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Preventing Organic Fraud Through Ethical Culture

By SOS Founding Partner, Gwendolyn Wyard In late 2023, I was reading an article titled, “Integrity of Organic Foods and Their Suppliers: Fraud Vulnerability Across Chains.” It’s a fascinating article, one I wish I read several years ago when it was first published in 2020. There are many interesting insights and takeaways, but the one […]

Part II. Residue Testing: Why Hire SOS to help create an effective risk-based strategy?

Author’s note: This is the 2nd installment in the SOS blog on “Residue Testing: A Critical Organic Fraud Prevention Tool.” If you need to catch up, here’s the first blog. Residue testing is a critical component of a robust organic fraud prevention program because it not only helps compliance verification for organic regulations but also […]

Commercial Availability: A Compliance Minefield for Organic Businesses

By SOS Director of Business Development and Technical Affairs, Johanna Phillips Who thought commercial availability would be the buzzphrase of 2024? Buzz, minefield, or electric fence- commercial availability conversations fit the jolt-like analogy for businesses during audits and compliance evaluations. It’s partially because it doesn’t get adequate attention routinely and partially because people don’t really […]