The Sustainability Standard, a third-party certification for field, greenhouse and facility operations, is set to launch! Sustainability Standard audits will enable companies to acknowledge current sustainability practices while also defining…
According to a recent article from The Hill, democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ban toxic pesticides such as organophosphates, neonicotinoids and paraquat. Organophosphates attack the nervous system…
Three quarters of the world’s food crops depend on pollinators. Wild pollinators are considered more effective than managed pollinators, such as honeybees, and are responsible for large portions of crop…
Richardson International, a major Canadian grain processor will no longer accept glyphosate-desiccated oat crops starting next year. Another Canadian processor, Grain Millers, stopped accepting glyphosate treated crops in 2015. Glyphosate…
Cases of renal cell carcinoma, a form of kidney cancer, have been steadily increasing in the United states for several decades. According to a study recently published in Environmental Health…
As of April, pharmaceutical company Bayer has been sued by 52,500 U.S. plaintiffs who blame glyphosate-based weedkillers like Roundup for their cancer. Bayer will be paying around $9.6 billion to…
Early this month, Thailand passed a ban on two pesticides, paraquat and chlorpyrifos. This triggered another regulation banning foodstuffs with trace amounts of either chemical. The United States and Brazil…
Unilever has taken a lead on sustainable sourcing with a set of ambitious goals including a deforestation free supply chain, zero net emissions and introducing a regenerative agriculture code for…
National Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate pollinators – bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles – and the valuable ecosystem services they provide. While this year will not be…
The first pilot of the Sustainable Food Group Sustainability Standard has been completed with Malena Produce, a fresh tomato supplier, and IGP, one of their growers. The Sustainability Standard is…
