by Mark Kastel | May 12, 2022 | Kastel's Kitchen Posts, OrganicEye Posts
Real Organic Project interviews OrganicEye’s Mark Kastel Choosing the best, authentic, nutrient-dense, and pasture-raised organic dairy products for your family has, unfortunately, never been more complicated. Unlike locally available produce that you can be assured... 
by Mark Kastel | May 6, 2022 | News Posts
OrganicEye Continues to Advocate for Testing of All Imports According to the USDA, everything certified by an outfit accredited by the National Organic Program is organic. Until it isn’t. For years I banged on the NOP to crack down on fraudulent imports of grain from... 
by Mark Kastel | Apr 25, 2022 | OrganicEye Posts
Updated White Paper Profiles Lobbyist-Affiliated Appointees to National Organic Standards Board La Farge, Wis. — Continuing a trend well established by prior Republican and Democratic administrations, two of the four newest appointees to the National Organic Standards... 
by Mark Kastel | Mar 31, 2022 | OrganicEye Posts
USDA Failures Necessitate Reinventing the Federal Certification Program LA FARGE, Wis. — OrganicEye, a public interest group best known as one of the country’s preeminent organic industry watchdogs, has announced its move from the “sausage making capital of the... 
by Mark Kastel | Mar 31, 2022 | News Posts
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) announced the appointment, on March 29, 2022, of Tom Chapman as the new Chief Executive Officer of the trade-lobby group based in Washington DC. Mr. Chapman was appointed by USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack to serve a five-year term on...