Organic food

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Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association

The Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association (IOFGA) certifies organic food and products throughout the island of Ireland. It is a voluntary organisation and a company limited by guarantee with a membership open to all.

IOFGA maintains a set of organic production and food processing standards, and operates an inspection scheme for certified members.

IOFGA publishes a bi-monthly magazine called Organic Matters.

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Jordans (company)

W. Jordan (Cereals) Ltd

Jordans is a company that makes brands of crunchy oat and nut cereal (similar to muesli) based in Biggleswade in Bedfordshire.

Holme Mills on Langford Road in Biggleswade, situated next to the River Ivel, was bought by local farmer William Herbert Jordan in 1855. The mill caught fire in 1894 and burnt down again in 1899. It produced flour until 1972, when W. Jordan (Cereals) Ltd, the present-day company, was formed. It is run by Bill and David Jordan, who are brothers and partners of the company. There is a factory shop in Langford, Bedfordshire. Its main product it started with, and still produces, is called Crunchy Oats, which is based on granola. A mill was recorded on the site in 1086, as noted in the Domesday Book.

In 1981, Waitrose began to stock their products. Also in 1981, Jordans began production of a breakfast/cereal bar called Original Crunchy. It now produces four different cereal bars including Frusli which contains 25% fruit, Breakfast Bars, Luxury Absolute Nut Bar and Original Crunchy Bars. Luxury Bars were introduced in 2004.

Country Crisp was introduced in 1991.

In 2002, they formed the joint venture 'the Organic and Natural Food Company' with Yeo Valley Organic. It produced vending machines for schools filled with healthy food.

In April, 2003, it won a Queen's Awards for Enterprise.

In 2005, Bill Jordan was made a MBE.

In September, 2007, it sold 20% of its company to Associated British Foods (ABF), who make Ryvita.

In June, 2008, it sold a further 42% of its company to Associated British Foods (ABF), giving them a 62% controlling interest.

As of 2015, Jordans' packaging is made by Excelsior Technologies Ltd which is based in Deeside, North Wales.

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Little Duck Organics

Little Duck Organics is a US based privately held company, that produces certified baby and toddler organic food, sold in 10,000 groceries and retail stores. Founded in 2009 by Zak Normandin,> Little Duck Organics has manufacturing location facilities in the United States and sales in more than 30 countries. The company is focused on speciality baby food and won the Most Innovative Award from Natural Products Expo West 2013.

Little Duck Organics was started by Zak Normandin in 2009, who was inspired to start his food company due to lack of wholesome, nutritious products available in the local market for his children. It raised angel funding of $890,000 from equity based crowdfunding platform CircleUp.com and 24 angel investors. Tom First, founder of Nantucket Nectars, was one of the first investor who helped them in raising Series A funding round of $400,000 in 2011. The company launched its products for toddlers and kids that were bite-sized, sugar-free snacks made from pure organic fruit aged 6 months or more. Within 3 months of launch, the products became popular and appealed to parents who were concerned about chemicals and sugar in baby food. The products were soon sold in all major supermarkets including Whole Foods Market, Buy Buy Baby, Stop & Shop Supermarket Co, Toys “R” Us Inc. & Babies “R” Us and others. Later company introduced eco-friendly Plantable Packaging in their new product range of Mighty Oats instant cereals, made from ancient grains. Little Duck Organics is a member of 1% for Humanity.

On December 5, 2013 Little Duck Organics raised Series B funding of $4 million backed by Burch Creative Capital to expand its line of healthy snacks for kids.

Little Duck Organics Product line consists of seven SKUs including snacks, fruits and oats for babies older than six months. All of its products are non-gmo verified, USDA certified, 100% organic, kosher and gluten-free. In 2014, Little Ducks Organics partnered with UFP Technologies for implementing the eco-friendly Plantable Packaging which is 100% recycled and 100% recyclable in their new product line, Mighty Oats instant cereals.

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Kallo

Kallo is a brand name owned by Royal Wessanen, a Dutch company focused on organic foods. Its range is notable for containing the UK market leader of rice cracker, marketed as Kallo Rice Cakes.

