This is part three of my discussion of Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal. Read part one here and part two here. When I started reading this book I knew it would make me angry. I was not prepared for how angry it would make me. You may want to take a few kickboxing classes after reading this one. If I get a bit more colorful in this segment you know why… In chapter 8 Salatin discusses organic certification and how the word has become illegal for him to use. Salatin actually stood in … [Read more...]
USDA Revokes Organic Certifier License
For the first time since the federal Organic Rule went into effect in October 2002, the USDA is moving to revoke the license of a certifier. American Food Safety Institute International in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin alledgedly allowed an organic farm to use banned chemicals and broke several other federal regulations. Organic certifiers are responsible for ensuring that organic farmers and food producers follow a host of rules, which include not using chemical bug and weed killers. Certifiers … [Read more...]
Stop Factory Farm Dairy Feedlots from Labeling Their Products as "USDA Organic"
Several online petitions are making the rounds today as the news hits that the USDA is deliberately refusing to take action against factory farms who are unethically selling their products as "organic." No doubt they are being pressured big time by the conventional agriculture business to weaken the organic foods laws and make it easier for them to profit from the organic market while making no real changes to the way they farm. As a consumer I am outraged! Unscrupulous "organic" dairy farms … [Read more...]
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