The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Nestlé, Chipotle involved in lawsuits over non-GMO claims

Food manufacturing giant Nestlé USA, Inc. and fast casual restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill have had to fight lawsuits over promoting foods as being non-GMO. A California federal court recently ruled that Nestlé must face a proposed class action lawsuit over non-GMO labeling claims on many of the company’s products including Lean Cuisine ravioli, Buitoni […]

Non-GMO Project growth “extreme and consistent”

The percentage of shoppers shunning genetically modified foods has tripled over the past decade, according to market research firm The Hartman Group. In 2018, 46% of consumers avoided GM foods compared to 15% in 2007. The reasons consumers avoid GM foods include discomfort, distrust, and uncertainty, and they perceive such products as unhealthful and potentially […]

Organic policy experts form watchdog agency for needed oversight

In light of USDA shortcomings to provide corporate and governmental oversight over organic industry interests, Beyond Pesticides has formed OrganicEye, to protect the definition and integrity of the label and organic food production. As organic has grown into a $50 billion industry, corporate agriculture has worked to shift primary organic production from family-scale farms to […]

Georgia cooperative forms to market organic peanuts

After the non-profit Georgia Organics launched around 2013, calls started coming in weekly from U.S. peanut roasters eager to source organic peanuts. “It wasn’t just that they wanted organic peanuts,” said Perri Campis, a member of the organization’s Farmer Services program. “They specifically asked for organic peanuts from Georgia. I hated having to tell them […]

Anheuser-Busch is latest large company aiming to increase U.S. organic farming acres

With demand for organic foods and beverages in the U.S. exceeding the supply of organic grains and ingredients, major companies are stepping up to increase organic farming acres. Anheuser-Busch is the latest company to give a boost to organic agriculture. In 2016 General Mills announced an initiative to double the number of organic acre from […]