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Federal Appeals Court Upholds USDA Decision Not to Ban “Organic” Label for Hydroponics

Posted on September 26, 2022

 9th Circ. Says Hydroponic Food Can Use ‘Organic’ Labels (subscription to Law360 required)

  • As previously covered on this blog, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

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CFS Argues USDA Hydroponic Position Erodes Organic Standards

Posted on June 8, 2022
  • On June 6, consumer interest advocacy groups and various organic farmers, including the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Swanton Berry Farms, Inc., filed an appellants’ reply brief against the

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USDA Request to Affirm Hydroponics Organic Labeling

Posted on February 22, 2022

USDA Asks 9th Circ. To Affirm ‘Organic’ Hydroponics Label – [ 1465000-1465037-https-ecf-ca9-uscourts-gov-n-beam-servlet-transportroom-servlet-showdoc-009033262160.pdf]

  • The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has asked the Ninth Circuit to uphold a California federal judge’s

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CFS Appeals Organic Eligibility of Hydroponics

Posted on October 21, 2021
  • As previously reported, after disagreement with the National Organic Standards Board regarding the ability of hydroponic systems to bear the organic label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued

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Court Backs USDA: Hydroponics Qualify for Organic

Posted on April 9, 2021
  • On March 18, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) motion for summary judgement and found that USDA did

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NOSB Votes Against Banning Hydroponic Crops from Organic Certification

Posted on November 6, 2017
  • The National Organic Program (NOP) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) (Public Law 101-624, Nov. 28, 1990).  The NOP works

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