RE: FW: Suggested Comment Letter on Proposed National OrganicStandards
- To: "Laura Berman" , "ACGA listserve"
- Subject: RE: [cg] FW: Suggested Comment Letter on Proposed National OrganicStandards
- From: J* V*
- Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 10:22:46 -0400
- Importance: Normal
> > (3) So-called "natural foods" with less than 50% organic
> ingredients should
> > not be allowed to use the word "organic" anywhere on their package or
> > product labels--given that the the non-organic ingredients of these
> > so-called "natural" products may be genetically engineered, irradiated,
> > derived from sewage sludge, or produced with pesticides, growth
> hormones,
> > or antibiotics.
50%?? Hold them to the ethic that organic represents. 100% = organic,
period.
A product with 95% organic can = 5% genetically modified, chemicalized,
irradiated. What have we gained with that?
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