Claims on food labels that a product is organic, locally produced or made by workers subject to fair labor practices may mislead consumers into thinking that such foods are low in calories, says research.
Sales of products with Fair Trade USA's seal of approval for ethics and sustainability rose 75% in the fourth quarter of last year over the first quarter of 2011.
Hearthside Food Solutions LLC offers granola enriched with baobab. Baobab Foods—the importer of the superfruit produced by Afriplex of South Africa—supplied the Baobest brand baobab used in Hearthside’s granola.
Butter Buds Food Ingredients has been selected to participate in The Profitable Sustainability Initiative of Wisconsin. The Racine-based company is one of thirty state manufacturers selected for this program.
American and EU officials say they have signed an agreement that will allow products certified as organic in Europe or the U.S. to be sold as organic in both regions.
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