OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog » organic standards http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 EU and U.S. Create Historic Trade Partnership for $50 Billion Organic Industry http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/eu-and-u-s-create-historic-trade-partnership-for-50-billion-organic-industry/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/eu-and-u-s-create-historic-trade-partnership-for-50-billion-organic-industry/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:00:16 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=10787 USDA organic

An historic partnership connecting organic producers in the European Union and the United States will become effective June 1, 2012, according to an agreement reached between the world's two largest organic producers earlier this week at the BioFach World Organic Fair—the world's largest organic trade show and conference.

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Organic California strawberries are grown with prohibited chemicals violating organic regulations, claims the San Francisco based Pesticide Action Network and several area growers in a recent letter to the USDA.

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Growing concern over mislabeling and loose organic standards throughout China has led to a significant decrease in exports to the U.S. and European markets.

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