Congress Restores Organic Standards

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YAY!!!

 

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Congress restores organic standards

 

 

WASHINGTON--Congress restored provisions of the national organic

standards Oct. 26--allowing non-organic ingredients such as baking

powder, pectin and carbon dioxide--in foods that bear the U.S.

Department of Agriculture's Organic seal.

 

After the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine's June 9 ruling

in Harvey vs. Veneman, Congress had to settle the issues. The court

ruling said there were technical inconsistencies between the Organic

Foods Production Act, passed as part of the 1990 Farm Bill, and the

National Organic Program standards, which was approved after 10 years of

discussions and public comments.

 

Congress adopted language submitted by the Greenfield, Mass.-based

Organic Trade Association to amend OFPA to allow the continued use of a

limited list of synthetic materials in post-harvest handling and

processing as well as provisions for dairies converting to organic

production.

 

Congress also directed the USDA to study the impact on the organic

industry and report back in 90 days.

 

" If Congress had not acted, many of the organic products consumers know

and love would have disappeared. That's not good for consumers or the

organic farmers and organic companies that are working hard every day to

continue to grow this industry, " said Katherine DiMatteo, president of

the 1,600-member OTA, in a prepared statement. Organic standards

throughout the world allow specific synthetic materials.

 

Consumer groups such as the Organic Consumers Association opposed the

OTA language saying that it weakens existing standards and undermines

the authority of the NOSB. Opponents claim the integrity of organic food

is at stake, and shoppers don't expect organic food to contain

artificial ingredients.

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

, " Christine Ziegler "

<chrisziggy@e...> wrote:

>

> YAY!!!

>

Hi Chris,

 

Unfortunately, Congress just SLAMMED organic standards! Check out the

info at www.organicconsumers.org! Read all about the sneaky way they

downgraded standards by following the link on their website. Please,

everyone, start contacting your Senators and Congresspeople and tell

them DO NOT DOWNGRADE ORGANIC STANDARDS!!! They make it very easy on

sites like Organic Consumers to send letters!

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO FOLLOW THRU ON THIS!!! Warm regards and continue

to be,

 

Lori Schuster

[Guest guest]

Thanks, that's what I thought!

That is the trouble with newsspeak.

Unless you read the small print

and really sit down to focus, it sounds like war is peace etc.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Lori,

 

In my rush of that day I forgot to put a little ;( emoticon to convey my

sarcasm ..

 

YES - I'm ALL for things to be " organically " grown and produced, but no,

I'm not into what's been going down with the standards and certification

process, even without what's going on in Congress with it right now ..

At this point I'm so sick of the whole organic scam that has become, but

that's another tirade I don't have time to go off on right now *lol*

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

 

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On Behalf Of Lori

 

 

, " Christine Ziegler "

<chrisziggy@e...> wrote:

>

> YAY!!!

>

Hi Chris,

 

Unfortunately, Congress just SLAMMED organic standards! Check out the

info at www.organicconsumers.org! Read all about the sneaky way they

downgraded standards by following the link on their website. Please,

everyone, start contacting your Senators and Congresspeople and tell

them DO NOT DOWNGRADE ORGANIC STANDARDS!!! They make it very easy on

sites like Organic Consumers to send letters!

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO FOLLOW THRU ON THIS!!! Warm regards and continue

to be,

 

Lori Schuster