New Report Finds “Regenerative” Food Labels Are a Confusing Patchwork
A new analysis of regenerative food labels reveals a rapidly expanding — but inconsistent — marketplace that risks causing consumer confusion. As interest in sustainably grown food grows, the Friends of the Earth report finds that products can bear similar claims but may represent vastly different farming practices on the ground. Consumers trying to make healthier and more environmentally responsible food choices face a grab bag of labels.
Op-Ed | Consumers Think Regenerative Means No Pesticides. They’re Often Wrong.
Many consumers reasonably assume that regenerative food is grown without toxic pesticides. After all, how can a system claim to regenerate soil, biodiversity, and human health while relying on chemicals designed to kill living organisms?
Yet Friends of the Earth’s new label guide finds that some regenerative labeling programs still allow the use of synthetic pesticides, including substances linked to cancer, hormone disruption, infertility, and neurological harm.
Earth’s Best Debuts All-New Organic Snacks Made Just for Big Kids
Earth’s Best®, a trusted brand of organic foods for babies and kids to grow with, is proud to introduce its first line of organic snacks created specifically for kids ages 4 to 8 years old: Earth’s Best Big Kids Snacks. Launching nationwide this spring, the portfolio includes Organic Crispy Sticks and Organic Veggie Waves — delicious snacks packed with bold flavor and ingredients that help fuel growing kids and all their big adventures.
A farm program that ‘has drawn a wide circle of goodness’ around a California community is at risk
Politicians often say small businesses are “the backbone of the economy.” My small farming business, like hundreds across California, is more than that; it makes my community healthier and stronger.
