As part of our work to protect the organic standards, the Center for Food Safety is a co-founder and member of the National Organic Coalition.
The National Organic Coalition, (NOC) is a national alliance of organizations working to provide a “Washington voice” for farmers, ranchers, environmentalists, animal welfare activists, consumers and progressive industry members involved in organic agriculture. The coalition operates under the central principles that protecting the stringency and integrity of the national organic standards is necessary:
Further, the Coalition believes that organic agricultural policy must encourage continuous quality improvements, sound stewardship and humane practices.
The Coalition is focused on federal organic agricultural policies, which promote this mission, including:
Read the NOC brochure