOs: Basics to Know

What exactly are GMOs? Read on for an overview of Genetically Modified Organisma.

June 23, 2022

Carol Poliner, Learn Natural

Did you know about 75% of packaged foods contain GMO ingredients? What exactly are GMOs? Read on for an overview.

February 2020

January 23, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

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The Earth is on Fire, Literally

September 5, 2019

Every day we face a new threat. The Amazon Forest has been set on fire. A hurricane on the east coast, a wildfire in the west. Floods and droughts litter the land in-between. Glyphosate lawsuits are filed and fought on behalf of those who suffer the ill effects of this...

Dodging GMOs

March 20, 2019

Rachel Appleton

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Which term should be used: Bioengineered, genetically engineered, genetically modified, transgenic or biofortified? It was the subject of heated discussions at the 40th session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) in November 2018, and the debate still rages on. One thing is clear:...