Follow the Money: Conflicts of Interest Abound in USDA Organic Certification

Mark Kastel:

ActionAlert: Tell the USDA — No Diseased Animals Should Be Allowed in Organic Pet Food
OrganicEye Executive Director, Mark Kastel, and his shelter cat, Kovu, adopted Pippin who was abandoned…
OrganicEye’s Testimony Before the National Organic Standards Board
Carcinogenic preservative in processed meat, synthetic amino acids in chicken feed, and a warning against…
COMMENTARY: Black Eye for Organic Courtesy of Corporate Lobbyists, Certifiers, and theUSDA — Family Farmers and Their Loyal Customers Pay the Price
USDA-certified organic California CAFO (Fagundes Brothers Dairy, certified by CCOF), target of a previous legal…
Organic Farmers Ditch Unethical Certifiers = People Power
Susan Truscott proudly displaying an article about her farm in the Edible East Bay magazine.…
Second Large Organic Certifier Accused of Improprieties, Betraying Organic Farmers and Consumers
Oregon Tilth’s certification of livestock factories, such as this one in Chase, Kansas, has resulted…

Impugns the reputation of trade-industry journalist and OrganicEye