Organic certification

The organic market is getting bigger, raising fears among some in the industry that the ethical farming commitment has been traded for market competition.

Now that the federal government has come up with a “certified organic” label for fruits and vegetables, some farmers want to broaden the definition of organic. They now want it to mean food grown in a “socially responsible” manner. Henry Sessions reports from Portland, Oregon.

Amy Bernstein reports on the federal government’s new proposed standards for organic foods. The standards come after a decade of planning and a record level of public involvement. The feds say they’re the strongest organic standards in the world, and supporters of organic foods seem to agree. This is the first of a two-part series […]

Conventional wisdom has always said you can assure your food is safe by buying organic. But New York Times reporter Kim Severson did some digging and she found that organic certification has nothing to do with food safety.