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Title : US organic body launches fraud prevention program
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Source : FeedNavigator.com
Year : 2019
Link : https://www.feednavigator.com/Article/2019/03/20/US-organic-body-launches-fraud-prevention-program
Country : United States of America
Commodity: All Food
Abstract: The Organic Trade Association (OTA) announced the launch of its fraud prevention program​​ earlier this month. OTA members can apply to pre-enroll in the program as full enrollment includes multiple steps. Work to develop a fraud prevention program for members of the organic industry started several years ago following reports​​ of the sales of imported feed grains that had fraudulently been labeled as organic ingredients, said Gwendolyn Wyard, VP of regulatory and technical affairs with the OTA. “ The program takes nine steps – the last one is enrollment