ACTION ALERT: Move to allow corporate takeover of organics!

[Guest guest]

Just received this from another list. Unbelievable.

Phyllis

 

 

ACTION ALERT: Bush Administration moving to allow corporate

takeover of organics!

 

CLICK HERE TO TAKE ACTION!

http://www.organicconsumers.org/sos.cfm#action

 

(please forward this important email alert far and wide)

 

Over the past few weeks America's organic standards have

once again come under heavy attack. First the USDA's

National Organic Program (NOP) announced on April 14 that

they would no longer monitor or police "organic" labels on

non-agricultural products, literally opening the door for

unscrupulous companies to put bogus organic labels on

products such as fish, body care products, pet foods,

fertilizer, and clothing.

 

In the case of seafood and body care products, the

marketplace is already starting to become flooded with

products bearing the organic label, even though the

production methods (industrial fish farms) or content

("organic" shampoos with organic claims based upon added

water) in many of these products violate traditional organic

principles. Besides giving the green light to bogus organic

labels the new USDA "scope policy" penalizes genuine organic

companies that have begun sourcing, certifying, and labeling

their products as organic.

 

Corporate agribusiness and the biotech lobby have apparently

decided that strict organic farming practices and the

booming organic market constitute a threat to their bottom

line, and have called on their friends in the Bush

administration USDA to degrade organic standards and prepare

for a restructuring of organic production so as to

facilitate the use of industrial agriculture practices such

as pesticides, antibiotics, non-organic feed, growth

hormones and even genetically engineered animal drugs.

 

(For more info on corporate agribusiness control of U.S.

government, click here)

 

USDA's NOP announced on April 28 controversial new

directives/guidance statements on national organic standards

including:

 

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Mercury and PCBs Allowed in "Organic" Beef?

 

The USDA also stated on April 28 that non-organic fishmeal

can be fed to cattle and the beef can still be sold as

"organic". Fishmeal is used as a protein supplement on

conventional cattle ranches, but it frequently contains

mercury, PCBs and other synthetic chemicals. Mercury and

PCBs are "bioacculmulators" meaning they are concentrated

and stored in the "meat" of the animal.

 

(Read full USDA livestock feed statement here)

 

CLICK HERE TO TAKE ACTION!

http://www.organicconsumers.org/sos.cfm#action

[Guest guest]

Phyllis, thanks for posting

this. I signed the petition about contaminated fish meal in organic

beef. They are so incredibly devious. I’m just constantly

amazed at the ploys they come up with to keep the american public

sick!!!!!!!!!! I am so glad I quit eating meat all together but for those

who do, this should not be allowed or they should at least know it’s

contaminated.

 

Anna

 

 

 

ACTION ALERT: Bush Administration moving to allow corporate

takeover of organics!

 

CLICK HERE TO TAKE ACTION!

http://www.organicconsumers.org/sos.cfm#action

 

[Guest guest]

This is gross.

Thanks for alerting us to this Phyllis.

Love,

Doc

 

Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.727-738-0554Doc

 

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ChinLdy

herbal remedies

Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:03 AM

Herbal Remedies - ACTION ALERT: Move to allow corporate takeover of organics!

Just received this from another list. Unbelievable. Phyllis

ACTION ALERT: Bush Administration moving to allow corporatetakeover of organics! CLICK HERE TO TAKE ACTION!http://www.organicconsumers.org/sos.cfm#action (please forward this important email alert far and wide) Over the past few weeks America's organic standards haveonce again come under heavy attack. First the USDA'sNational Organic Program (NOP) announced on April 14 thatthey would no longer monitor or police "organic" labels onnon-agricultural products, literally opening the door forunscrupulous companies to put bogus organic labels onproducts such as fish, body care products, pet foods,fertilizer, and clothing. In the case of seafood and body care products, themarketplace is already starting to become flooded withproducts bearing the organic label, even though theproduction methods (industrial fish farms) or content("organic" shampoos with organic claims based upon addedwater) in many of these products violate traditional organicprinciples. Besides giving the green light to bogus organiclabels the new USDA "scope policy" penalizes genuine organiccompanies that have begun sourcing, certifying, and labelingtheir products as organic. Corporate agribusiness and the biotech lobby have apparentlydecided that strict organic farming practices and thebooming organic market constitute a threat to their bottomline, and have called on their friends in the Bushadministration USDA to degrade organic standards and preparefor a restructuring of organic production so as tofacilitate the use of industrial agriculture practices suchas pesticides, antibiotics, non-organic feed, growthhormones and even genetically engineered animal drugs. (For more info on corporate agribusiness control of U.S.government, click here) USDA's NOP announced on April 28 controversial newdirectives/guidance statements on national organic standardsincluding: -Mercury and PCBs Allowed in "Organic" Beef? The USDA also stated on April 28 that non-organic fishmealcan be fed to cattle and the beef can still be sold as"organic". Fishmeal is used as a protein supplement onconventional cattle ranches, but it frequently containsmercury, PCBs and other synthetic chemicals. Mercury andPCBs are "bioacculmulators" meaning they are concentratedand stored in the "meat" of the animal. (Read full USDA livestock feed statement here) CLICK HERE TO TAKE ACTION!http://www.organicconsumers.org/sos.cfm#action