We now find ourselves in a time of unprecedented division. The food
industry and OTA have rushed to Congress with a flawed proposal to
significantly alter the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA).
Predictably, there has been an enormous outcry from organic consumers,
farmers, and public interest groups. A house divided will not stand.
An American dairy farm is asking the New Hampshire state government to pay US$60,000 ($87,000) for the inspection of New Zealand dairy farms so it can import milk products from them
THE ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION AND FOOD PROCESSORS ARE ASKING
CONGRESS TO CHANGE THE ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT (OFPA) WHICH COULD ALLOW NUMEROUS UNREVIEWED SYNTHETIC SUBSTANCES IN PRODUCTS LABELED “ORGANIC” AND WEAKEN ORGANIC DAIRY STANDARDS.
JOHN MACKEY, chairman of Whole Foods Market, with the buying power of his 173 stores across the country behind him, said in a telephone interview yesterday that he wants the Department of Agriculture to strengthen its standards for organic milk.