- Act Now to Protect the Organic Label
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- Now that organic foods are becoming increasingly popular, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
- is trying to dramatically loosen the meaning of the term. The USDA
has has just proposed
- rules that would allow genetically engineered crops, food grown with
suage sludge, and irradiated products to be sold to unsuspecting consumers
as organic. This not only denies common sense but overrides the recommendations
of the advisery panal, which came up with the rules in the first place.
- Call Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman at 202/720-7030 (9-5 EST
only) and tell him to adopt strict rules ensuring that the organic label
remains organic. Or send a citizen letter to:
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- USDA National Organic Standards
- TMD-94-00-2
- RM4007 SoouthAgStop
- 0275 PO.96456
- Washington DC, 20090
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