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  • From: "Ava Devenport" <essenheal AT hotmail.com>
  • To: market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Fwd:NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS COMMENT PERIOD ENDS JUNE 12
  • Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 07:14:59 PDT


Dear all:

This is a perfect opportunity to make your comments, suggestions and views known. Web-address is listed in message to comment 'on-line' with AMS.

Blessings,
Ava

To: <essenheal AT iname.com>
Subject: Fw: NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS COMMENT PERIOD ENDS JUNE 12
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 08:04:08 -0500
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Unkenholz, Becky" <Becky.Unkenholz AT usda.gov>
To: <newsrelease AT ams.usda.gov>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 3:05 PM
Subject: NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS COMMENT PERIOD ENDS JUNE 12


> AMS NEWS RELEASE
> Release No. AMS 177-00
> Demaris Kogut (202) 720-8998
> demaris.kogut AT usda.gov <mailto:demaris.kogut AT usda.gov>
> Billy Cox (202) 720-8998
> billy.cox AT usda.gov <mailto:billy.cox AT usda.gov>
> NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS COMMENT PERIOD ENDS JUNE 12
> WASHINGTON, June 8, 2000--The comment period for the U.S. Department of
> Agriculture's proposal for national organic food standards will end June
12.
>
> The standards would institute uniform, consistent national standards for
> producing, handling, processing, labeling, certifying, and importing
organic
> food products.
> "We need the public's participation in this process to help us make these
> standards work for consumers and the organic community," said Kathleen
> Merrigan, administrator of USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service. "I urge
> everyone interested in this issue to send us their comments on or before
the
> June 12th deadline."
> The proposal was published in the March 13 Federal Register, and can also
be
> found on the National Organic Program home page: www.ams.usda.gov/nop
> <http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop>. Approximately 10,000 comments have been
> received so far, and may be viewed at this same site.
> Written comments should be sent to: Keith Jones, Program Manager, National
> Organic Program; USDA-AMS-TM-NOP, Room 2945-S; Ag Stop 0275, P.O. Box
96456:
> Washington, DC 20090-6456. Comments may also be sent by fax to (703)
> 365-0760, or filed via the Internet through the National Organic Program


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