Kallo has a history 250 years in the making. This company is based upon benefits of natural and organic products. They produce organic goods for the United Kingdom. The marketing director of Kallo was Elaine Underwood, and she left the business in the year of 2012. She was replaced by Gill Hesketh.

Kallo is most commonly known for its substantial range of organic foods. There is also a Kallo range of dehydrated . The range is known for containing large quantities of organic cube flavours, containing no hydrogenated fats or directly added monosodium glutamate. The range contains additions for both vegans and vegetarians, as well as traditional meat flavoured cubes. Due to the fact that Kallo keeps their products natural and organic, they do not use artificial additives or MSG. They also use 100% wholegrain in their products. The products that Kallo produces include the following:

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Kazi Kazi Tea

Kazi Kazi Tea is a tea brand in Bangladesh. It is a product of Gemcon Group of Bangladesh, from the Tea Estate in Panchagar district in North Bengal.

Kazi Kazi Tea is the first Organic tea of Bangladesh. It is sold in the USA as Teatulia Tea.

Kazi & Kazi launches new tea in Bangladesh

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Little Pine (restaurant)

Little Pine

Little Pine is a vegan bistro located in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded by electronic musician and animal rights activist Moby. The restaurant serves organic, vegan, Mediterranean-inspired dishes and has a retail section with art and books, curated by Moby himself. Moby's vision was to create a space that includes various aspects of society that he cares about. All of the restaurant's profits are donated to animal welfare organizations.

Little Pine opened on November 19, 2015 and is located in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Original plans for the restaurant to open in the summer of 2015 were delayed. Moby opened the restaurant to create a space that encompasses various matters that he cares about, such as veganism, organic food, community, architecture and design. Moby has stated that Little Pine was created to provide a "... compelling representation of veganism" and to provide a space as "... an extension of our neighborhood and community." Ann Thornton was the initial coordinating chef for the restaurant, and as of November 2015 Kristyne Starling is the head chef.

The restaurant's decor has chandeliers and artistic murals created by various local artists, and photographic works of nature created by Moby. The general decorum was designed by interior designer Tatum Kendrick. Little Pine is located in an Art Deco-style building that was built in the 1940s. The restaurant has 58 seats. Moby does not allow his own music to be played in the restaurant, and has been a vegan for 28 years.

Little Pine purveys all-organic and all plant-based, vegan dishes influenced by Mediterranean cuisine and influences of the cuisine, such as Italian, Spanish and French cuisines, as well as minor aspects of North African cuisine. Brunch dishes include French toast, pumpkin pancakes and biscuits and gravy. Entrée dishes include pasta dishes such as stuffed shells, cassoulet and meatless meatballs, among others. The cassoulet, a variety of casserole that is traditionally a meat-based dish, took months of experimentation to develop, and is lighter compared to the traditional dish.Organic wine, various beers, tea and coffee are also served, as well as cashew milk. Food ingredients are sourced locally whenever possible.

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Lotus Foods

Lotus Foods

Lotus Foods is a Richmond, California, based company that focuses on importing handcrafted rice from small family farms to the United States. The company was founded in 1995 by Caryl Levine and Kenneth Lee. Their first and most popular product is Forbidden Rice.

The company was founded in 1995 by Caryl Levine and Kenneth Lee, two years after they took a marketing research trip to China where they were served a bowl of black rice, something they never heard about before.

Products include volcano rice, Madagascar pink rice, brown Mekong flower rice, forbidden rice, Bhutan red rice, organic carnaroli rice, organic jade pearl rice, organic forbidden rice, organic jasmine rice, and organic brown jasmine rice.

Forbidden Rice is Lotus Foods' trademarked name for a strain of Chinese black rice (Chinese: 黑米; pinyin: hēi mǐ) which is considered to be both food and medicine in China. Forbidden Rice has a dark purple color because it is rich in anthocyanins and antioxidants.

