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[Livingontheland] USDA Ignores Organic Consumers & Lowers Standards by Allowing 38 New Non-Organic Ingredients
- From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
- To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: [Livingontheland] USDA Ignores Organic Consumers & Lowers Standards by Allowing 38 New Non-Organic Ingredients
- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:51:00 -0600
USDA Ignores Organic Consumers & Lowers Standards by Allowing 38 New
Non-Organic Ingredients
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_5795.cfm
ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSN - Despite receiving more than ten thousand
comments from consumers and family farmers opposing various aspects of a
late May 2007 proposal, the USDA has approved a rule that will allow 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 USDA's passage of this proposal has resulted 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" are now
allowed to contain intestines from factory farmed animals raised on
chemically grown feed, synthetic hormones, and antibiotics.
-Products labeled as "USDA Organic" and containing fish oil may contain
toxins such as PCBs and mercury (note: non-organic fish oil products
have this same risk, but despite the USDA ruling, it is against the
National Organic Standards to allow such toxins in organic foods).
"It's disheartening to see how profit motivated businesses like Kraft,
Wal-Mart and Anheuser-Busch have more sway over the U.S. Department of
Agriculture than family farmers, independent organic producers, and
consumers," said Ronnie Cummins, OCA's National Director.
- [Livingontheland] USDA Ignores Organic Consumers & Lowers Standards by Allowing 38 New Non-Organic Ingredients, TradingPostPaul, 06/27/2007
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