This summer the Organic Trade Association is piloting a program to prevent and detect organic fraud.
CEO Laura Batcha tells Brownfield they want to see any loopholes in organic regulations closed and more collaboration across government agencies when it comes to enforcement. “We think about the organic seal as this master brand on all the products and so everybody in the industry is invested in that having meaning for the consumer.”
She says the long-term goal is to create an industry-wide accepted fraud prevention program and crack down on criminal behavior.
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