Regulatory

Organic businesses, trade groups and animal-rights organizations support OTA's lawsuit against the USDA for not implementing livestock standards

Enacting organic regulations for aquaculture would behoove producers, retailers, manufacturers and consumers of sustainably sourced seafood.

The supplement industry heads into the new year with forward momentum, but adequate funding for FDA's Office of Dietary Supplement Products is critical.

Organic organizations call on industry and consumers to take action against USDA's withdraw of animal welfare rules from organic standards.

Restaurant chains and grocery store delis with 20 or more locations have until May to put calorie counts on their menus.

Maintaining the integrity of the USDA Organic seal requires constant vigilance—and that includes enacting widely agreed upon stricter animal welfare standards, says the cofounder and chairman of Stonyfield Farm.

Here's what supplement trade groups took away from a discussion on “old dietary ingredients” that could be exempt from the FDA’s New Dietary Ingredient requirements.

Matthew Dillon, director of agricultural policy and programs at Clif Bar, offers his take on why the organic industry is suing USDA for delaying the organic animal welfare rule.

The OTA's lawsuit, filed Wednesday, claims that the U.S. Department of Agriculture violated the Organic Foods Production Act and unlawfully delayed the effective date of the final livestock standards.

Do you understand this government agency's role in regulating consumer products? To avoid million dollar penalties, here are a few things to know.