Guest guest Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 FYI - Anna > Groups including the Organic Trade Association (??!!), are lobbying > Congress > to amend the Organic Foods Production Act (1990) so that synthetic > ingredients > can be allowed in food products labeled as " organic. " They claim that > these > ingredients are inconsequential and that consumers do not care about > their use > in " organic " food. > > Consumers Union conducted a nationwide survey of 1200 US adults online > where > 85% of respondents said that they do not expect food labeled as > " organic " to > contain artificial (or chemically derived) ingredients. > > Fortunately, a recent court decision ruled that no synthetic > (non-natural) > ingredients should be allowed in food labeled as " organic. " This > ruling > strengthens the intent of the current law by keeping out chemically > derived > substances from food labeled as 1Corganic. 1D > > Tell Congress that you don 19t want to buy 1C100% organic 1D or > 1Corganic > 1D food made with chemically derived ingredients > > Act now! Tell Congress to strengthen organic standards. > > > https://secure2.convio.net/cu/site/Advocacy? > page=UserAction & cmd=display & id=593 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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