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CCOF’s Tin Cup: The Largest Organic Certifier Is Fundraising

CCOF’s Tin Cup: The Largest Organic Certifier Is Fundraising

by Julie Wilson | Dec 28, 2024 | Commentary, OrganicEye Posts

The poverty of riches (and a poverty of ethics)   By Mark Kastel, executive director, OrganicEye The nation’s largest organic certifier, California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), currently under investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for...
RED ALERT: FDA Issues Class 1 Recall of Organic Eggs, Implicating Costco and Handsome Brook Farms

RED ALERT: FDA Issues Class 1 Recall of Organic Eggs, Implicating Costco and Handsome Brook Farms

by Julie Wilson | Dec 28, 2024 | Commentary, OrganicEye Posts

Labeling error illustrates serious lack of management control, organic industry watchdog to file formal legal complaint.   By Mark Kastel, executive director, OrganicEye On Friday, December 20, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publicized a recall of...
One Dead and 39 Sickened: CDC, FDA Announce Recall of Organic Carrots

One Dead and 39 Sickened: CDC, FDA Announce Recall of Organic Carrots

by Julie Wilson | Nov 18, 2024 | Commentary, OrganicEye Posts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration announced on November 16 a recall of Grimmway Farms organic carrots due to E. coli contamination that’s been linked to one death and 39 illnesses, as of Sunday. Brands include...
Another Large Organic Certifier Accused of Improprieties, Betraying Organic Farmers and Consumers

Another Large Organic Certifier Accused of Improprieties, Betraying Organic Farmers and Consumers

by Mark Kastel | Sep 9, 2024 | Commentary, OrganicEye Posts

Massive imports, including many that have been proven fraudulent in the past, are crushing US farmers.Image: Sunrise Foods International port facility in Giresun, Turkey; certified by FOG. Source: https://www.sunrisefoods.com/isl/uploads/2020/11/Turkey-2-1.jpg  ...
COMMENTARY: Black Eye for Organic Courtesy of Corporate Lobbyists, Certifiers, and the USDA — Family Farmers and Their Loyal Customers Pay the Price

COMMENTARY: Black Eye for Organic Courtesy of Corporate Lobbyists, Certifiers, and the USDA — Family Farmers and Their Loyal Customers Pay the Price

by Mark Kastel | Apr 22, 2024 | Commentary, OrganicEye Posts

USDA-certified organic California CAFO (Fagundes Brothers Dairy, certified by CCOF), target of a previous legal complaint filed by author    Organics just received another black eye in “The Truth about Organic Milk,” an article recently published in The...
Have You Ever Spent “A Day in the Country”?

Have You Ever Spent “A Day in the Country”?

by Mark Kastel | Apr 27, 2023 | Commentary, OrganicEye Posts

A catchy little ditty by Kevin Mattson… LA FARGE, Wis. — I’m really lucky to live in a unique agrarian community. It’s thought there are more organic farmers in this county than any other county in the country. The area has attracted an eclectic assortment of folks,...
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