The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Soil Carbon Initiative launches new regenerative farm certification

First-of-its-kind regenerative agriculture seeking 100 farmers to begin go-to-market pilots this spring. The Soil Carbon Initiative (SCI), the first-ever independently verified, outcomes-based regenerative agriculture certification program open to all farms and companies in the food supply chain, announced its newest 2022 pilots focused on farmers. While SCI’s earlier pilots concentrated on the technical aspects of […]

Patagonia Provisions introduces Organic Kernza Fusilli

Patagonia Provisions’ new Organic Kernza Fusilli is a perennial grain pasta and a recipient of a 2022 Good Food Foundation Good Food Award. Kernza is a breakthrough grain that combines the ecological benefits of wild plants with the high yields of cultivated crops, with far-reaching roots that draw carbon dioxide back down into the earth. To make […]

LECICO’s CSR initiatives pay off with coveted Platinum EcoVadis certification 

Leading international supplier of lecithin and phospholipids for the food ingredients market, LECICO, recently received a Platinum medal by independent sustainability assessor EcoVadis in recognition of its Corporate Social Responsibility achievements. The company was awarded the prestigious Platinum Medal for its commitment to supporting and advancing sustainability throughout the business. The award puts LECICO in the […]

Natural Products Expo West returns as in-person event

Largest event in $274 billion industry attracts 57,000 attendees Informa Markets’ Natural Products Expo West, part of the New Hope Network family of brands, recently hosted the in-person return of the industry’s largest trade show March 8-12 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Now in its 41st year, the event gathered over 2,700 exhibitors […]

China’s non-GMO “seawater rice” could boost food security

A salt-tolerant rice, produced with conventional breeding, is being touted as a booster to China’s food security. Developed by scientist Yuan Longping, the rice has reported a yield of 4.6 metric tons per acres last year, higher than the national average for standard rice. However, current researchers are supposedly trying to introduce GM traits into […]