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  • From: "Miranda Smith" <mirandaconstance@gmail.com>
  • To: gardenwriters-on-gardening <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Let's get gardeners to help change the USDA organics
  • Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:19:21 -0400

I'm sure we could all encourage a lot of calls--let's set a day to make calls.

Miranda

On 6/30/07, Jeff Lowenfels <jeff@gardener.com> wrote:
Well GWA folks.....perhaps it is time to show the US government that gardeners care about organics as much as many care about immigration amnesty.  
So would organize a call-in campaign and shut down their switchboard??????  This is simply outrageous.

We could all do out media thing, say next week sometime, and start to correct this crock of manure.....


Angry!

Jeff L


ALERT:
USDA IGNORES PUBLIC REJECTION OF PROPOOSAL TO ALLOW 38 NON-ORGANIC INGREDIENTS & TOXIC FISH OIL IN FOODS LABELED AS "USDA ORGANIC"
Basically ignoring more than ten thousand emails and letters from consumers and farmers opposing the latest industry-sponsored attack on organic standards, the USDA has approved a proposal allowing 38 new non-organic ingredients to be allowed in products bearing the "USDA Organic" seal. But the agency says this may just be interim approval, and has offered to extend the public comment period another 60 days (the original public comment period was only 7 days). The USDA's controversial proposal will result in the following:

  • Anheuser Busch will be allowed to sell its "Organic Wild Hops Beer" without using any organic hops at all.
  • Sausages, brats, and breakfast links labeled as "USDA Organic" will be allowed to contain intestines from factory farmed animals raised on chemically grown feed, synthetic hormones, slaughterhouse waste, and antibiotics.
  • Products labeled as "USDA Organic" and containing fish oil may contain toxins such as PCBs and mercury.

 

 


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