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IOWA CITY, Iowa – Feb. 16, 2010 – The new USDA pasture rule has been widely embraced by the organic community and greatly strengthens the integrity of the USDA Organic Seal. This is an important change that should be celebrated by the organizations and consumers across the country who commented on the issue and made it clear that consumers expect that organic livestock have access to pasture. Your voice does count!
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (June 15, 2009) – National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business services cooperative for 111 consumer-owned natural food co-ops located throughout the United States, is encouraging the U.S. Congress to acknowledge and reward organic agriculture’s role in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigating climate change in the current American Clean Energy and Security Act, also known as the Waxman-Market climate change legislation.
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Iowa City, Iowa (Dec. 24, 2008) – National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) applauds the USDA Food and Nutrition Service’s recent action to help ensure WIC recipients’ ability to use WIC vouchers to purchase organic produce.
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Alexandria, VA, October 24, 2008 – After a two-and-a-half-year wait, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its draft rule clarifying access to pasture requirements for organic livestock. Today, that document is receiving praise from the members of the National Organic Coalition (NOC).
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (October 4, 2007) – The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) today announced it is partnering with Hanover Consumer Co-op, PCC Natural Markets and Unified Grocers on a pilot program exploring the implementation of the organic industry’s first system-wide, retailer-based organic fraud detection and prevention program.
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As demand for organics and organic food offerings continues to grow, consumers must insist companies stay true to the movement’s standards and spirit.
