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USDA SAYS ALMONDS LABELED AS 'RAW' OR 'ORGANIC' MUST BE PASTEURIZED

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Just one example of FDA's boneheaded decisions. This is new.

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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.

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