The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Buy now—to avoid garden seed shortages

Beginning mid-March of 2020, an unusual thing occurred—seed sellers were suddenly overwhelmed with orders from home gardeners (or would-be ones) concerned about pandemic food shortages and ways to spend time during quarantine. That skyrocketed demand has surfaced again this winter, with some seed companies reporting potential shortages for this year’s orders. “The demand has been […]

Organic produce sales top $8.5 billion in 2020, up 14% from 2019

Organic produce outpaced growth of conventionally grown produce in both sales and volume in 2020. The 2020 performance report from the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners reported an increase for organic of over $1 billion (from 2019) to $8.5 billion, up 14.2%. Conventional produce sales rose 10.7%. In volume, organic increased 16% with conventional […]

Bayer settles with three law firms over Roundup cancer claims

Bayer AG has completed final settlement terms with three law firms representing over a hundred thousand plaintiffs, who claim development of non-Hodgkin lymphoma from exposure to Monsanto’s glyphosate herbicide. This signals closure of a five-year mass tort litigation. California-based Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman law firm, the Andrus Wagstaff firm from Colorado, and the Moore […]

Glyphosate weedkiller found in seven famous Italian spaghetti brands

Laboratory tests have detected glyphosate, the main ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup herbicide, in seven brands of Italian spaghetti, according to the Italian food industry website il Salvagente. Tests were conducted on 20 brands of spaghetti and traces of glyphosate were found in seven of them. The brands testing positive were Divella, Esselunga, Eurospin, Garofalo, Lidl, […]

GMO Free USA campaigns to block Scotts’ GM Roundup-Ready Grass

Non-profit GMO Free USA has called on retailers to not sell Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s Roundup-Ready, ProVista genetically modified grass and seed (or any other GM grass), in light of the glyphosate herbicide’s danger to human health. Letters to CEOs of Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart, Costco, Ace Hardware, and True Value were sent. GMO Free USA […]