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Organic association attacked for ties to big food makers

In YouTube video, anonymous ‘Organic Spies’ charge corruption, call for several board members to quit or be voted out Something is rotten at the $3 million-revenue Organic Trade Association—or so says an anonymous attack on the largest organic food association in a recent YouTube video. The group Organic Spies alleges in the video that many of the 15 board members have a conflict of interest because their organic food companies are owned by larger food makers that use genetically engineered foods. It calls upon some, such as Julia Sabin, OTA board president and vice president and general manager of Smucker Natural Foods, to resign or not stand for re-election. Sabin is… Read More