September 17, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is undermining a central purpose of organic food laws by allowing hydroponic growers to sell their goods under that premium label, a group of consumer interest advocates and traditional organic farmers has alleged.
March 03, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is improperly certifying food grown without soil as organic, in violation of federal law, consumer and farming industry groups said in a lawsuit filed Monday.