The Organic Center launches Mission Organic 2010
The Organic Center launches Mission Organic 2010
In keeping with its mission to create a greater awareness and demand for organic products, the Organic Center announced the launch of an aggressive national consumer education and outreach campaign called "Mission Organic 2010" at New Hope Natural Media's 2006 Natural Products Expo West show in Anaheim, CA.
The goal of Mission Organic 2010 is to help consumers understand the benefits of an organic diet, thereby increasing organic food consumption to 10 percent of the U.S. food supply by the year 2010. Currently, organic food consumption is at 2 percent. The center plans to increase consumer participation through a national multi-media awareness campaign about the benefits of eating organic based on its own funded research and State of Science Reviews that provide a consumer-friendly snapshot of studies on topics related to the benefits of organic food.
"Mission Organic 2010 is our next step in getting the science behind organic foods out to the consumer who may not realize all the benefits of organic," R. Mark Davis, chief executive officer of The Organic Center, said in a statement. "The campaign will be relevant and informative so all people can benefit from the research we have on organic foods."
The center is currently funding multi-year research projects at Tufts University, Washington State University and the World Vegetable Center. Now in its third year, these projects are producing positive results that show higher levels of lycopene, phtyonutrients and antioxidants in organic fruits and vegetables.
"The natural products industry has done an amazing job of elevating the awareness of organic food to where it is now," Mr. Davis said in the release. "We want to help push the awareness to that next level and enlighten more Americans to the advantages of an organic lifestyle."
Over the next several months, the center will launch an interactive Mission Organic 2010 web site where consumers can learn about the science behind organic foods and how they can be part of the mission to increase organic food consumption to 10 percent by 2010.
For information about The Organic Center, its current programs and scientific reports, log on to www.organic-center.org.
The goal of Mission Organic 2010 is to help consumers understand the benefits of an organic diet, thereby increasing organic food consumption to 10 percent of the U.S. food supply by the year 2010. Currently, organic food consumption is at 2 percent. The center plans to increase consumer participation through a national multi-media awareness campaign about the benefits of eating organic based on its own funded research and State of Science Reviews that provide a consumer-friendly snapshot of studies on topics related to the benefits of organic food.
"Mission Organic 2010 is our next step in getting the science behind organic foods out to the consumer who may not realize all the benefits of organic," R. Mark Davis, chief executive officer of The Organic Center, said in a statement. "The campaign will be relevant and informative so all people can benefit from the research we have on organic foods."
The center is currently funding multi-year research projects at Tufts University, Washington State University and the World Vegetable Center. Now in its third year, these projects are producing positive results that show higher levels of lycopene, phtyonutrients and antioxidants in organic fruits and vegetables.
"The natural products industry has done an amazing job of elevating the awareness of organic food to where it is now," Mr. Davis said in the release. "We want to help push the awareness to that next level and enlighten more Americans to the advantages of an organic lifestyle."
Over the next several months, the center will launch an interactive Mission Organic 2010 web site where consumers can learn about the science behind organic foods and how they can be part of the mission to increase organic food consumption to 10 percent by 2010.
For information about The Organic Center, its current programs and scientific reports, log on to www.organic-center.org.
