MomsAcrossAmerica.org has today announced the launch of the Moms Across America Gold Standard. Awarded to those brands that have achieved superior levels of organic practices and eco-friendly procedures, the bar-setting, multi-tiered seal of approval will finally take the mystery out of shopping, making it simple for people to choose the healthiest products for themselves and their families and to use their wallets to take a stand against unhealthy alternatives and unethical business practices. Likewise, the standard also provides a path for companies that know better and do better to prosper by throwing the buying power and influence of millions of dedicated mothers behind their products.

Moms Across America (MAA) is a national coalition of mothers dedicated to ensuring that the food we eat and feed our families is safe and healthy, with an emphasis on eliminating GMOs and glyphosate, the key ingredient in Roundup herbicide, from our food supply. A powerhouse activist organization, MAA reaches as many as more than four million followers on social media each month and millions in person with local events across the country.

Among its many successes, the group is responsible for having initiated the first-ever glyphosate testing in tap water, urine, and breast milk in 2013. And it was their petition that convinced Costco to stop selling Roundup in their stores. (They are now petitioning Lowes and Home Depot.)

“Above all, mothers want to care for their families. They also care for the planet. Seeing as we how we buy 85% of the food, our standards are important. The Moms Across America Gold Standard provides an ideal opportunity to convey our needs to the companies we buy from while bolstering them with a considerable groundswell of support from our nationwide movement,” said Zen Honeycutt, founding Executive Director of Moms Across America. “The Moms Across America Gold Standard will be a symbol of trust and integrity, one that shoppers can rely on and brands can be proud of.”

The Moms Across America Gold Standard
An exceptional standard for a healthier world

The Moms Across America Gold Standard will evaluate and award brands based upon their verifiable commitment to health, integrity, transparency, and beyond sustainable- regenerative organic practices. On a scale of three to five stars, the three-tier standard is designed to include established, proven certifications while augmenting their benchmarks in some cases and supplementing them to create an exceptional level of verification for key components, such as ingredient transparency, fair wages, and packaging biodegradability.

To receive three Gold Stars a brand’s product must:

  1. Provide total transparency, including “natural flavors,” and not include carrageenan, chlorine dioxide, synthetic food dyes or additives.
  2. Be certified organic by the USDA or other certifier (or BIODYNAMIC).
  3. Be glyphosate herbicide tested or certified Glyphosate Residue free.

To receive four Gold Stars a brand’s product must:

  1. Meet all previous requirements
  2. Be Non-GMO Project Verified (including no synthetic biology) if the ingredients exist as GMO
  3. Heavy metal tested for 1.5x or more than the number of heavy metals in standard testing.
  4. Tested for 2x more than the common pesticides and herbicides in current organic standards.

To receive five Gold Stars a brand’s product must:

  1. Meet all previous requirements
  2. Support the transition to Regenerative Organic Agriculture or BIODYNAMIC either through ingredients or by donation of a portion of sales.
  3. Use Fair Trade practices and pay Fair Labor wages.
  4. Use Low to No Pollution Packaging-utilizing 100% recycled materials, bioplastics or glass, or have a mail-in recycling program.

The first recipient of the Moms Across America Gold Standard is the environmental toxin remover Primary Detox from Bioray.

"We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Primary Detox from Bioray is the first Moms Across America Gold Standard product,” remarked Honeycutt. “Founded by mom and herbalist Dr. Stephanie Ray, BCN, CNHP, Bioray creates safe and effective herbal supplements with the utmost integrity. Our standards are exceptional, and at the 5 Star level, Bioray is leading the way in creating a healthier world.”

"Organic and containment free dietary supplements are something many companies strive for,” said Stephanie Ray, President and CEO of Bioray. “With the Moms Across America Gold Standard we can measure and know that we are ingesting products free of environmental pollutants and genetically modified organisms that are also eco-responsible. This gives families products they can rely on to support the body as well as keep it clean; exactly what moms want!"

Moms Across America is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate and empower mothers and others with actions and solutions to create healthy communities. Their motto is “Empowered Moms, Healthy Kids”.

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