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Congratulations and thank you to each and everyone of you who let their voice be

heard!! Be Well, Mistyhttp://www..com

 

Consumers Win on the Organic Issue!

Section 771 Repealed thanks to your support

 

The organic industry and consumers choosing organic products can

celebrate now that Congress has repealed a rider contained in the

Omnibus Appropriations Bill that weakened organic livestock feeding

requirements.

As a result of the dedication and the quick action of the organic

community, Congress repealed the rider that would have eroded the

integrity of the organic label.

 

The Supplemental Appropriations Bill approved on Saturday, April 12,

2003, by both the House of Representatives and Senate included an

amendment repealing the offending language that, in effect, allowed

organic livestock producers to feed their animals less than 100

percent organic feed and still market their meat, dairy and poultry

products as organic.

 

Your voice was heard and we especially owe a debt of gratitude to

Senators Patrick Leahy and Olympia Snowe and Representatives Sam Farr and Ron

Kind for sponsoring the repeal bills. Through efforts by

interested consumers and the organic community, 71 Senators and 105

Representatives signed on as co-sponsors of bills to repeal Section

771 and paved the way for support for the amendment to the

Supplemental Appropriations Bill which repealed Section 771.

 

We have demonstrated the support organic food production has among

our customers and, through this support, we all have, once again,

helped to keep organic, organic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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