Lotus Foods has won multiple awards for their products as well as for their involvement in SRI rice. In 2008 they were invited as panelists to discuss Food Security and Poverty at the Clinton Global Initiative alongside Madeleine Albright and representatives for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2009 they were awarded Nutrition Business Journal's Environment and Sustainability Award for their SRI related work done in conjunction with Cornell University's SRI Global Marketing Partnership. In their first year as a member of the National Association of the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT) in 1998, Forbidden Rice became a Silver Finalist in the Outstanding New Product category of the annual sofiâ„¢ Awards competition. To date, the company has won nine sofi awards.

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Organic milk

Organic milk refers to a number of milk products from livestock raised according to organic farming methods. In most jurisdictions, use of the term "organic" or equivalents like "bio" or "eco", on any product is regulated by food authorities. In general these regulations stipulate that livestock must be: allowed to graze, be fed an organically certified fodder or compound feed, not be treated with most drugs (including growth hormone), and in general must be treated humanely.

There are multiple obstacles to forming firm conclusions regarding possible safety or health benefits from consuming organic milk or conventional milk, including the lack of long term clinical studies. The studies that are available have come to conflicting conclusions with regard to absolute differences in nutrient content between organic and conventionally produced milk, such as protein or fatty acid content. The weight of available evidence does not support the position that there are any clinically relevant differences between organic and conventionally produced milk, in terms of nutrition or safety.

In general, all livestock used to produce organic milk must be maintained using the methods of organic farming as defined in the jurisdiction where the milk will be sold, and generally must be certified in order to be marketed as organic. In general, these laws require that livestock be allowed to graze on pasture, be fed organic certified feed (which may not include byproducts of animal slaughter), and that the animals not be treated with drugs (although it is also illegal to withhold necessary drugs from a sick animal in order to maintain that animal's organic status).

Studies have examined chemical differences in the composition of organic milk compared with conventional milk. These studies generally suffer from confounding variables, and are difficult to generalize due to differences in the tests that were done, the season of testing and brand of milk tested, and because the vagaries of agriculture affect the chemical composition of milk. Treatment of the foodstuffs after initial gathering (whether milk is pasteurized or raw), the length of time between milking and analysis, as well as conditions of transport and storage, also affect the chemical composition of a given batch.

A 2012 meta-analysis of the scientific literature did not find significant differences in the vitamin content of organic and conventional plant or animal products, and found that results varied from study to study. The authors found 4 studies on each of beta-carotene and alpha-tocopherol levels in milk; differences were heterogeneous and not significant. The authors found few studies on fatty acids in milk; all (but for one) were of raw milk, and suggest that raw organic milk may contain significantly more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and vaccenic acid than raw conventional milk. The authors found no significant differences between organic raw milk and conventional milk with respect to total protein, total fat, or 7 other vitamins and fatty acids tested. A different review concluded, "Results to date suggest that the nutritional content of organic milk is similar to that of conventional milk. There may be a different profile of fatty acids in organic milk, with a higher proportion of PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acids) relative to other fatty acids, but this effect does not appear to be consistent. This difference will be smaller in fat-reduced milk."

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National Organic Program

In the United States, the National Organic Program (NOP) is the federal regulatory framework governing organic food. It is also the name of the program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) responsible for administering and enforcing the regulatory framework. The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 required that the USDA develop national standards for organic products, and the final rule establishing the NOP was first published in the Federal Register in 2000 and is codified in the Code of Federal Regulations at 7 C.F.R. 205. The core mission of the NOP is to protect the integrity of the USDA organic seal.

The NOP covers fresh and processed agricultural food products, including crops and . It does cover non-food products that may be sold as organic, including natural fibers (e.g.: organic cotton). Health and beauty products (e.g.: organic shampoo) can also be labeled organic if compliant with NOP. The USDA NOP does have the authority to enforce organic standards in the realm of health and beauty products, and were encouraged to do so in a 2009 recommendation from the USDA National Organic Standards Board. While the actual law does apply to these products, enforcement remains limited in this market. Regulations of the NOP also do not address issues of nutrition or food safety.

The National Organic Program grew from fewer than twelve total employees in 2008 to approximately 45 in 2015. As of April 2011, it operates in three divisions in addition to the Office of Deputy Administrator: Standards, Accreditation and International Activities (AIA), and Compliance and Enforcement.

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Nature's Path

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