Farmers face organic food fraud charges

John Burton of Clarksdale, Missouri, pled guilty, Friday, May 10, and was convicted on one count of wire fraud conspiracy in a scheme to fraudulently sell approximately $142 million in grain as organic.

FoodChain ID expands into organic certification

FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Organic certification options were recently added to FoodChain ID’s portfolio of services based on client requests for the ability to consolidate the certification process into a one-stop approach. FoodChain ID, formerly known as Global ID Group, is one of the largest global entities in food safety, testing, and verification and it said …