Global Organics Articles

Organic & Sustainability

• Natíve Earns Regenerative Organic Certification

  04.05.2022 | Author: Global Organics | Category: Cane Sugar & Sweeteners, Organic & Sustainability, Company News

  Valor Economico
  

  Known throughout Brazil and abroad for its sustainable practices, Natíve Organics, based in Sertaozinho, became the first Brazilian company to achieve the international certification – Regenerative Organic Certified™ (ROC) for regenerative organic agriculture. The certification, established in 2017, is for food, textiles and personal care ingredients. ROC farms meet the highest standards int the world for soil health, animal welfare, and farmworker fairness...

  

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• Finding a Sweet Spot in Natural Sweetener Promotions

  03.29.2022 | Author: Global Organics | Category: Cane Sugar & Sweeteners, Organic & Sustainability, News

  
  

  Food Business News

  Consumers increasingly expect to find organic and fair-trade options wherever they shop. Although it’s too early to have any meaningful consumer preference data on Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) products, adding ROC to the label gives consumers another factor to weigh. In this Food Business News article, we highlight Natíve's new ROC designation and share how ROC practices can mitigate climate change, soil degradation and biodiversity loss.

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• Natíve Green Cane Project shows that regenerative organic can succeed at scale

  03.21.2022 | Author: Global Organics | Category: Cane Sugar & Sweeteners, Organic & Sustainability, News

  
  

  The Organic & Non-GMO Report

  There is a better way to grow and harvest sugarcane and our longtime partner and organic cane sugar supplier, Natíve is leading the way! Check out this article from The Organic and Non-GMO report for a closer look at how Natíve is successfully using regenerative agriculture to achieve full carbon neutrality. Natíve produces yields that are 20% higher than conventional sugarcane production and they are the first sugar producer to earn Regenerative Organic Certification.

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• Industry Updates - Natíve Recognized as First Regenerative Organic Certified Sugar ProducerFood Technology Magazine

  02.25.2022 | Author: Global Organics | Category: Cane Sugar & Sweeteners, Organic & Sustainability, Quality & Certifications, News

  
  

  Food Technology Magazine

  In this industry update from IFT's Food Technology magazine, our longtime partner and organic cane sugar supplier, Natíve, is recognized for becoming the first Regenerative Organic Certified™ sugar producer. Regenerative Organic Certification was created to leverage and bring together existing high-bar certifications for environmental protection, animal welfare and fair trade. This new certification resonated strongly with Natíve because it encompassed so many of the practices they have innovated over the years.

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• Natíve Green Cane Project first sugar producer certified by Regenerative Organic Alliance

  12.10.2021 | Author: Global Organics | Category: Cane Sugar & Sweeteners, Organic & Sustainability, News

  
  

  Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery

  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Dec. 06, 2021) – Global Organics is proud to recognize its longtime partner, Natíve, for becoming the first Regenerative Organic Certified™ (ROC) sugar producer. Over the last 35 years, Natíve’s Green Cane Project has reinvented cane sugar growing and processing. By focusing on soil health and biodiversity, integrating sustainability at all levels of their operation, and ensuring social fairness to farm workers, Natíve’s Green Cane Project has been long recognized as the model for sustainability.

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• Certified Organic Flavors Requirements: What You Need To Know

  07.28.2021 | Author: Global Organics | Category: Organic & Sustainability, Quality & Certifications, Company News

  In December 2019, The National Organic Program finalized their ruling that amends the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. The rule now dictates that certified organic flavors must be used in organic products when commercially available. What does that mean for manufacturers? Here’s a breakdown of the terminology, the ruling, its requirements and how those can be met:

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• EPA Relaxes Pesticide Regulations - Organic Standards Stay Strong

  05.04.2020 | Author: Global Organics | Category: Organic & Sustainability

  While we are all focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is relaxing its approval process for new pesticides, among 95 other environmental roll backs by the current administration. Now that the “protect” in EPA seems to have been dismantled, consumers need to protect their own health by purchasing organic foods and demanding transparency in our food supply.

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• Organic Fraud Prevention

  04.23.2019 | Author: Global Organics | Category: Organic & Sustainability, Quality & Certifications

  The Organic Trade Association (OTA) recently launched Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions, an industry-wide program aimed at strengthening the integrity of the organic supply chain. The program requires training, organic fraud vulnerability assessments and the development of organic fraud prevention plans.

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• GMO Labeling - USDA Rule Published

  01.17.2019 | Author: Global Organics | Category: Organic & Sustainability

  

  On December 21, 2018 the USDA released the disclosure standards for GMO food labeling. It was not a happy day for those of us who want transparency in our food supply and full disclosure of genetically modified ingredients.

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• The Rules of Organic Food Processing

  08.09.2018 | Author: Global Organics | Category: Organic & Sustainability

  

  People often don’t realize that organic rules do not stop at the farm level but go all the way through to the finished product. In this article we will answer some of the common questions about organic food processing.

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