Slighty OT: Putting pressure on FDA

[Guest guest]

If you're interested in the FDA's recent proposal that big industry can slap

" Organic " labels on non-organic (ie, factory-farmed) ingredients, and the OCA's

attempt to stop it, you can read the full petition here:

 

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

 

The FDA allowed industry two years to develop this proposal, but the public only

got 7 days to comment.

 

In moving forward on this proposal, the FDA is directly violating a federal

court order to stop allowing the use of 38 non-organic ingredients in products

labeled " Organic. " These include ingredients like synthetics, untested fish oil,

crops grown with pesticides and chemical fertilizers, and factory-farmed animal

intestines.

 

The FDA simply refused to respond to the court order. They have also been

refusing to talk to the press. Such arrogance! Do they think we won't notice?!

 

They certainly don't care that WE care what we're putting in and on our bodies.

We shouldn't let them get away with pretending they can MAKE something organic

just by SAYING it is.

 

Please don't make the mistake of thinking you can trust a USDA Organic label.

And if this is something that concerns you, please take a look at the above

link.

 

jaime,CA