This site will provide you with important facts about organic foods and beverages, information about current trends in the organic industry and we hope, an objective look at the organic market as it relates to consumer interests.
This site is a resource for people interested in organic foods and beverages. Our primary focus is on selection of the right packaging materials for organic products. Packaging can influence the foods and beverages it contains as well as the environment.
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This site is dedicated to providing the organic shopper with information about the right packaging choices for keeping your organic foods, organic. Many packaging choices may contain synthetic chemicals that migrate into foods and beverages, thus altering the natural organic integrity of your foods. In contrast, glass containers have been in use for 200 generations and are composed of naturally occurring substances and do not contain synthetic chemicals.
According to the “Associated Press,” Wisconsin has become the third state, after Minnesota and Connecticut, to pass a ban on bisphenol A (BPA), an industrial chemical widely used to harden plastic food and beverage containers. More than 90 percent of Americans have traces of the chemical in their bodies, as the chemical leaches out of […]
R.W. Knudsen Family added a new size of 8 oz. single-serve organic juices. The juices are available in Orange, Cranberry, Concord Grape, Pomegranate, Apple and Very Veggie varieties. All flavors are made with 100% juice and are certified organic by Quality Assurance International.
Source Juice is introducing a line of organic sparkling juices that are a delicious blend of pure organic fruit juice and sparkling water. These pure and natural beverages are under 50 calories per serving and are available in three flavors: Lime, White Grape and Pomegranate Acai. They are packaged in 12 oz. glass bottles featuring sleek applied ceramic labeling.
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“The Nation” reports on 10 ways to help people shrink their carbon footprints, including: use less paper; eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less meat; rid your home and garden of synthetic pesticides; use water-efficient fixtures; and cut back on plastics. According to “The Nation,” plastics “clutter the environment, and they’re made from […]
According to “Reuters,” the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has launched 11 new animal studies to investigate the possible effects of bisphenol A (BPA), NIEHS director Linda Birnbaum told Congress. NIEHS is reportedly spending $20 million to study the substance, widely used in food containers.
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“CanWest News Service” reports Canada’s decision to become the first country to ban baby bottles with bisphenol A (BPA) was in flux in the days leading up to the unprecedented announcement — and was secured after the intervention of senior Conservative political officials, internal government records show. Tony Clement, health minister at the time, […]
The “Belmont Citizen-Herald” reports U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., the author of a bill to establish a federal ban on the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in all food and beverage containers, issued the following statement today at a hearing entitled “Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Drinking Water: Risks to Human Health and the Environment.” […]
The “Baltimore Sun” reports the Maryland Senate passed the bisphenol A (BPA) bill 46-0, after the House passed an identical bill last week. Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley hasn’t reviewed the legislation, but a spokesman said he doesn’t believe the governor would have objections. If the bill is signed, Maryland would become the fourth state to […]
“Washington Post” reports major U.S. food-makers are quietly investigating how to rid their containers of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical under scrutiny by federal regulators concerned about links to a range of health problems, including reproductive disorders and cancer. Food-makers are reportedly discovering how complicated it is to remove the chemical, which is in […]