Implement menu labeling in restaurants and food establishments (July 27, 2017)
We oppose any further delay or weakening of menu labeling rules for restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores, movie theaters, and similar food establishments.
Implement menu labeling in restaurants and food establishments (July 17, 2017)
We respond to USDA questions for stakeholders on what we want to see in GE labeling.
Protect funding for organics (June 14, 2017)
Joined more than 177 other businesses in a strong, positive message to USDA Secretary Perdue and Members of Congress to protect funding for programs that benefit organic agriculture and the organic industry.
Supporting the Bristol Bay salmon fishery (June 10, 2017)
Joined other businesses and organizations in opposing a mine in one of most productive wild salmon fisheries in the world
Implement new animal welfare rules (June 06, 2017)
Further delay or suspension of the new rule is not acceptable and would disrespect the process put in place by the Organic Food Production Act.
Letter opposing proposed Bayer and Monsanto merger (May 09, 2017)
Sent letter to legislators opposing the merger of the agrichemical giants Bayer and Monsanto
Comments to the FDA re: "healthy" label claims (April 26, 2017)
Submitted comments to the FDA about the "healthy" label on foods
USDA's organic checkoff proposal (April 19, 2017)
We are unable to find convincing evidence the checkoff model would deliver the desired results.
Supporting Purple Sprouting Broccoli research (April 14, 2017)
Letter to the WSDA Specialty Crops Review Committee re: Organic Seed Alliance research on Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Opposing expanded fish farming in Puget Sound (April 10, 2017)
Joined the Wild Fish Conservancy and more than 50 other organizations in signing a letter to Governor Jay Inslee.
Comments to the National Organic Standards Board (March 29, 2017)
Supporting NOSB’s call to prohibit hydroponics, aquaponics and aeroponics from organic certification; and to encourage prohibiting hormone disruptors and other toxicants from organic food packaging.
PCC Advocates: Support EPA's plan to ban chlorpyrifos (March 27, 2017)
Issued a PCC Advocates encouraging subscribers to support EPA’s proposed ban against this insecticide
Letter opposing expanded fish farming in Puget Sound (March 03, 2017)
Letter to the Washington Dept. of Ecology about the risks of expanded aquaculture in local waters.
Opposing agriculture megamergers (February 13, 2017)
Sign-on letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a thorough investigation and to oppose the proposed agrochemical and seed mergers.
Supporting prohibition of perfluorinated additives in food packaging (February 02, 2017)
Testimony to Washington House Environment Committee on PFOAs in food contact packaging
Expanded fish farming in Puget Sound, public comment period (January 13, 2017)
Letter to the Washington Dept. of Ecology requesting a longer, 60 day comment period
Comments to the National Organic Standards Board (October 26, 2016)
Comments on carrageenan, marine algaes and hydroponics to the National Organic Standards Board for the fall 2016 meeting
Letter supporting the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (October 01, 2016)
Sign-on letter supporting legislation to better protect essential fish habitats, minimize bycatch, and account for the critical ecological role of forage fish.
Letter asks President Obama to veto GMO labeling bill (July 15, 2016)
Even FDA says this bill would make it hard for any GE food to get labeled.
Comments to the National Organic Standards Board (July 13, 2016)
Comments on the USDA’s National Organic Program draft rule for organic animal welfare standards
Sign-on letter urging President Obama to veto GMO labeling bill (July 13, 2016)
PCC is one of 85 businesses to sign a joint letter to President Obama, asking him to fulfill his campaign pledge to label genetically engineered food.
Comments on use of the term "natural" (May 10, 2016)
Comments to the Food & Drug Administration on use of the term “natural” on food labels.
Comments to the National Organic Standards Board (April 14, 2016)
Comments on use of produced water from fracking on organic crops; carrageenan, sodium lactate, potassium lactate, bisphenols and packaged foods, silicon dioxide; squid and squid byproducts; and “organic” salmon on U.S. markets without USDA criteria.
Social Justice (February 23, 2016)
PCC Natural Markets is committed to being a positive force in the lives of people who work in our supply chain.