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Honea is the chair of the Marketing Department at San Diego State University, and lives in Solana Beach. Critics of the organic food movement routinely question the value of its products. To this I ...

Walking down the grocery aisle today feels like navigating a minefield of marketing buzzwords. Every product screams “natural” or “organic” from its packaging, promising purity and health benefits ...

Rules have changed for the organic food industry as of March 19. The National Organic Program (NOP) says new regulations are now closing the gap that allowed non-certified organic suppliers to enter ...

Only foods produced and processed by certified operations, according to National Organic Program standards, can be sold, labeled or represented as organic. Operators who knowingly violate NOP ...

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Certified Naturally Grown offers farmers a cheaper and less time-consuming option to communicate how they produce their food. But terms like “natural” on food labels can be confusing for consumers.