The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Multiple countries take steps to stop GMOs

GMO-free campaigners had a lot to celebrate in January as several countries, including Mexico, Peru, Italy, and Tanzania made significant moves to stop genetically modified crops and foods. On January 1, 2021, Mexico announced a Presidential Decree to phase out the “use, acquisition, distribution, promotion, and import” of glyphosate. Users and retailers have until January […]

GMO food labeling deadline looms—and loopholes abound

According to the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS), GMO ingredients must be disclosed on product labels by December 31, 2021. Despite the goal of making shoppers aware of GMO presence, the standard is full of exemptions, compliance confusion, and flaws. This flawed standard won’t make it easy for consumers to locate GMOs, and because […]

Healthy Food Ingredients adds two specialty mills

Healthy Food Ingredients (HFI) recently announced the addition of two specialty mills, expanding its vertical integration within its Valley City, North Dakota and Watertown, South Dakota facilities. The Valley City, ND allergen-free mill gives HFI the ability to process in-house a full range of gluten-free pulses, ancient grains and seeds into custom-milled consumer-ready flours. The […]

Mercaris sees record organic trading growth in 2020

Trading platform sees 48 percent increase year-over-year Trade of organic commodities did not stop despite the challenges from the global pandemic for the food and agriculture industry in 2020. In fact, Mercaris market data firm reported a 48% increase in volumes transacted via their online platform in comparison to 2019. During 2020, Mercaris recorded transactions […]

Victory Hemp launches campaign to finance regenerative hemp production

Kentucky-based primary food ingredient processor Victory Hemp Foods recently launched a campaign to finance regenerative hemp grain production on Steward, the world’s first CrowdFarming platform™. Steward’s platform provides investment opportunities to everyday people, allowing them to invest in sustainable farming. Victory Hemp’s campaign will fund the purchase of hemp seeds from farmers that need up-front funding to […]