USDA IGNORES PUBLIC REJECTION OF PROPOOSAL TO ALLOW 38 NON-ORGANIC

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USDA IGNORES PUBLIC REJECTION OF PROPOOSAL TO ALLOW 38 NON-ORGANIC INGREDIENTS &

TOXIC FISH OIL IN FOODS LABELED AS " USDA ORGANIC "

Basically ignoring more than ten thousand emails and letters from consumers and

farmers opposing the latest industry-sponsored attack on organic standards, the

USDA has approved a proposal allowing 38 new non-organic ingredients to be

allowed in products bearing the " USDA Organic " seal. But the agency says this

may just be interim approval, and has offered to extend the public comment

period another 60 days (the original public comment period was only 7 days). The

USDA's controversial proposal will result in the following:

 

Anheuser Busch will be allowed to sell its " Organic Wild Hops Beer " without

using any organic hops at all.

Sausages, brats, and breakfast links labeled as " USDA Organic " will be allowed

to contain intestines from factory farmed animals raised on chemically grown

feed, synthetic hormones, slaughterhouse waste, and antibiotics.

Products labeled as " USDA Organic " and containing fish oil may contain toxins

such as PCBs and mercury.

 

Learn more and take action:

http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_5225.cfm

 

 

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