The Cornucopia Institute informed the USDA of their intention to file suit accusing the agency of ignoring the organic regulations, and the intent of Congress, by their failure to enforce the law.

Tracy Miedema begins her appointment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Organic Standards Board.

Consumers International has accused Australia of playing double standards at the 33rd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling, which aims to set an international standard for labelling genetically modified (GM) food and food ingredients.

A decision in an obscure Department of Agriculture committee has drawn a line in the mulch in the debate over organic agriculture.

The Bush administration reversed itself Wednesday and withdrew four changes in organic food standards that critics had said threatened to undermine public trust in the word organic.

The Bush administration is giving Americans new reason to watch what they eat.

US government to have direct input into Australian laws and policies on quarantine and technical standards, including labelling of GE food.

ANSI will conduct a peer assessment of the procedures and practices of the USDA National Organic Program. The program will be assessed using the ISO.IEC Guide 61, General Requirements for Assessment and Accreditation of Certification and Registration Bodies.

The Commission April 2003 session marks its first formal meeting since the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa. The Commission will focus on its own future work in translating into reality the commitments to economic growth, social development and environmental protection, made at that landmark conference.

The general use of the pesticide DDT will no longer be legal in the United States after today, ending nearly three decades of application.