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Sponsored by the Organic Trade Association, the event helped explain how organic food benefits consumers, farmers and the environment.

The Organic Trade Association (OTA), along with dozens of organic brands, will be busting misconceptions surrounding organic products as part of a consumer education campaign highlighting the benefits of organic products.

When students return to California’s Sausalito Marin City School District later this month, they will find something different about their meals. The district will become the first US school district to provide meals that are 100 percent organic and non-GMO.

Hailed as the answer to state-specific organic labeling laws by some in the food industry, the House Agriculture Committee approved the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Tuesday.

 Beginning last Friday, organic products certified in the US or Switzerland may be sold as organic in either country. 

Whole Foods Market, Inc. announced Thursday that its new line of stores targeting millennial shoppers will be named “365 by Whole Foods Market,” a nod to the company’s existing “365 Everyday Value” house brand.

The Campbell Soup Company announced Tuesday it has entered into an agreement to acquire branded refrigerated salsa company Garden Fresh Gourmet for $231 million.

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced it has extended the deadline for members of the public to submit alternative proposals on a new industry-funded promotion, research and information order for organic products.

As more consumers gravitate towards purchasing more natural and organic products, the Sterling-Rice Group has identified the top nine trends in this segment that are meeting consumer needs in 2015.

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced nearly $12 million in organic certification assistance is available through the department in order to make certification more affordable for organic producers and handlers in the US.