by Mark Kastel | Mar 1, 2026 | Commentary, OrganicEye Posts
Tell Amy’s Kitchen and Clif Bar to quit deceiving organic shoppers Please send your message. Honest family farmers and marketers are being competitively injured. OrganicEye alleges that two major marketers of “organic” food, Amy’s Kitchen, which markets a number of... by kristaorganiceye | Feb 16, 2026 | Commentary, OrganicEye Posts
Misleading certifier logo on the front panel of products falsely implies full organic certification THE STORY: A QUICK OVERVIEW• A formal complaint filed with the USDA alleges that Quality Assurance International (QAI) has created a certification mark that functions... 
by Mark Kastel | Jan 11, 2026 | Commentary, OrganicEye Posts
Staffing Cut While Uninspected Imports Crash US Farms The lowdown on the diminishing USDA oversight of organics:1. After the cancellation of the fall meeting of the National Organic Standards Board, the rescheduled confab has been minimized on an unprecedented... 
by Mark Kastel | Jun 12, 2025 | Commentary, OrganicEye Posts
Fundamentally Flawed: Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 The quick take: The new OrganicEye white paper challenges the legitimacy of encouraging shoppers to purchase commonly contaminated conventional (non-organic) produce. Abundant published... 
by Mark Kastel | May 17, 2025 | Commentary, OrganicEye Posts
Advocates Publish Guide to Bypass Federal Agency The Story: A Quick Overview In 1990, Congress passed legislation charging the USDA with protecting ethical organic farmers and consumers from fraud. They have willfully failed in that responsibility. Factory farm...