US: Domestic oranges alternative in wake of scare

A producer of organic orange juice in the US has been reassuring customers that its products are clear of a synthetic fungicide in the wake of the recent scare over Brazilian oranges and carbendazim. Uncle Matt's Organic, the US's oldest organic orange juice producer, released a press statement saying “Because of our compliance with USDA’s National Organic Program, we do not use any synthetic fungicides in our farm plan for any juice crops, including the Hamlin and Valencia oranges used in our orange juice.” The statement continues, “so far the FDA has halted orange juice shipments coming from Brazil, this does not affect Uncle Matt’s, because our citrus is only grown in the USA. We proudly support American farmers.”

Uncle Matt’s farm plan goes through rigorous scrutiny from its organic certifier, Quality Certification Services (QCS), for all inputs and farming methods to ensure that crops are in strict adherence to the NOP.

For more information, contact:

Annemarie McLean
Uncle Matt's Organic
(352) 267-4846
[email protected]