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  • From: lbsaltzman@aol.com
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] USDA undermining Organic AGAIN!!!
  • Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:24:11 -0500

We need to fight these issues as they arise, and people should protest this;
but I think the problem began when the organic industry went for the standard
in the first place.? Part of the reasoning at the time was that it would make
their products easier to sell Internationally. But it was naive to think that
the government wouldn't screw this up as big agricultural and food packaging
companies smelled money.? The real long term solution is the relocalization
of food and the development of strong relationships between ethical farmers
and ranchers with the local consumers in their areas. Then the labelling
games won't have the same effect.


-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>
To: Permaculture ibiblio <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 5:43 pm
Subject: [permaculture] USDA undermining Organic AGAIN!!!



Well, the USDA is at it again. They want to define another useful term
in in a specific way and then require that farmers get their permission
to use it, just like they did with organic. This time they're defining
"naturally raised" for meat products.

This new label will cause confusion, and undercut the name recognition
we've worked so hard to build over the past five years for Certified
Naturally Grown. And their definition of "naturally raised" is weak. It
simply requires that the animals weren't treated with antibiotics or
horomones but it doesn't say anything about the animals' living
conditions or the feed they're given. Meat from animals raised in
confinement operations and given conventional feed could qualify!

The "naturally raised" label, if adopted, will also undermine the
Certified Organic label. Whatever its flaws, participation in the
National Organic Program has been responsible for taking many thousands
of acres out of conventional agriculture. We don't want to see that
progress lost as big livestock producers opt for the easier "naturally
raised" marketing label instead of organic.

You can read the full text of the proposed standard here:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-23103.htm

Whether or not USDA adopts this standard depends on the feedback they
receive in the next two weeks.



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