Guest guest Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 USDA SAYS ALMONDS LABELED AS 'RAW' OR 'ORGANIC' MUST BE PASTEURIZED Under pressure from industrial agriculture lobbyists, the USDA has quietly approved a new regulation that will effectively end distribution of raw almonds, while putting many smaller almond farmers out of business. The regulation is scheduled to go into effect on September 1st, unless thousands of consumers take action now. The rule requires pasteurization of almonds, including organic, yet allows those same almonds to continue to be labeled as " raw " . Nutritionists point out that raw, organic almonds are far superior, in terms of nutrition, to pasteurized almonds. One of the FDA-recommended pasteurization methods involves the use of propylene oxide, which is classified as a carcinogen in California and is banned in Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. Organic and family-scale almond farmers are protesting the proposed rule, saying it will effectively put them out of business, since the minimum price for the pasteurization equipment is $500,000. Take action: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_6747.cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Thank you. I have taken action and emailed the notice to all my friends. May I repost your message here to other forums? oleander soup , robert-blau wrote: > > USDA SAYS ALMONDS LABELED AS 'RAW' OR 'ORGANIC' MUST BE PASTEURIZED > Under pressure from industrial agriculture lobbyists, the USDA has > quietly approved a new regulation that will effectively end distribution > of raw almonds, while putting many smaller almond farmers out of > business. The regulation is scheduled to go into effect on September > 1st, unless thousands of consumers take action now. The rule requires > pasteurization of almonds, including organic, yet allows those same > almonds to continue to be labeled as " raw " . Nutritionists point out that > raw, organic almonds are far superior, in terms of nutrition, to > pasteurized almonds. One of the FDA-recommended pasteurization methods > involves the use of propylene oxide, which is classified as a carcinogen > in California and is banned in Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. > Organic and family-scale almond farmers are protesting the proposed > rule, saying it will effectively put them out of business, since the > minimum price for the pasteurization equipment is $500,000. > Take action: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_6747.cfm > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Thank you my friend. oleander soup , robert-blau wrote: > > You can always do that. > RB > > ��������Posted by: " May " luellamay129 > luellamay129 � Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:40 pm ((PDT)) > > Thank you. I have taken action and emailed the notice to all my friends. > May I repost your message here to other forums? > > > oleander soup , robert-blau@ wrote: > > USDA SAYS ALMONDS LABELED AS 'RAW' OR 'ORGANIC' MUST BE PASTEURIZED > Under pressure from industrial agriculture lobbyists, the USDA has > quietly approved a new regulation that will effectively end distribution > of raw almonds, while putting many smaller almond farmers out of > business. The regulation is scheduled to go into effect on September > 1st, unless thousands of consumers take action now. The rule requires > pasteurization of almonds, including organic, yet allows those same > almonds to continue to be labeled as " raw " . Nutritionists point out that > raw, organic almonds are far superior, in terms of nutrition, to > pasteurized almonds. One of the FDA-recommended pasteurization methods > involves the use of propylene oxide, which is classified as a carcinogen > in California and is banned in Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. > Organic and family-scale almond farmers are protesting the proposed > rule, saying it will effectively put them out of business, since the > minimum price for the pasteurization equipment is $500,000. Take action: > http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_6747.cfm > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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