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Articles by Mark Kastel in 2007

Nation’s largest retailers accused of organic fraud

23 December 2007
Aurora Dairy exemption from check-off program challenged; USDA should demand retroactive payment from faux organic milk producers

31 October 2007
Aurora Dairy threatens to sue public interest groups, attempt to intimidate organic watchdogs

27 September 2007
Secret USDA enforcement action revealed Aurora Farm’s certifier found to have willfully violated NOP rules

23 September 2007
USDA finds largest organic dairy perpetrating fraud fails to levy fines or yank certification

13 September 2007
Enforcement hammer falls on nation’s largest organic factory dairy

01 September 2007
Aurora Organic Dairy signs consent agreement with USDA's agricultural marketing service

30 August 2007
USDA cracking down on “organic” factory farms country's largest dairy likely to lose certification

14 August 2007
USDA plan to "Pasteurize" almonds has consumers going nuts

07 August 2007
Study: organic dairy and meat improves quality of mothers’ breast milk

24 July 2007
Regulators slap Wal-Mart for misleading organic consumers

09 May 2007
Federal court orders first-ever halt to planting of a commercialized genetically-altered crop

04 May 2007
USDA and agribusiness conspire to mislead consumers

06 April 2007
Federal judge orders first-ever moratorium on sale of genetically-altered seed

15 March 2007
Organic watchdog, USDA headed to court

20 February 2007
Organic fraud: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. accused of widespread distortion nonorganic food products misidentified as "organic"

17 January 2007