Organic

Former executive director of the Natural Products Association’s China office, Jeff Crowther is founder and executive director of a new trade group called the U.S.-China Health Products Association (U.S.-China HPA).

The U.S. organic industry scored a victory this month in its campaign to educate consumers on why organic products are worth their often premium price.

Here’s what to know before choosing your organic holiday wines.

Is new legislation the answer to growing consumer confusion?

A day in the life at Organic Summit 2010

Retailers urged to crack down on unsubstantiated organic claims.

As part of its ongoing efforts to uncover over-hyped health claims in food advertising, the Federal Trade Commission has issued an administrative complaint charging the makers of POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice and POMx supplements with making false and unsubstantiated claims that their products will prevent or treat heart disease, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction.

Look for big changes in agency priorities and funding under Obama.

When life gives you lemons, you make … Orgain—at least if you’re Andrew Abraham. After being diagnosed with muscle cancer 10 years ago (he’s now in remission), this family physician who practices in Irvine, Calif., looked for a meal-replacement drink to meet his daily nutritional needs. After finding a lot of synthetic, overly processed ingredients in these products, Abraham and his wife created their own drink, and since there was an obvious hole in the category, decided to make their product available to everyone.