Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Lawsuit Challenging Labeling of Hydroponically-Grown Foods as Organic January 19, 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY
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San Francisco, Calif.) On Thursday, January 21st, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California will hear arguments in Center for Food Safety s (CFS) ongoing lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture s (USDA) soil-less loophole that permits the labeling of hydroponically-grown foods as USDA Certified Organic, even though the Organic statute and regulations clearly mandate all organic crop producers foster soil fertility in order to obtain organic certification.
WHAT: Oral Argument in Center for Food Safety s Lawsuit Challenging the Labeling of Hydroponically-Grown Foods as Organic